1 day ago
During my first two weeks in Madurai, I narrowed in on the project that I would initiate at Aravind Eye Hospital. Guided by a broad interest in patient education, I met with attending physicians, fellows, Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology (LAICO) faculty, biostatisticians, and peers to generate ideas for my project. What project could […]
Suraj Dumasia
2 days 14 hours ago
We’re officially four weeks into our time in India, and wow, it has been busy. These last few weeks in Madurai have been really exciting as we progressed from having almost no guidance on our project and visiting the hospital for the very first time to now becoming regulars. We’ve been spending hours each day […]
kohavdantara
4 days 5 hours ago
One week into my internship, I found out that I had a roommate. My room comprises a single bed, a single desk, and a single key. So I assumed, as many people would, that I would be the only one living here. One day, out of the corner of my eye, I see something on […]
Maya Miller
5 days 8 hours ago
Hi Everyone! My name is Prithvi Parthasarathy, and I’m a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying neuroscience, healthcare management, and bioengineering on the pre-med track. This summer, I’m interning at the Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, where I’ll be working on AI-based solutions to smart ophthalmology triage systems within the general […]
Prithvi Parthasarathy
1 week 6 days ago
Hi everyone! My name is Aradhita Srivastava, from Gorakhpur, India. I am a second year Master of Environmental Studies student with a concentration in environmental policy with a research focus on environmental economics, policy, and international development. My research project for the summer is “The economic cost of air pollution on healthcare infrastructure in Delhi” […]
Aradhita Srivastava
2 weeks 1 day ago
Hi, I’m Navya!I’m an architect from Delhi, currently pursuing my Master’s in Environmental Building Design at the University of Pennsylvania, with added interests in Energy Management and Policy. My research interests sit at the intersection of architecture, climate, and energy. This summer, I’m investigating a question that’s becoming urgent in urban India: How can we […]
navyap10
2 weeks 2 days ago
Hi! My name is Chloe Norman, and I am from Atlanta, Georgia! This summer, I will be working as an intern for the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in New Delhi to gain insight into the organization’s holistic approach to combatting inequitable access to vital healthcare services. As a rising junior studying English (concentration […]
Chloe Norman
2 weeks 2 days ago
On the last day of orientation, me and the other Penn interns took a trip to Old Delhi. When we arrived around 11am, many people were walking about, yet the gates of shops were only beginning to open. The tour guide said that this crowd is nothing – it gets much busier later. I was […]
Maya Miller
2 weeks 3 days ago
On October 11, 1793, Jonathan Duncan and Charles Boddam submitted their Joint Commissioners’ Report on Malabar to Governor-General Cornwallis at Fort William, Calcutta. Written after the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–92), the report outlined Malabar’s economic conditions, proposed an administrative framework for the East India Company, and briefly described the region’s history and customs. The report […]
Ameen Sidhick
2 weeks 4 days ago
Hi everyone! My name is Claire Zhang, and I’m a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), studying Bioengineering and Biology. This summer, I’ll be interning at Aravind Eye Hospital in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. I’m originally from Kinnelon, a small, peaceful community tucked away among the […]
Claire Zhang
2 weeks 4 days ago
Hello! My name is Andrea Perez Pizarro, and I am a rising senior from Guadalajara, Mexico, currently studying Bioengineering (SEAS ‘26) on the pre-med track. I will be spending my summer in Pondicherry working as an intern at Aravind Eye Hospital. I have been researching the Aravind system, and I am eager to learn more […]
Andrea Perez Pizarro
3 weeks 1 day ago
Hi everyone! My name is Suraj Dumasia. My hometown is Lititz, PA. I am in the College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2028 at the University of Pennsylvania, planning on majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry, South Asian Studies, and Health Care Management. This summer, I have the incredible opportunity to intern at […]
Suraj Dumasia
3 weeks 2 days ago
Following suit with IST, I’m finding myself writing this a couple days late. After a 19-hour journey, we’ve made our way through Agra and Delhi. Even though I’ve been to the Taj Mahal before, hearing about Shah Jahan’s history and the movement of the Mughals across Central Asia was incredibly fascinating. The architecture, of course, […]
kohavdantara
3 weeks 4 days ago
Hello, hello! My name is Maya Miller, a rising Junior at the University of Pennsylvania studying Environmental Studies. This summer, I will be an intern with the S M Sehgal Foundation, an organization driven to empower rural communities in India. After a 16-hour plane ride ending with the great force of turbulence from a storm, […]
Maya Miller
1 month 3 weeks ago
Hi everyone, welcome (back) to my blog post! I am Hana Matsuda, 2024 Aravinder. (Brief introduction of myself: I am a student at the University of Pennsylvania, class of 2025, studying bioengineering. Originally from Japan, and love outdoor activities and teaching.) It’s been a yaer since I started packing for my internship in Madurai. So, […]
Hana M
