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Friends of India Endowment
About the Friends of India Endowment
History and Origin
In 1986, Dr. Rajindar Koshal, Dr. Atmaram Gawande, and Dr. William Harlan and Athens community members founded the Friends of India Endowment to develop a better understanding of India and the United States.
Objectives
To achieve our objective of creating a better understanding between the United States and India the Friends of India Endowment undertakes many activities including:
- Awarding travel funding for study or research pertinent to South Asia
- Hosting the annual Indo-American Friendship Day Dinner
- Providing funds to schools and libraries for materials to enhance learning about India
- Sponsoring scholars and artists to speak or perform locally to enhance the understanding of South Asia, with focus on India
- Promoting Hindi language courses at OHIO
- Hosting free Indian movies at the Athena Cinema
Upcoming Friends of India Events
Introduction to Ayurveda - Science of Life and Healing
event date
Wednesday, April 16
event time
6:00 PM
event location
Heritage Hall
Explore past Friends of India Events on the OHIO Calendar Archive (opens in a new window)or enjoy photos, below.
Board of Trustees
Bela Bhatt-Koshal, bhatt-ko@ohio.edu
Brian Collins, collinb1@ohio.edu
Andrew Holzaepfel, holzaepa@ohio.edu
Vipin Koshal (Secretary), koshalv@ohio.edu
Maria Modayil (Chair), modayil@ohio.edu
Anirudh Ruhil, ruhil@ohio.edu
Manisha Sinha, manishaa@ohio.edu
Yogesh Sinha, sinhay@ohio.edu
Friends of the Board
Rajindar Koshal, koshalr@ohio.edu
Ashok Gupta, gupta@ohio.edu
Amish Askri, aa545423@ohio.edu
Aqeel Ahmad, aa760923@ohio.edu
Kavita Yadav (Fulbright FLTA- Hindi), ky295624@ohio.edu
Support the Endowment
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Funds donated will help grow the Endowment so that many more Friends of India activities continue for generations to come.