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2011 Finalist LIC High undefeated after 9 games ! Hasan & Tajinder smash 100s !

ljodah — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:17 +0000

2011 PSAL Finalist Long Island City High School at the Finals last Year. Photo by Ken Achiron

Long Island City High School leads all schools in the NYC Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) Cricket, being undefeated with 9 wins.

FDR High School has 8 wins, 0 losses and John Adams High 7 wins with no losses.

Last year LIC made it to the Finals where they lost in a nail-biting finish to Brooklyn’s FDR High School led by star 2011 MVP Jazeb Tariq.

Lehman High almost spoiled LIC’s undefeated streak in a nail-biting finish at the picturesque Baisley Park South after Lehman restricted LIC to 105 total runs, but then failed to seize the opportunity for the “big” win.

Martin Van Buren, with top batsman Amarnauth Persaud, has won 7 games, but lost 2.

Runs feast continues during week six as Lehman High’s Saiful Hasan scored his first century (112) of the season against Bronx Science HS, while Martin Van Buren’s Tajinder Singh slamed his first unbeaten century (108*) against Newcomers Hgh School, whilst his teammate Amarnauth Persaud scored 69.

Syed Islam fell five runs (95) short of his first century and lead wicket taker, Taher Miah of Clinton HS thumped William Bryant HS by 9 wickets at Kissena Park on Saturday, May 12th.

Hat-trick: Dhanraj Hansraj (3 wickets, 3 runs allowed) – Richmond Hill HS

Five wicket haul:

Keifer Phill (5 wickets) – HS of Construction
Naquarn Charlemagne (5 wickets, 23 runs allowed) – Prospects Heights

Top five leading run scorers:

Name	Total Runs	Batting Average	School
Amarnauth Persaud	518	129	Martin Van Buren
Aown Iqbal	444	55	William Bryant
Troy Mars	427	61	John Adams
Salam Sajib	374	74	Long Island City
Mohammed Sadat	321	53	John Bowne

Report compiled from info by Ricky Kissoon, additional info by Lloyd Jodah

May 7th.

Lafayette Educational Campus vs. Prospect Heights Campus @ Marine Park 1

Lafayette Educational Campus – 114/9
ATIF AZAM – 17
KEVOY VASSELL – 3/26

Prospect Heights – 118/6
WARRELL BIGGS – 23
IMAIR HASSAN – 2/19

Brooklyn International vs. Midwood @ Marine Park 2

Brooklyn International – 102/7
AKRAMOL HAQUE – 47
MUHAMMAD AWAIS – 4/12

Midwood – 91 all out
MUHAMMAD AWAIS – 35
SYED FORHADUDDIN – 3/19

Hillcrest vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Kissena Park 1

Queens HS of Teaching – 44 all out
HARMANJOT SINGH – 8
JAHED ALAM and MD RAYHAN UDDIN – 2 wickets each

Hillcrest – 45/3
JASON ROONEY – 23
DEORAM PURAN – 2/8

Aviation vs. Martin Van Buren @ Baisley Park South

Martin Van Buren – 168/3
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 90*
MARJANUL KARIM and HARIS SHAH – 1 wicket each

Aviation – 113/7
MARJANUL KARIM – 36*
ABHISHEK PATEL – 3/13

Long Island City vs. William Bryant @ Baisley Pond Park

Long Island City – 167/6
MD ISLAM – 51
AHMAD WYNE – 46
NASIR IQBAL and MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUI – 2 wickets

May 8th.

Bronx HS of Science vs. Lehman @ Van Cortlandt Park

Lehman – 186/1
SAIFUL HASAN – 113
ZAHID HASAN – 33
SHYAM BHATT – 1/32

Bronx HS of Science – 64 all out
MOHAMMAD RIZWAN – 19
SAIFUL HASAN – 3/17

HS of Construction vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Kissena Park 1

Queens HS of Teaching – 37 all out
HARMANJOT SINGH – 8
KEIFER PHILL – 5 wickets

HS of Construction – 38/2
VICKRAM ARMOGAN – 6
DEORAM PURAN – 1/11

John Bowne vs. Richmond Hill @ Baisley Park South

John Bowne – 70 all out
RAHUL SINGH – 17
YASIN ARAFAT and HASAN GHAFFAR – 3 wickets each

Richmond Hill – 73 without loss
DHANRAJ HANSRAJ – 31*
RAFEEK NAZEER – 30*

Jamaica vs. Hillcrest @ Baisley Pond Park

Jamaica – 100 all out
TARIQ MAHMOOD – 23
MD RAHAD HOSSAIN – 3/10

Hillcrest – 101 without loss
AHSAN RIAZ – 32*
VIJENDRA MOHABIR – 25*

May 10th.

