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Lecture July 21, 2014

On our first day at XIME, we were given a lecture by Mr. Chiranjiv Singh who is a former additional secretary. Hearing his lecture was a wonderful introduction to India because he effectively explained the vast diversity in language, religion and culture that we were going to experience. We often found ourselves looking for clues in people’s wardrobe that we saw that would point to the area they may have been from or what religion they followed. The information he gave was constantly reinforced throughout our trip. He explained some of the origins of the major religions and the key beliefs for each. We are used to diversity in the US because we are a melting pot of people from other countries. For India, it is the people of India embracing influences from so many other countries on their own culture over thousands of years. What a great way to inspire guide students to relate to another culture!