Seattle University, in partnership with the RoundGlass Foundation, has announced the establishment of the RoundGlass India Center. The Center will serve as a bridge between Seattle and India to promote dialogue, collaboration and interdisciplinary scholarship.
The RoundGlass India Center activities will include high-level public events in Seattle convening leaders from business, law, government and other sectors in both countries. It will also promote economic growth, rule of law and justice in India with a focus on the state of Punjab, as well as provide scholarships for students from India to study at Seattle University.
Sital Kalantry has been named executive director of the RoundGlass India Center. At Seattle University, Kalantry is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean of International Programmes and Graduate Studies. The scholarship focuses on the comparative study of law in India.
The RoundGlass India Center was launched at a Seattle-Setu global conference at Seattle University. The full-day conference hosted by Seattle University in partnership with Greater Seattle Partners brought business leaders, lawyers, philanthropists and civic leaders and renowned scholars from India and the United States to engage in meaningful discussions, forging and expanding bridges between the two nations. U.S. House Representative Pramila Jayapal, Member of the Indian Parliament, Dr. Sasmit Patra, and U.S. Deputy Assistant Nancy Izzo Jackson were among the keynote speakers.
The event featured an address from The Mayor of Seattle, Bruce Harrell and a recorded message from Infosys Founder Narayan Murthy.