India will get more prominence at Harvard

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NEW DELHI: Harvard alumni in India will join hands with the growing Indian student community to make India the professional, academic and cultural focus at America's premier Ivy League university that is celebrating 375 years of its existence, alumni heads said.

Harvard University, which boasts of high profile names such as union ministers Kapil Sibal and P. Chidambaram, held a first of its kind interactive event in the Indian capital where alumni members rubbed shoulders with current students and newly-admitted students.

Around 100 people, including undergraduate and graduate students and alumni from 12 Harvard schools came together over the weekend for the reunion by the Harvard India Students Group. The US varsity celebrates 375 years of its existence.

"The Harvard India Students Group is the first ever university-wise students group for the Harvard students in India in the long history of the university. This is also the first time we had a welcome reception in India for newly admitted students to Harvard where the students were introduced to a host of issues," Namita Wahi, president of the Harvard India Students Group, told IANS.