WHAT WE DO
Established in 2008, Educators for Teaching India (EFTI) is a group of secondary school educators dedicated to deepening our own knowledge of India and to exploring India’s role in school curricula. The organization includes teachers in public and private schools as well as educators in supporting academic institutions.
Our purpose is to enhance the role that India plays in curriculum through outreach and education. Our first major event was our 2009 conference, “Why Teach India? Exploring India’s Role in Secondary Curricula,” which took place on April 3, 2009. Our 2010 conference, “Why Teach India? Caste and its Controversies,” will take place on April 30, 2010 at the South Asia Institute at Harvard University.
GETTING INVOLVED
If you are interested in getting involved in Educators for Teaching India, please contact us. We welcome all interested educators to join us at our conference on April 30, 2010. We also welcome newcomers at our meetings. Contact Indu Chigani or Brian Didier (info@teachingindia.org) for more information.
MEMBERS
The members of Educators For Teaching India include educators from a number of different institutions. The group meets periodically and invites others interested in teaching India to join our discussions.
Indu Chugani
Literature teacher
Winsor School
ichugani@winsor.edu
Brian Didier
History teacher
Winsor School
bdidier@winsor.edu
Peter Gilmartin
Program Director
Primary Source
peter@primarysource.org
Andy Housiaux
Religion and Philosophy teacher
Phillips Academy Andover
jhousiaux@andover.edu
Patricia Lothrop
Instructor in English, History and Social Science
St. George’s School
Patricia_Lothrop@stgoerges.edu
Raj Mundra
Biology Teacher
Director, Niswarth Summer service-learning program
Founder, Educators for Teaching India
rmundra@andover.edu
Brad Nicholson
History Department
Peddie School
bnicholson@peddie.org
Megan Rajbanshi
Staff Assistant
South Asia Initiative
Harvard University
sainit@fas.harvard.edu
Christopher Shaw
Instructor in History and Social Science
Phillips Academy Andover
cshaw@andover.edu
Purnima Vadhera
Assistant Principal
Newton South High School
Purnima_Vadhera@newton.k12.ma.us
