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From: anoop kumar <anoopkheri@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Subject: A public talk on 'Dalit and Adivasi Students and Foreign Educational Institutions' (Insight Study Circle, 22nd August, 2010)
To:
Speakers -
David Vumlallian Zou (from Manipur) teaches at History Department, Delhi University and did his doctorate from Queen's University, Belfast with full scholarship from Academic Planning Grant (Northern Ireland).
Abhay Xaxa (from Chhattisgarh) is currently working with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi and did his Masters in Social Anthropology from University of Sussex, UK as one of the recipient of International Ford Fellowship Programme.
Rama Devi (from Andhra Pradesh) completed her Post Graduation in Human Rights from University of London (2004) as one of the International Ford Fellow. She is currently based in Kolkata and is working with Catholic Relief Service.
Bhawani Buswala (from Rajasthan) is currently in the country for his field research. He is pursuing his PhD in Anthropology from Brown University, Rhodes Island, USA on full university scholarship.
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"Rosa sat so Martin could walk; Martin walked so Obama could run, Obama ran so your children can fly"
From: anoop kumar <anoopkheri@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Subject: A public talk on 'Dalit and Adivasi Students and Foreign Educational Institutions' (Insight Study Circle, 22nd August, 2010)
To:
Insight Study Circle
Invites you for a public meeting
On
On
"Opportunities for Dalit and Adivasi Students for Higher Education in World's premier educational Institutions"
And to interact with our panel of Dalit and Adivasi Scholars
Date - 22 August 2010Time - 3 PM to 5.30 PMVenue - Room No 303, Indian Social Institute, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Speakers -
David Vumlallian Zou (from Manipur) teaches at History Department, Delhi University and did his doctorate from Queen's University, Belfast with full scholarship from Academic Planning Grant (Northern Ireland).
Abhay Xaxa (from Chhattisgarh) is currently working with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi and did his Masters in Social Anthropology from University of Sussex, UK as one of the recipient of International Ford Fellowship Programme.
Rama Devi (from Andhra Pradesh) completed her Post Graduation in Human Rights from University of London (2004) as one of the International Ford Fellow. She is currently based in Kolkata and is working with Catholic Relief Service.
Bhawani Buswala (from Rajasthan) is currently in the country for his field research. He is pursuing his PhD in Anthropology from Brown University, Rhodes Island, USA on full university scholarship.
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Insight Foundation is a group of students and young professionals committed towards working with Dalit and Adivasi students to make our education system more inclusive and to create various support systems for our students so that they are able to optimize their potential, use them for their intellectual growth and career advancement, and to fight against caste-based prejudices and discrimination prevalent in Indian educational spaces.
Address - Insight Foundation, 125, First Floor, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi -49 Tel - 011 466 958 37 Email - mail@insightfoundation.in
Insight Foundation is a group of students and young professionals committed towards working with Dalit and Adivasi students to make our education system more inclusive and to create various support systems for our students so that they are able to optimize their potential, use them for their intellectual growth and career advancement, and to fight against caste-based prejudices and discrimination prevalent in Indian educational spaces.
- Apart from conducting monthly Insight Study Circle meetings in Delhi, our group is also running a National Telephone Helpline for Dalit and Adivasi Students in Higher Education to support our students to make informed choices in pursuing higher education and in career opportunities.
Helpline Number - 0 99 99 48 42 49 Days – Mon to Fri Time – 10 am to 5 pm
- Together with Helpline, we have our Dalit and Adivasi Students Portal (www.scststudents.org) that acts as an e-resource centre for our students provides relevant online information about admissions, scholarships and career opportunities. Apart from providing information we are regularly uploading interviews of brilliant young Dalit and Adivasis scholars and professionals.
- We are also running a unique Mentorship Programme where our students can interact with the group of successful Dalit and Adivasi students and professionals on various issues like coping up with the campus environment, academic guidance, orientation and career counseling.
- We also run a team blog www.blog.insightyv.com on contemporary socio-political and economic issues
Address - Insight Foundation, 125, First Floor, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi -49 Tel - 011 466 958 37 Email - mail@insightfoundation.in
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