Brooklyn International vs. Wingate Educational Campus @ Marine Park 2

Wingate – 40 all out
GRANTLEY HOLDER – 9
AKASH CHOWDHURY – 3/6

Brooklyn International – 41/1
ABU SHARIF – 14

Prospect Heights Campus vs. Sheepshead Bay @ Marine Park 1

Prospect Heights – 127/7
RICHARD DAVIS – 35
SAMEET KHAWAJA – 3/19

Sheepshead Bay – 128/9
QAMAR ABBAS – 23
NAQUARN CHARLEMAGNE – 5/23

Hillcrest vs. John Bowne @ Kissena Park 1

John Bowne – 147/6
MOHAMMED SADAT – 59
MD RAHAD HOSSAIN – 1 wicket

Hillcrest – 148/4
AHSAN RIAZ – 84
ABHISHEK SATYAM – 1 wicket

Jamaica vs. John Adams @ Baisley Park South

Jamaica – 81 all out
GURKIRAT SINGH – 18
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 3/15

John Adams – 83/4
GURPRIT SINGH – 34*
SYED SHAHI PIR – 2/8

Richmond Hill vs. HS of Construction @ Baisley Pond Park

HS of Construction – 16 all out
LAKSHMIDAT CHAITRAM – 10*
DHANRAJ HANSRAJ – 3/3 (hat-trick)

Richmond Hill – 20/1
SUBHAN ZAIB – 9*
KEIFER PHILL – 1 wicket

Franklin K Lane vs. Thomas Edison @ Kissena Park 2

Franklin K. Lane – 167/4
WILLIS RAMDAS – 36*
ISAAC RAMNARAIGN – 26*
MD RAHMAN – 3/19

Thomas Edison – 67 all out
FARIAL HAQUE – 27
ALEX CHATTERGOON – 3/4
GAVINDRA JAINARAINE – 3/8

May 11th.

Prospect Heights vs. Midwood @ Marine Park 1

Prospect Heights – 95/8
VIC JOHNNY – 28
MUHAMMAD AWAIS – 3/16

Midwood – 96/8
MUHAMMAD AYAZ – 19
RICHARD DAVIS – 2/10

Long Island City vs. Aviation @ Baisley Park South

Aviation – 98 all out
KAZI ISLAM – 28
MAHNAZ MUSTAFA – 4/6

Long Island City – 102/1
AHMAD WYNE – 50*
ATTAUR KHAN – 36*

Newcomers vs. Martin Van Buren @ Baisley Pond Park

Martin Van Buren – 218/1
TAJINDER SINGH – 108*
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 69

Newcomers – 139/6
MOJEEB AHMED – 50
SAKIB RAHAT – 25
TAWHIDUL ISLAM and AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 2 wickets

Herbert H. Lehman vs. Thomas Edison @ Kissena Park 2

Lehman – 112/8
ZAHID HASAN – 69
NIKUNJ AGARWAL – 2/3
DERON SCOTT – 2/11
Thomas Edison – 93 all out
DERON SCOTT – 18
NIKUNJ AGARWAL – 13
ZAHID HASAN – 3/8

May 12th.

Lafayette vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt @ Marine Park 1

Franklin D. Roosevelt – 252/3
MOHAIMINUL ISLAM – 65
ZAHIB TARIQ – 60
ABRAR ZAFAR – 58
MOHAMMAD QURESHI and MUHAMMAD ADNAN – 1 wicket each

Lafayette – 79/8
MUHAMMAD AMIN – 20
HAMZA RANA – 3/5
MOHIB TARIQ – 2/4

Midwood vs. Lincoln @ Marine Park 2

Lincoln – 134 all out
ZEESHAN ARIF – 27
FAHAD RIAZ – 18
MUHAMMAD AYAZ – 3 wickets

