The Importance of India

Name: The Importance of India
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Author: The Ohio State University

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英语

36 时

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Week 1 - Why India? Why Now?
India is now the fastest growing major economy in the world. It is also home to one-sixth of the world's population. After introducing the course - we explore reasons why it is important to learn more about, from, with, and in India. We then demonstrate the ...
Week 2 - Influence
This module has us embarking on a tour of history showing how India has been a much more influential player in the human story than is widely recognized.
Week 3 - Diversity
Across the Indian subcontinent from the Himalayas in the North to the Rainforests in the South, in this module we will explore and see how geology and the Monsoon weather system have shaped the most diverse country in the world.
Week 4 - Complexity
In this module, we demonstrate the complexity of India by considering the interplay of politics, socio-economics and belief using the vast range of secular and religious events, festivals and nationally observed holidays as our starting point.
Week 5 - Creativity
The birthplace of modern mathematics, meditation and yoga is now a hotbed of 21st Century innovation and home to the world’s fastest growing startup ecosystem. Let's explore some of India's monumental creativity before considering if India is innovative today....
Week 6 - Opportunity
We introduce the fastest growing startup ecosystem in the world and look at a number of opportunities for India. We then consider the U.S.-India relationship and how India is increasingly engaging with the rest of the world. Finally we look at opportunities fo...

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讲师

Brian D. Joseph, PhD, Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics, and Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Languages and Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
Nick Booker, Executive Director
Passport to India

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The Ohio State University is one of the largest universities in the United States. It's also home to a diverse group of the best and brightest people in the world: dedicated faculty, passionate students, and innovative researchers who make Ohio State one of the world's truly great universities.