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Summer in India

Term To Study: Summer 2012
Application Deadline: Dec 03, 2012
Program Starts: Jun 01, 2012
Program Ends: Aug 05, 2012
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Link 1: Norbulingka Institute
Program Locations: Dharamsala
Contact Phone: 9142516032
Contact Name: Collette Reny
Contact Email: study.abroad@purchase.edu
What is Included: Fees for 2012 Summer Program:
TOTAL: $ 5989
Fees for 2013 Summer Program TBA
What is not Included: partial board, personal expenses, international health insurance
Documents: 
india program information.pdf
Program Description

Dharamsala is in the northeastern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, a state known for its mountains and valleys, hill stations, old princely states, local village cultures, and centers of Tibetan culture in exile.

This program will take students to a corner of India which has few study abroad programs, at present. It will provide students the opportunity to experience the energy of Tibet’s Buddhist teaching and artistic life as it adapts its traditions to the challenges of exile.

Norbulingka Institute for teaching and preserving Tibet’s artistic culture is our collaborator in the project, and will be the site of our classes.

Students from any major will learn about Buddhism and Tibetan culture, both theoretically and practically. They will read widely and critically in Tibetan Buddhist philosophical literature. They will have active exchanges with the Tibetan population.

Students will have an extraordinary opportunity to become acquainted with a distinctive landscape and material culture. Students will also benefit from the opportunity to contribute to this culture through service learning and active dialog.

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Capital: New Delhi
Per-capita GDP: $ 3700
Size: 3287263 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 05:30 hours) Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi

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