Midwood – 92/ 4
TANVEER KHAN – 35*
AMRANUL HAQUE – 1/11

Bronx HS of Science vs. Aviation @ Baisley Pond Park

Aviation – 120 all out
HUMZA AHMAD – 19
PAVIL SABU – 3/6

Bronx HS of Science – 81 all out
PRASENJIT SAHA – 13
KAZI ISLAM – 4/19

Brooklyn International vs. Franklin K. Lane @ Canarsie Park

Franklin K. Lane – 131/6
WAYMON WOOLFORD – 47*
ALEX CHATTERGOON – 28
SYED FORHADUDDIN and AKASH CHOWDHURY – 2 wickets each

Brooklyn International – 106/8
SYED FORHADUDDIN – 17
ZAHEER AHMAD – 3/17

Herbert H. Lehman vs. Long Island City @ Baisley Park South

Long Island City – 105 all out
REDWANUR KHAN – 19
AMJAD HUSSAIN – 3/29

Lehman – 92 all out
SAIFUL HASAN – 39
IBRAHIM ALI – 27
TUFAYEL AHMED – 3/9

Dewitt Clinton vs. William Bryant @ Kissena Park 1

William Bryant – 170/9
MUHAMMAD SAEED – 51
AOWN IQBAL – 38
TAHER MIAH – 2/16

Clinton – 171/1
SYED ISLAM – 95*
ASMAR KHAN – 31*
ASFAQUE CHOWDHURY – 29

Photos – NASA Zero G flight by Auburn Captain !

ljodah — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:28 +0000

by Lloyd Jodah

: Auburn University Cricket Captain Naveenan Thiagajaran

“It was a one of a kind experience !” the usually cool Naveenan Thiagajaran said.

“We went up in the plane on two days, and I spent a total of 1600 seconds in zero-gravity. It was the next best thing to actually being in space. Wearing the NASA uniform was really cool , like wearing the Auburn Cricket uniform !”

When asked what he thought would be the efffect of Zero Gravity on a cricket bowler, Naveen laughed and said, “The ball would never hit the ground, it would be kind of like a Shoiab Akhtar beamer lol !”

What about a batsman hitting a six ? “That would never come down, it would be like an Afridi or Chris Gayle 6 !”

Naveenan Thiagajaran, Captain of the Auburn University Cricket Club, and a 2011 American College Cricket Player of the Year was chosen for the flight together with Sushil Bhavnani, Auburn faculty member and Auburn undergrad Travis Wheeler.

Amarnauth Persaud slams 90,& 56 tops High School averages !

ljodah — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:29:21 +0000

: Amarnauth Persaud (Martin Van Buren High School) shown playing for USA Under 19 in Ireland

The 5th week of the NYC High School cricket league (PSAL) took place this week in cricket fields all over New York City.

Here is the report by Ricky Kissoon.

John Bowne’s Mohammed Sadat slammed a ton (119*) against High School of Construction, while Taher Miah took seven wickets against Bronx HS of Science. Miah edged out Lincoln’s Bilal Khan by one wicket to become the leading wicket taker (17) thus far.

Van Buren’s Amarnauth Persaud continued to have the season of his life after missing out on his third century (90*), and also scoring 56*. Persaud leads all players in total runs scored and is sitting comfortable on the highest batting average (149) thus far.

Amarnauth’s numbers remind one of his hero,fellow left hander Shiv Chanderpaul who is also difficult to get out !

Top five leading run scorers:

Name	Total Runs	Batting Average	School
Amarnauth Persaud	449	149	Martin Van Buren
Troy Mars	409	68	John Adams
Aown Iqbal	406	58	William Bryant
Salam Sajib	318	106	Long Island City
Mohammed Sadat	262	52	John Bowne

Leading wicket taker: Taher Miah (17 wickets) – Dewitt Clinton

April 30th.

Thomas Edison vs. Dewitt Clinton @ Van Cortlandt Park

Dewitt Clinton – 200/4
ASFAQUE CHOWDHURY – 57
TAHER MIAH – 47

Thomas Edison – 95/5
NIKUNJ AGARWAL – 36
CHAD SINGH – 24*
TAHER MIAH – 2/9

Lafayette Educational Complex vs. Brooklyn International @ Marine Park 2

Lafayette – 89 all out
HAMZA MUHAMMAD – 31
SYED FORHADUDDIN – 3/19

Brooklyn International – 90/2
SHIFUL ISLAM – 35*

Prospect Heights Campus vs. Wingate Educational Campus

Prospect Height – 164/7
WARRELL BIGGS – 56*
GRANTLEY HOLDER – 3/15
DERRICK WALTERS – 2/32

Wingate – 45/7
SHERVIN BOBB – 10
VIC JOHNNY – 5/24
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May 1st.

