Dr. Lalita du Perron is the associate director of the Center for South Asia and the faculty associate for the India Initiative, as well as a faculty liaison for the study abroad program in Varanasi, India. She has come to UW-Madison by way of London, with a background in South Asian Studies and Hindi. Du Perron recently traveled [...]
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“I learned so much, not just about Indian culture, but also about myself. …I think [study abroad] improves foreign relationships with Americans … because often the only exposure they may have is raunchy TV and cultural stereotypes. It felt sometimes like I was an ambassador. Just to hear different perspectives on your own culture is [...]
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2010 February 18 [NB: This interview first appeared in last week's Oconto Reporter.] Ed Wallace, Oconto, WI native, is a senior majoring in Languages and Cultures of Asia (LCA) and English. Last year, he studied abroad in Varanasi, India on an intensive Hindi language and research program. He has recently been awarded a Fulbright scholarship [...]
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Ben Hesprich, originally from Byron, Wisconsin, is a fifth-year senior majoring in Business Management and Human Resources. Ben spent the 2006-2007 academic year in Varnasi, India, and won a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship in summer 2008 for the Advanced Hindi Language Program in Jaipur, India. He also completed a Business Internship in [...]
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“Learning, reading, recitation, the ancient books are all corrupt…” (Dharwadker, 2003) This saying, attributed to the 15th century Indian poet-saint named Kabir, would seem to throw a cloud over all academic ventures, not least of the entire research trip I am currently engaged in. But rather than spending all of my time in India in [...]
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