Related Organizations

Organizations
South Asian Student Association (SASA): SASA's main objective is to provide a sense of community for students from the region and also promote South Asian culture to the student body. SASA celebrates important festivals such as Holi, Diwali, Eid where students get together to cook, play traditional games (Antakshari!) and eat good food.  SASA also co-sponsors many campus events with the ISO including lectures and guest-speakers. This past year, SASA organized a trip to Burlington during Navratri. Students are currently working on screening more South Asian films, organizing discussions and supporting other cultural events. For more information email: sasa@middlebury.edu              Board of Directors: Talha Ansari &Apurva Damani (Presidents), Redwan Rokon (Vice President) and Anil Menon (Treasurer)

 Islamic Society of Middlebury: The Islamic Society of Middlebury College (ISMC) was founded to provide a forum for people interested in Islam and Islamic issues. Simultaneously, the Society is intended to create a conducive environment for all the Muslim students at Middlebury College to practice and maintain their religion.
      
International Student Association (ISO):  ISO is the biggest cultural group  on campus and caters to both international and domestic students. The organization's main objectives isto share and discuss global diversity on campus, and to foster a welcoming, safe environment for students who come from abroad. The ISO's many events span the academic year and include trips to Burlington, a cultural show, poetry nights, soccer world cups, community dinners and more. President: Annabelle Fowler

Hindu Student Association:

India Symposium

From March 2-6, Middlebury Students held the first "De-Romanticizing India Symposium."

Highlights from the Symposium included:

-Film-maker, Ali Kazimi, speaking on the increasing cases of dowry-extortion in India. Indo-canadian men returned to India, married a local woman and then left the country after securing a dowry.

- Student, Safa Khan, speaking on the domestic panel on her experience as a Muslim in India and the challenges of being denied a job because of one's religion. She also spoke on the after-math of the Gujarat religious riots.

- Mr. David Good, director of United States office of Tata Sons, presented on Tata's increasing presence in the United States (tea, cars, consultancy and so much more...). He also commented on the challenges of India's fast paced economic development. 
For more information on the series of events, please click here: India Symposium Website
If you would like to read the Campus article, please click here: Newspaper article on India Symposium

The Symposium Commitee organizers hope that the events and high student attendence will prompt a more unified South Asia curriculm and also introduce Hindi language classes.