Bronx HS of Science vs. Dewitt Clinton @ Van Cortlandt Park

Dewitt Clinton – 188/7
ASFAQUE CHOWDHURY – 43
JALAL AHMED – 32
PRASENJIT SAHA – 3/18

Bronx HS of Science – 39 all out
PRASENJIT SAHA – 4
TAHER MIAH – 7/14

HS of Construction vs. John Bowne @ Kissena Park

John Bowne – 211/4
MOHAMMED SADAT – 119*
GURSIMRANJ SINGH – 34*

HS of Construction – 40 all out
KEIFER PHILL – 14
PIYUSH SALARIA – 3 wickets

Queens HS of Teaching vs. John Adams @ Baisley Park South

John Adams – 116 all out
RANDALL WILSON – 25
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 17
GURBHEJ SINGH – 6/23

Queens HS of Teaching – 46 all out
SUKHJINDER SINGH – 18
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 4/6

Richmond Hill vs. Hillcrest @ Baisley Pond Park

Richmond Hill – No scorecard reported
Hillcrest – 76 without loss
VIJENDRA MOHABIR – 34
AHSAN RIAZ – 35

May 3rd.

Franklin K. Lane vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt @ Marine Park 1

Franklin K. Lane – 107/7
ALEX CHATTERGOON – 47
GAVINDRA JAINARAINE – 21 and ZAHIB TARIQ – 5/25

Franklin D. Roosevelt – 108/4
ZAIN ALI – 17
WAYMON WOOLFORD – 2/19

John Bowne vs. Queens HS of Teaching @ Kissena Park 1

John Bowne – 152/8
HAMAD HUSSAIN – 39 PIYUSH SALARIA – 23
DEORAM PURAN and SABIN SAJI – 3 wickets each

Queens HS of Teaching – 70 all out
GURBHEJ SINGH – 21
HARDEEP SINGH, VISHAVJEET PATHANIA, and HAMAD HUSSAIN – 3 wickets each

Bronx HS of Science vs. Martin Van Buren @ Kissena Park 2

Bronx HS of Science – 60 all out
ADAM FREILICH – 8
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD and TAJINDER SINGH – 3 wickets each

Martin Van Buren – 63 without loss
AMARNAUTH PERSAUD – 56*

John Adams vs. HS of Construction @ Baisley Pond Park

HS of Construction – 82 all out
LAKSHMIDAT CHAITRAM – 24
TROY MARS and ZAFAAR YUSUF – 2 wickets each

John Adams – 83/4
ZAFAAR YUSUF – 32
KEIFER PHILL and VICKRAM ARMOGAN – 2 wickets each

May 4th.

Jamaica vs. HS of Construction @ Baisley Pond Park

Jamaica – 83/5
TARIQ MAHMOOD – 34
KEIFER PHILL – 2 wickets

Video – Indiana University CC meets World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh !

ljodah — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:10:34 +0000

The Indiana University Cricket Club recently visited Yuvraj Singh, as he receives treatment for cancer in the US.

Yuvraj’s health first deteriorated during the World Cup in 2011, but he persevered and was declared Man of the Tournament (MVP), helping India win the one day World Cup for the first time since 1983. He scored 352 runs and took 15 wickets.

At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit 6 sixes in an over against England’s Stuart Broad, including one for 390 feet.

He has a rare, but curable form of cancer called seminoma.The 30 year old 6′ 2′ Yuvraj said he’s inspired by Lance Armstrong, and has received a message of support from Armstrong.

Touched by their gesture, Yuvraj, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy in US, wrote on Twitter, “Local students and fans came to wish me just outside my app! Felt like I was in india ! Sweet of them…………Some came with flowers some came with cards some with home made food ! Touched!!”

The Indiana University Cricket Club’s first hardball team was motivated by Aoun Jafarey and American College Cricket President Lloyd Jodah in August 2010 for the American College Cricket Midwest Championship. Now led by Joseph Ipe, it had a strong performance in 2011.

