The American Library Visits Mysore

The American Library Visits Mysore

More than 1,500 academics, students, media professionals, government officials and members of the general public joined the American Library, Chennai during its traveling exhibition in Mysore last week. Book displays, video screenings and orientation programs, as well as a web chat on Internet Freedom, were all part of the activities that made the event held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, a co-sponsor of the program, a success. As one participant noted, “Mysore City is really grateful [that] you guys came. The student community gives you a thumbs up! Great idea!”

• U.S. Citizen Services- Bangalore Outreach

  The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India will conduct off-site document services for American citizens in Bangalore on 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th of September 2010. During these dates, a Consular Officer will be in Bangalore to accept passport applications and perform notary services for American citizens.

• USIEF seeks applications for management training

  The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is seeking applications from Indian business managers to attend a 10-week management program at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business. The program is based on the Carnegie Mellon campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., and runs from May 27 to August 8, 2011.

• Ramayana Reborn

  As an animator, Sanjay Patel is no stranger to the fantastic. But he says that some of the most fantastic characters he could imagine didn’t come from storyboards at Pixar. They came from a 2,500-year-old book.