Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., has become the first institution of higher learning in the U.S. to house an Indian Council on Cultural Relations Chair on Contemporary Indian Studies.
The inaugural function was held at Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers.
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Created to educate international students about India, its people, history and culture, the inaugural chair will be held by Professor Binod Khadria, a professor of economics and education from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Khadria has delivered a lecture at the event. He will study about the global worker migration issues during his appointment to the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers.
India’s Consul General in New York Riva Ganguly Das addressed the gathering at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., at the launch of the Indian Council on Cultural Relations Chair on Contemporary Indian Studies on May 9.
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The function was addressed by the Consul General of India in New York Riva Ganguly Das, Richard L. Edwards, chancellor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and James C. Hayton, dean, Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.
By Premji