All of American College Cricket wish Yuvraj Singh the best, and is looking forward to seeing him on the field soon….”Yuvistrong !”
Photos courtesy : Joseph Ipe

Merry Christmas ! What will Santa do in the Off-season ?

ljodah — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:41:07 +0000

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a soul was stirring….not even a mouse…..well actually the wireless mouse was stirring as Santa was on the computer on Facebook.

He was making last minute preparations for…..well he should have been making last minute preparations for Christmas, checking his list, and checking it twice ! But Santa was actually sending a Facebook Friend Request to Lloyd Jodah, President of American College Cricket and writting an email.

Mrs Claus was getting on Santa’s case, “All month, on & on about what’s his name and his 100 centuries,- its Christmas why are you still busy with cricket ? You have to begin delivering Gifts now – the Sleigh is loaded and ready. Lots of kids are waiting for their Christmas Gifts!”

Santa was under pressure, but he kept his cool, “I know, I know….but this is really important….I got all these requests from guys in Universities all over the USA & Canada who want to play in the 2012 American College Cricket Spring Break Championship – I have to see what I can do to get them what they want. ”

“Well hurry up” Mrs Claus urged, ”Oh and whilst you’re doing that see if you can get Rudolph in too, he was telling me something about Spring Break, chicks and cricket”.

“Rudolph ?” Santa seemed surprised.

“Yes, Rudolph, ” Mrs Claus confirmed, “The other Reindeer won’t let him play in any Bowl Games, so he wants to go to the American College Cricket Championship.”

“I’ll see what I can do my Dear, ” Santa said as he continued clicking away on his computer, taking a sip on his Starbucks Egg Nog.

Suddenly there was a loud “Yesss!!!” as Santa Claus jumped out of his seat, accidentally knocking over his Egg Nog……Mrs Claus came running into the room to see what the commotion was about ! “What happened ?! “ she asked.

Santa answered excitedly, “Yes !!! Apparently Lloyd spends a lot of time on Facebook, he responded quickly ! He said he will allow the late Colleges in ! and even better….he will let Rudolph and the Reindeer play too….Rudolph will lead the North Pole University Cricket team ! ”

Mrs Claus rushed over and hugged Santa, ”OOoooooohhhhhh..what a Merry Christmas, I loove yooouuu my Jelly Belly,my Chubby Hubby,my Rolly Poly, my Michelin Man,….I would hug you tighter if I could get my arms around you !”

“Thank you dear” Santa said, “I’m happy just being with you here…..but it’ll be great for Rudolph & the Reindeer to go play cricket at Spring Break with their college peers. Plus they’ll enjoy the Ft Lauderdale Beaches, Miami, South Beach and the women down there”.

“You are such a thoughtful man, Santa, and so self less ” Mrs Claus gushed, “By the way, I’ve been meaning to ask you, what’s all this mail we’ve been getting from American and Canadian Universities ? ”

“Oh that? ” Santa responded off handedly, “I’ve just been thinking of going back to college for a Master’s .”

“Going back to College ?! ” Mrs Claus let Santa go quicker than a hot plate, “Are you planning on going back to College so you can play in the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship ? ! ”

Reported by Lloyd Jodah

Video- Rahul Dravid’s Speech – Sir Don Bradman Oration.

ljodah — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:09:19 +0000

Rahul Dravid, in a magnificent speech,practically laid out a blueprint for where cricket should go in the future – hopefully, those with the power to make changes,take heed.

A Test Championship, ODIs in context, and the economically valuable T20 played at a league & domestic level only – something to consider. My view is T20 cricket should be an Olympic sport,but that’s probably never happening.

Video courtesy of Cricket Australia.

Basil D’Oliveira & cricket began 25 yr struggle that tore down Apartheid in S Africa

ljodah — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:16:00 +0000

: Basil D’Oliveira CBE

Basil D’Oliveira died Saturday aged 80 or 83 . D’Oliveira became the catalyst for the eventual end of Apartheid in South Africa, though he just wanted to play cricket.

When South Africa refused to accept D’Oliveira (of Indian & Portuguese descent) as part of the English Cricket touring team to South Africa in 1968, the resultant cricket boycott mushroomed into a worldwide sports boycott.

So whilst the world continued to do business with Apartheid South Africa (an economic boycott didn’t happen until the 1980′s), cricket set in motion a sports boycott that isolated, and eventually destroyed the heinous system of apartheid – with enormous effects on racism all over the world as well.

