This is the official website for the Princeton Club of India (PCI). PCI intends to serve as a source of information, discussion forum, and a networking resource for Princetonians - including students, alumni and faculty, both in India and abroad - with personal/professional ties to or an interest in India. Feel free to look around. You can learn more about who we are here. You can read about our awards and recognitions at our awards page.
a n n o u n c e m e n t s
2011
Aug 5, 2011: Delhi Reception for incoming Princetonians. Ranjan Pal, PCI President, hosted a welcome party for the incoming freshmen and graduate students joining Princeton this Fall at his residence in Gurgaon. For more details, see the Events page.
Incoming Princeton Students Welcome, New Delhi
Times of India story on Ivy League admissons with inputs from PCI. For more information, see the News section.
Alice Easton, ASC Co-Chair, recognized by the Alumni Council Stewardship Committee! More details can be found in the Awards section.
It gives us great pleasure to announce the eight students from India who will be attending Princeton as part of the class of 2015 !
Name
Hometown
School
Interviewer
Shompa Choudhury
New Delhi
American Embassy School
Rani Mullen *07
Akshay Goel
New Delhi
Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram
Pavan Ahluwalia '99
Julu Katticaran
Kochi
Mahindra United World College
Kedar Swadi *03
Aashna Mehra
Noida
Delhi Public School
Kathleen Fortner '77
Saumya Singh
Delhi
G. D. Goenka World School
Vidya Raghunathan *91
Xinzhuo Sun
Suzhou, China
Mahindra United World College
Sanjib Mall *88
Saumya Swaroop
Patna
Delhi Public School
Madhur Kothary *90
Ambika Vora
Mumbai
Dhirubhai Ambani International School
Rahul Mehra '07
Hindustan Times article on Life at Princeton. For more information, see the News section.
Apr 16, 2011: Delhi reception Princeton Club of India
Julia Bentley '81, currently the Counsellor and Head of the Political and Economic Program at the Canadian High Commission, hosted a reception for the Princeton new admits at her lovely home in Delhi on April 16. Visit the Events page for more details!
Princeton Reception, New Delhi
Mar 26, 2011: Celebration of Penick Award. The Princeton Club of India was graciously invited by Victoria Whitford *07 MPP, First Secretary, British High Commission in New Delhi, and her husband Jeremy Kahn, to celebrate the S. Barksdale Penick Award that was presented to our India ASC Co-Chairs Alice Easton '09 and Rahul Mehra '07 this year by Princeton University. This award recognized their great achievement in organising Princeton interviews for students from India. This was also an opportunity to say goodbye to Jeremy and Victoria who will be leaving, after their four wonderful years in India.
Penick Award Celebration, New Delhi
Jan 7, 2011: The Princeton Club of India kicked off the New Year with an event to welcome the Princeton Bridge students held at the beautiful home of fellow alum Donald Lu on Amrita Shergil Marg in New Delhi. They were accompanied by staff from Where There Be Dragons who are responsible for organizing and running Bridge programs in India and elsewhere. The Bridge Year Program allows a select number of Princeton students to delay the start of their freshman year in order to engage in nine months of University-sponsored service at one of four international locations. More details can be found on the Events page.
