Chennai, January 23: The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai launched Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam online versions of the popular youth comic book “Priya’s Mask” with support from South Indian social media influencers. “Priya’s Mask” is the newest edition of a series featuring India’s first female comic book superhero. A symbol of strength and a force ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 23 January, 2021 | Topics: Chennai, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Aparna Mulberry, Aparna Mulberry Kerala, Chandan Shetty, Chandan Shetty Karnataka, Comic Book, comic crusader, Cori Bickel, disinformation, documentary filmmaker, Education, First Female Comic Book, First Female Superhero, free English language teaching curriculum, Innovation, International Day of Education, Irfan Mohammed, Irfan Mohammed Tamil Nadu, Kannada, Malayalam, Mrunal Thakur, North India Office (NIO) U.S. Embassy New Delhi, priya shakti, Priyas Mask, priyashakti, PriyasMask, Ram Devineni, Rattapallax, Rosanna Arquette, Sairah Kabir, Shubhra Prakash, South Indian social media influencers, Tamil, Technology, U.S. Consulate General Chennai, U.S. Embassy’s Regional English Language Office (RELO, USIndia, Vidya Balan, Women Empowerment
Chennai, Dec 22: U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin inaugurated the Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network (IWSEN) at a virtual event held on December 17, 2020. With funding from the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai,
Amani Institute organized a six-month capacity-building program led by U.S. and Indian experts for 40 women social entrepreneurs from across India. As part ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: Chennai, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Amani Institute, Entrepreneurship, Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs, Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network (IWSEN), IWSEN, IWSEN network, Judith Ravin, Network for Indian Women Social Entrepreneurs, Rema Sivaram, Shehzia Lilani, Social entrepreneur, Social Entrepreneurs, U.S. Consul General Judith Ravin, U.S.-India, USIndia, Women Social Entrepreneurs
Chennai, Dec 18: The U.S. Embassy in India and the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai celebrated the 80th anniversary of the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) flagship exchange by presenting the global 80 “Faces of Exchange (IVLP) Award” to Dr. Vandana Gopikumar, co-founder of Chennai-based non-governmental organization The Banyan and The Banyan Academy of Leadership ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 18 December, 2020 | Topics: Chennai, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: 2018 Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award, Banyan, Chennai, Consul General Judith Ravin, Dr. Sunitha Krishnan, Dr. Vandana Gopikumar, Exchange Alumni, Exchange Program, Faces Of Exchange, Faces Of Exchange Award, International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP), IVLP, IVLP alumni, IVLP exchange, Judith Ravin, Mental Health Policy Group, Prajwala, State Department Global 80 “Faces Of Exchange” Award, The Banyan, The Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health (BALM), U.S. Embassy India, USIndia, Vandana Gopikumar, World Health Organization public health Award
Chennai, March 6: The Water Matters exhibition at the Periyar Science and Technology Centre in Chennai will remain open through March 31. The exhibition was launched February 10 by U.S. Consul General Chennai Robert Burgess, Tamil Nadu Government’s Minister for Higher Education Mr. K. P. Anbalagan, and Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman. Since its opening ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 9 March, 2020 | Topics: Chennai, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: A.R. Rahman, Care Earth Trust, Chennai, Exhibition, H2O, Periyar Science and Technology Centre Chennai, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, USIndia, Water Matters, Water Matters 2020
Chennai, Oct 25: Energy experts from the U.S. State of Massachusetts and the Government of Tamil Nadu conducted a formal Massachusetts-Tamil Nadu Energy Partnership Dialogue in Chennai on October 23. The Washington D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) organized the Dialogue as part of the U.S.-India State and Urban Initiative. Led by ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 28 October, 2019 | Topics: Chennai, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Chennai Municipal Corporation, Energy Partnership, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Massachusetts-Tamil Nadu Energy Partnership Dialogue, National Institute of Wind Energy, renewable resources, Tamil Nadu, TANGEDCO, U.S.-India energy cooperation, University of Massachusetts, USIndia
Chennai, Sept 19: One hundred students graduated the U.S. Consulate General’s English Access Microscholarship Program (Access) at the Islamiah School run by the Vaniyambadi Muslim Educational Society (VMES), Vaniyambadi, on Thursday, September 19, 2019. U.S. Cultural Affairs Officer Moulik Berkana was the Chief Guest at the Graduation Ceremony and presented the certificates to the successful ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Chennai, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Access program, Bilateral relationship, Education, English Access Microscholarship Program, English language, Higher Education, USIndia, Vaniyambadi Muslim Educational Society