Ohio State study abroad students visit Mumbai
 On July 1, the India Global Summer study abroad program stopped in Mumbai en route to the University of Hyderabad. While in Mumbai, the group met with India Gateway Director Ratnesh Bhattacharya. The eight students, led by Ohio State Professor of English Pranav Jani, spent the month of July in India learning about the country's history, culture, current events and major issues.
The India Global Summer program is one of Ohio State's Global May study abroad programs, allowing first and second year students of any major to spend the four weeks of May session studying the culture of one specific country or region. For more information on the India Global Summer program, or any of Ohio State's seven other study abroad opportunities in India, please visit the Office of International Affairs website.
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India Gateway welcomes visitors from Ohio
 The India Gateway has been welcoming visitors to its office from all over India, but interested parties from Ohio often stop by as well. As part of its mission to increase partnerships with Ohio-based businesses abroad, the Gateway welcomed Jay Goyal, state representative, and Lindsay Beckman, assistant manager of international trade for the State of Ohio Department of Development. The two met with Gateway Director Ratnesh Bhattacharya on April 24 to discuss potential collaboration and economic development between Ohio and India.
The Central Ohio American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has been instrumental in helping establish the India Gateway. On June 18, AAPI founding member Bipin Shah visited the Gateway office to extend the AAPI's continued support. The AAPI made a significant contribution in support of the office, and remains a valued partner of the India Gateway.
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Bhattacharya speaks on US-India Education Foundation panel
 Ratnesh Bhattacharya, director of the India Gateway, was invited to sit on a panel at the US-India Education Foundation pre-departure orientation for Indian students admitted to universities in the United States. More than 300 students attended the orientation, held on July 6 in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. Bhattacharya and his co-panelists shared tips and advice on a successful academic experience in the U.S.
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Ohio State making connections with alumni in India
 On July 10, Ohio State's Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer Geoffrey Chatas; Senior Vice President and General Counsel Christopher Culley; Ohio Board of Regents member Vinny Gupta and Ratnesh Bhattacharya met with Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Duvvuri Subbarao. On behalf of the university, Chatas, Culley and Bhattacharya presented Subbarao with a plaque from The Ohio State University Foundation to commemorate his extraordinary career achievements. Subbarao, an Ohio State alumnus, will return the visit and travel to the Columbus campus in early 2013.
While in India, Chatas and Culley hosted a reception for Ohio State alumni in Mumbai, co-hosted by Gupta. At the reception, Bhattacharya discussed the mission and vision of the India Gateway with the alumni in attendance. Among the members of the Ohio State community at the reception were Laxmikant Tanna, alumnus, entrepreneur and supporter of the India Gateway, and Professor Bhavik Bakshi, of the Center for Resilience in the College of Engineering.
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India Gateway holds first pre-departure orientation
 One of the goals of the India Gateway is to serve as a location for students from India to learn about Ohio State. On July 27, the India Gateway held its first pre-departure orientation, for students admitted to Ohio State for the autumn semester.
These orientations prepare students for life at the university before they even leave for Columbus, and students traveled from as far as New Delhi to attend. International admissions counselor Maria Bibler and Ratnesh Bhattacharya were on hand to answer questions from new undergraduate students and their parents, as well as new graduate students.
A panel of current Ohio State students and alumni from India discussed issues related to academic, cultural and social life in the United States, and shared their own experiences with the incoming students.
Alumnus Vikas Goel helped organize the orientation, and arranged for the event to be held in the Bombay Gymkhana. The orientation itself was supported by Ohio State's Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience.
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