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ICSC fellowship 2015
Lecture Series on Deepa Mehta's 'Elements Trilogy' and Bollywood/Hollywood
'I C S C'
Indo-Canadian Studies Centre
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
The Indo-Canadian
Studies Centre - ICSC - of the University of Mumbai has been
sponsored by the British Columbia Province, Canada, through the
University of the Fraser Valley, B.C., Canada.
The ICSC is a resource
centre that facilitates research in Indo-Canadian Literature and
Cinema. Its collection of books and DVDs is available for
reference on the premises of the centre, to students and
research scholars who are interested in this subject.
Additionally, the ICSC
arranges symposiums, workshops, fellowship programmes,
conferences and lectures series by prominent scholars in this
field. The Centre also organises film shows and discussions.
The formal inauguration
of the centre, followed by an International Inaugural Symposium,
took place on Monday 3rd October, 2011. The Consul
General of Canada in Mumbai and the Vice Chancellor of the
Mumbai University were the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour at
this function. The speakers at the symposium were scholars of
international repute from Canada, Germany and India.
On 14th
November 2011, the Centre was visited by an educational
delegation led by Mr. Mike de Jong, Health Minister, B.C.
Province, Canada. Mr. de Jong announced a further grant to the
ICSC from the B.C. Provincial Government at this meeting. The
delegates met their counterparts at the Mumbai University and
discussed collaborations, research projects and faculty and
student exchange.
So far the ICSC has
conducted two fellowship programmes and organised 5 lectures
under its lecture series initiative.
The ICSC plans to
organise an Interdisciplinary, International conference on
Indo-Canadian cultural, social, economic and political issues in
December 2012-January 2013.
Professor Dr. Nilufer
E. Bharucha
Honorary Coordinator.
Location:
Room 49, Ground Floor, Ranade Bhavan, Kalina Campus, University
of Mumbai, Mumbai 400098
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