D”Oliveira’s own dignified character and cricket skills also galvanized the Britsh people in his support. Even as the British and other “Western govts” refused to take a stand against apartheid.

India spoke out against apartheid at the UN in 1948 but Wikipedia says even in 1973 “a number of nations have neither signed nor ratified the UN’s ICSPCA, including Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.^“ The ICSPCA declared apartheid to be a “crime against humanity.”

In 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from prison and Apartheid finally fell in 1994. Jacques Kallis’ and Hashim Amla’s accomplishments are a direct result of the free South Africa Basil D’Oliveira helped bring about.

As a cricketer D’Oliveira was good enough to possibly be one of the world’s greatest all rounders ever, but because of apartheid he made his Test debut aged 34 or 38 ( he altered his date of birth to avoid being pinned as “too old”.) -for England instead of South Africa.

Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola said,

”The circumstances surrounding him being prevented from touring the country of his birth with England in 1968 led directly to the intensification of opposition to apartheid around the world and contributed materially to the sports boycott that turned out to be an Achilles’ heel of the apartheid government,”

The Washington Post story on Basil D’Oliveira

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/basil-doliveira-a-pivotal-figure-in-crickets-battle-against-apartheid-dies-at-80/2011/11/19/gIQAre5YbN_story.html

Wear the Gear ! Get for Friends & Family for Christmas !

ljodah — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:35:13 +0000

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Rutgers & Tata Institute launch India Center ! Rutgers plays on TV Sat Oct 29 !

ljodah — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:18:50 +0000

RUTGERS, TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE LAUNCH

INDIA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Rutgers University Press Release

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – If strength truly lies in numbers, then India, with a population that includes more than 550 million citizens under 25, has the potential to develop one of the world’s great workforces.

At present, however, only a small percentage of those young people are gaining access to higher-level skills. A new joint initiative of Rutgers and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, the India Center for Sustainable Growth and Talent, will seek to correct that shortcoming.

“Talent has been the key to India’s emergence as a rapidly developing economic power since it liberalized its economy in 1991,” said David Finegold, Rutgers’ senior vice president for Lifelong Learning and Strategic Growth. “The country’s large supply of well-educated, English-speaking graduates has helped attract investment from corporations around the world in its IT and business services.

“But for India is to capture the benefits of its ‘demographic dividend,’ the largest single workforce for the global economy of the 21st century, India must urgently reform all stages of its education and training system.”

The new joint center will provide expert support for India’s National Skill Development Strategy and the cooperative 21st Century Knowledge Initiative launched earlier this year by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Its three core parts are:

Applied research through the India Talent Observatory, including the influential annual survey of Indian graduates studying abroad that was jointly developed by Finegold (then dean of Rutgers’ School of Management and Labor Relations) and Professor B. Venkatesh Kumar of TISS in Mumbai.
Cooperative education and training programs, including student exchange, development of dual-degree programs and short courses for continuing and executive education
Capacity building to enhance the governance and capabilities of India’s education and training institutions through research fellowships for new and prospective Indian faculty, administrators and higher education policymakers.

The annual survey of Indian graduate students studying abroad was the institutions’ first joint project. The research covered nearly 1,000 Indians who are either pursuing or have completed graduate study in the United States and found that only 8 percent strongly prefer to remain in this country.

At the time, Finegold called the findings “surprising and encouraging” for Indian universities. “We expected that more students would lean heavily toward remaining in the U.S., but our results suggest many young academics would be interested in pursuing a faculty career in India if policymakers can address some of the key issues facing the Indian higher education system.”

Finegold added that India needs to recruit at least 1 million new faculty members for its colleges and universities if it is to meet the government’s goal of making higher education available to 20 percent of young people by 2020. The partners’ second version of the survey – to study Indians being educated in the United Kingdom and Australia and to also compare them with Chinese who have come to study in the U.S. – will be carried out in November.

Both Rutgers and the Tata Institute have contributed funding toward the initiative and will seek additional monies through the Obama-Singh Knowledge Initiative. Private sources of funding also are being sought, Finegold said.

In another momentous event, Rutgers University plays vs NYU-Polytechnic in the first ever televised American College Cricket match this Saturday at 7 pm on TV Asia -available on major cable systems in the USA & Canada & Dish Network.

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ljodah — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:04:11 +0000

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