What to Know Before You Go
If you are selected to go
Going to India is a big endeavor. COE and several other Brown University offices will help you get ready.
We will help you get the following:
- Immunizations
- Plane reservations
- Letters of invitations from Indian companies to request visa
- Visa to India
- Health and emergency evacuation insurance
- Waiver forms
What you will need to do on your own includes the following steps:
- Get a valid passport
- Read the US State Department “tips for traveling abroad”
- Browse through the Brown-in-India Program Handbook, bearing in mind that this handbook is for students who are studying--not interning--in India
- Register with US Consulate
- Attend the mandatory cultural information session (date TBA)
- Check the most up-to-date information on traveling and security in India
- Read about India. Here are some suggestions:
For Cultural Interest
Dalrymple, William City of Djinns: A year in Delhi
Dalrymple, William Age of Kali
Lahiri, Jhumpa Interpreter of Maladies
Mehta, Suketu Maximum City
Mistry, Rohinton A Fine Balance
Roberts, Gregory David Shantaram
Roy, Arundhati God of Small Things
Rushby, Kevin Chasing the Moment of Light, Search of the Kohinoor
Rushdie, Salman Midnight’s Children
Sainath, P. Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India's poorest districts
Sutcliffe, William Are You Experienced
Tharoor, Shashi India from Midnight to the Millennium
Tully, Mark No Full Stops in India
“India Today” magazine
“Manushi” magazine (women’s magazine)
For Economic and Demographic Background
