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Roundglass India Center
Seattle University's center for the study of contemporary India and Indian Americans
2025-2026 Annual Report
Celebrating our third year of programming, partnership, and impact. See the Center's work in full.
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Learn more about our programs and work.
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About
Founded in 2023, the Center promotes scholarship on contemporary India and Indian America, building understanding that reaches far beyond campus.
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People
A core staff, more than 30 affiliated faculty, a rising generation of graduate scholarship recipients, and an advisory council of influential Seattle leaders carry the Center's work forward.
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Programs
Faculty grants, student exchanges, scholarly publications, and an annual Visiting Scholar advance the study of India and its diaspora.
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Events
Events are the Center's public platform, where scholars, practitioners, and community members develop coherent conversations on the diversity of India and the diaspora.
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Media
The Center's media includes two podcasts and our coverage in the press, which carry these conversations beyond campus to reach a global network.
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Announcing the 2026–2027 Raman Visiting Scholar in India Studies: Tishani Doshi
RGIC is proud to welcome acclaimed poet and performer Tishani Doshi as the 2026–2027 Raman Visiting Scholar in India Studies. On October 13, Doshi brings her staged performance "Egrets, While War" to Raisbeck Auditorium.
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Latest News and Media
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Scholarship and Partnership Across Continents
SU NewsFaculty delegation to India, created by the Roundglass India Center, connects scholarship and cultural exchange. -
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Indian American Changemakers
SU News, Press ReleaseRoundglass India Center's new Desi Roots & Routes podcast episodes launch with guests Shasti Conrad, Sonora Jha, Dr. Vin Gupta and Sanjay Parsatharasy. -
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Impacts of Policy for Indian Americans
Seattle University MagazineRoundglass India Center launches a new webinar series and new episodes of podcast series Desi Roots & Routes.
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