We have seen quite often how the Independence Day is celebrated at schools and colleges in India - as kids or as college students. But this post is about how independence day is celebrated at US Universities. Indian Independence day. I was invited to the Stanford India Association’s Aug 15th celebrations at their on campus facility - the Graduate Community Center. The event was high in attendance - about 100 people from different walks of like - different departments - different work backgrounds assembled on campus to partake in flag hoisting, watching enchanting song and dance performances and the movie - Rang De Basanti. Food was ordered on the behest of Stanford India Association from local indian restaurants. Here are …

Stanford India Association (SIA) has started the new academic year with a welcome function for the new comers at the Bachtel International Center. The current office bearers of SIA seem to be a highly motivated bunch. Their self-driven methods and dedicated efforts actually bore fruit with the success of their Welcome Party. In a first of its kind panel discussion - SIA hosted a panel of (desi) Venture Capitalists (VCs) living in the Bay Area, all of whom had spent time as students at Stanford, in a discussion moderated by Anand Rajaraman (who, btw I think is one of CS Departments star consulting professors and highly recommend his class cs345a in Winter). The discussions revolved around the role of Stanford, …