Events
• December 6, 2007: PCI, together with sponsor Bahri Infrastructure Ltd., hosted an evening to discuss "The Dilemma of India's Growth: Can Micro-Finance lift Bharat?". Dr. Prabhu Ghate (WWS Ph.D '83) and Rajul Awasthi (MPA '97), currently serving as special assistant to Finance Minister Chidambaram, served as panelists, which was moderated by PCI President Ranjan Pal. The interactive session, followed by cocktails and dinner, was held at the India Habitat Center in Delhi.
• August 12, 2007:
 The Delhi send-off for the Class of 2011 and GS admittees was held at the home of Sarla Sachdev '92, the incoming ASC India Chair. Dhanyawad, gracias, domo arigato gozaimasu to Sarla and spouse Hemant for hosting the event. Go to the Media section for more photos from both events.
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• July 14, 2007:
 A reception for the incoming Class of 2011 and GS students was held in Bombay, and hosted by Michael Owen (WWS MPA '75), the US Consul General, at his residence. Approximately 30 people attended the event [An interloper, Rasesh Mohan, Yale C'11, was unmasked during the event. Bulldogs, fret not, the creature was captured and released unharmed into the wild]. Many thanks to Michael and his wife Henrika for being such gracious hosts, and to their son Brendan (C '09) for taking the pictures (and for finding a camera with which to do so!). Thanks also to Madhur Kotharay *90 and Namita Devidayal '91 for coordinating the event. Read a summary Bio of Michael, who has been US Consul General for Western India since 2005, and with the US State Department since 1987.
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• January 5th, 2007:
 Princeton Club of India presents a lecture by Princeton History Prof. Gyan Prakash, Director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, on the study of India at Princeton against the backdrop of the history of South Asian studies in the United States. Event Summary: Professor Prakash addressed PCI at the India International Center in New Delhi. South Asian studies remains in its infancy at Princeton, particularly compared to the well-established field of East Asian studies, and Gyan talked about the efforts of him and others to change that. He noted the university's approval of a South Asian Studies program, which will allow students to earn a certificate in the field. Princeton also has hired a Hindi instructor, who teaches Urdu as well. And Gyan, who has been the lone South Asian specialist in his department since he joined in 1988, will soon have a colleague to keep him company (a 100 percent increase, noted PCI Secretary Ranjan Pal, who moderated the event). The Q&A period saw a spirited debate on the Nehruvian legacy in India, with Gyan arguing that India's economic growth today would not have been possible without the IITs. Some in the audience begged to differ. The gathering also heard from Sanhita Sen '07, who talked about Princeton-in-India (PI), an exciting initiative she is helping to launch, to be modeled on the 100-year old Princeton-in-Asia program. PI will place Princeton graduates at NGOs and companies in India for one year. Click here for a profile of Prof. Prakash, including his current research interests.
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• December 7th, 2006: For Woodrow Wilson alumni in New Delhi - a unique videoconference, to be held live simultaneously in Delhi, Shanghai, and Princeton, "Movement of Global Talent: The Impact of High Skill Labor Flows from
India and China". Sponsored by: The Policy Research Institute for the Region (PRIOR) at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School; The World Bank; The Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program; The Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania; The Global Development Learning Network (GDLN). To better understand the growing role of internationally mobile human capital on local and global politics and economies, this symposium will bring leading scholars, policymakers and business leaders from around the world to examine the circulation of high-skilled ("knowledge") workers from India and China to and from the New Jersey-Pennsylvania-New York region, and its impact on the source countries and the receiving region. The symposium will be held at Princeton University and composed of two sessions (the first of which will be the trans-continental videoconference). SESSION 1 (6:30 to 10 am, EST on Thursday, December 7) will examine how the flow of knowledge workers affects India and China, primary source
countries for the migration. The focus will be on the impact of the Indian and Chinese Diaspora and returnees on the economies of India and China. The research presentations will be at Princeton and the discussion about them will be held live, via videoconference, with leading figures in the field in both New Delhi, India and Shanghai,
China. India Details for the videoconference: New Delhi Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Location: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) - Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi Contact: Col Vinod Bhargava Tel: 9811009263 or 2468 2100 (Extn 2403), E-mail: bhargava@teri.res.in . For more information on both sessions of the event and a list of confirmed speakers, visit http://region.princeton.edu/conference_40.html.
• December 1st, 2006: The Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of Science in Delhi is organizing a public lecture by Prof. Arnold Levine (from the Simons Center for Systems Biology, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) on December 1st. Arnie Levine taught at Princeton University from 1968 to 1979 in the Biochemistry department,and founded the Molecular Biology department at Princeton where he was from 1984 to 1998. In Delhi, he will speak on the topic "Reading the Book of Life for Clues to the Origins of Cancer". The lecture is scheduled to begin at 6.30 p.m. at Somany Hall, Assocham House, 47, Prithviraj Road (opposite Safdarjung Tomb) and will be preceded by a high tea at 5:30 pm. All members of the PCI are cordially invited to attend the tea and the lecture and show their support for Professor Levine.
• August 7th, 2006: Princeton Club of India Inaugral Reception – New Delhi. The inaugural reception of the recently established PCI was held at the Delhi Gymkhana and was attended by ~25 Princetonians and friends, including both Class of 2010 admittees (Aman Kumar and Arjun Arora). A lively time was had by all (next time, we promise the open bar will stay open longer). Kudos to Shyamal, Ranjan, and Rajul for organizing the event at short notice. View photos of the event!
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