Indian cultural studies for foreign student

SIP is an interdisciplinary initiative, emphasizing heritage, continuity and change in India . The unique aspect of SIP has been that the students' interests have been given primary attention. One-on-one counseling on e-mail, contact prior to arrival, meeting after arrival provided by the SIP faculty and program assistants, lead to a good match between students' preferences and the courses they take. In some cases, independent studies are devised for SIP students.

Courses that have been taken by SIP students include Indian Diaspora, Women's Studies, Folk Culture Studies, Religious Studies, Indian Philosophy, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Indian Cinema, Art, Literature, Indian Politics and Foreign Policy, Linguistics, Communication Technologies, Anthropology, Indian History, Mathematics, etc. Basic and advanced language courses like Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Sanskrit, and other Indian languages are also offered. There is growing interest in different science courses as well.

All these courses can be classified under five heads:

Regular University courses in different schools involving lectures, seminars, assignments and examinations.

SIP courses, especially designed for foreign students.

Independent/directed study where a faculty member supervises readings, field study, and research focused on some topic.

Courses involving practice/performance, e.g. Indian Classical Dance, Theatre, Sitar, Painting, Sculpture, etc.

Non-credit courses such as Yoga, Tabla, Kathak, etc.

Application form
Send filled applications forms to:
The Director,
Study India Program,
Folk Culture Building,
University of Hyderabad,
Prof. C. R. Rao Road
Hyderabad - 500 046.
A.P-India
E-mail: sipuoh@yahoo.com