Uncovering the rich connections between South Asia and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Recommendable! History is full of surprises and discoveries!

"In 1884, an article in a widely circulated Indian nationalist newspaper expounded on the value of a technical education for Indians who were being denied such opportunities by the colonial British state. Even though MIT was barely more than two decades old, the author pointed to the Institute as a model of technical learning for the colony to aspire toward. ...
“When India decided to build its Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), it partnered with a number of countries and a few institutions within the U.S., but ultimately the MIT model won out,” ..."

Uncovering the rich connections between South Asia and MIT | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Showcased in a new exhibit, student research explores the long history of South Asians at the Institute.