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India: National Identity and the Arts

Location: India: Delhi

Term: Fall, Spring

Dates: September to December/February to May

SIT Study Abroad

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PO Box 676 Kipling Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05302-0676 United States

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Description

Explore India's living legacy of an ancient civilization through its ever-changing traditional and contemporary arts community. India presents an unparalleled diversity of religions, languages, and cultures. Its art, architecture, music, theater and dance offer a dramatic reflection of the nations intricate cultural mosaic.

Based in Delhi, a city with a rich artistic heritage and a lively contemporary arts scene, the program helps students develop an appreciation of India as a center of Asian civilization rather than a stereotypical nation beset by problems of the developing world.

Highlights

Five weeks with a family in Delhi, as well as a short village homestay.
Four-week Independent Study Project.

Field excursions to regional arts communities illustrate historical legacies of Indian culture and provide students with opportunities to visit monuments and interact with craftspeople practicing traditional art forms. Intensive Hindi language instruction and interdisciplinary seminars complete the study of art as a window through which to view this complex nation.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$:

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Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

Please inquire for costs: Fees include tuition, full room and board, all field trips and related fares, health and accident insurance, and other direct program expenses. Participants pay for international airfare and domestic travel to the point of departure from the USA.

Credit Available

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide, American Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Group living
  • Home-stays

Participants Travel to India

in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Letters of Reference
  • Physical Exam/Health Records
  • Transcript
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
3 weeks
Post Services Include
  • Alumni Network
  • Exit Debriefing Abroad
  • Job and Internship Network
SIT Study Abroad's Mission Statement

A pioneer in experiential, field-based study abroad, SIT offers semester, summer, and academic year programs for undergraduate students in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs in multiple locations.

 

Programs focus on critical global issues in specific geographical and cultural contexts using an interdisciplinary approach. Studying with host country faculty and living with families, students gain a deep appreciation for local cultures and become immersed in diverse topics ranging from the politics of identity to post-conflict transformation, from global health to environmental policy. 

Year Founded

1932

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