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| Village India 2008 students with Professor Glenn Stone |
In 2007, Professor Glenn Stone started the Village India Program as a partnership between RDF and the Washington University of St. Louis Department of Anthropology.
Initially, students stayed at RDF VAPV Junior College for six weeks and divided their time between arts/research projects, exploring Professor Stone’s anthropological research, and teaching classes to the RDF JC students.
The types of classes taught over the years include photo blogging, website design, creative writing, drawing, journalism, comparative politics, U.S. & Indian Culture, and computer communications.
The 2010 group was led by Professor Ken Botnick (returning for the second time) and consisted of five female students. With the help of Professor Botnick, the five students designed classes to teach to the JC students. When not in class, the WashU students participated in cultural outings and connected with Kalleda School and JC students in a casual setting.
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| 2010 Wash U Village India students |
The Wash U students have built their own Youtube channel, with videos that feature different aspects of village life. They are also responsible for Kalleda’s famed photoblog, which continues to be updated today.
Stories and updates from the Village India program will be posted on RDF’s blog, starting Summer 2012, when the next batch of Wash U students will be visiting.
