About this course: Join us as we explore India - the fastest growing economy in the world and one of the most diverse places on earth. India is an important player in the human story and is making a rapid return to centre stage. Learning about India has never been more relevant to our lives and possibly our careers. This course, developed through a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Passport to India initiative, is designed to introduce people of all backgrounds and ages to India and its potential as a destination for study, research, work and entrepreneurship. Whatever your interests, this course will help you develop a more informed perspective on the importance of India. The sheer diversity and scale of India are reasons enough for making India not just important but fascinating too. Many agree that two of the rising trends of the coming decades are the re-emergence of Asia and technological change. India is at the heart of both trends and shares much in common with the United States. At the current pace of change, we may see: • Within 10 years, India is likely to overtake China and have the world’s largest population • In 20 years, New Delhi overtaking Tokyo as the world’s largest city • In 30 years, India could overtake China and the US as the world’s largest economy By the time a current college student is the same age as their parents are today – the world will have changed dramatically. India’s importance is growing by the day and could very well have far-reaching implications for your life and career. Each week of this interactive course explores one major theme related to India’s importance in an interdisciplinary way. This course is brought to you by the U.S. Department of State’s Passport to India initiative and is developed through a partnership between The Ohio State University and IndoGenius.
Taught by: Brian D. Joseph, PhD, Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics, and Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Languages and Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
Taught by: Nick Booker, Executive Director
Passport to India
| Commitment | 6 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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An excellent introduction to India and its relevance to the world around it.
Really good info by an enthusiastic and impressive instructor. You will learn amazing facts.
I enjoyed this course a lot. It’s a very interesting course. It serves well as an introductory course for people (like me) that don’t know much about India. I recommend this course to anyone that wants to learn a little more about India. As one of the world’s oldest civilizations, India is a place that deserves to be studied. In the course you will learn from a great variety of topics like India’s history, culture, ethnic diversity, incredible number of languages, politics and even job/study/internship opportunities for young adults around the world.
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Thanks for a lively, thought provoking and well researched course content. I sincere thanks to the Executive Director Mr. Nick Booker for his enthusiastic, effervescent and commendable presentation of all the episodes, which drive me to complete this course successfully. Thanks are also due to Professor Brian D. Joseph for having prepared the course content and well researched materials for the entire course. I hope this course get a resounding appreciation from rest of the people who undertook the course. Hope many more people will pursue the course in future.