Pandya, Girish, (1931-)
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Pandya , Girish , (1931-)
Abstract
Born in Dahood,Gujarat , India , Girish Pandya from early life was involved in social work . He worked in Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram from 1941-42 . After graduating from college in Anand , India , he got an opportunity to join the International Farm Youth Exchange Program in USA . He worked in the states of Ohio and Kansas , and gave presentations in High Schools , Farm Bureaus and in Camps of College Clubs in different parts of the surrounding areas . When he came back to India in 1954 , he conveyed his experiences of the IFYE program through the radio . He was elected as President of the Taluka Krishak Samaj (Farmers ' Association) . As President of the Rotary Club , he was intrumental in adopting a village in Gujarat , and offered legal , health and educational services . In 1961 he came to USA for further studies at the Texas A & M University and got the BS degree in Agricultural Engineering , and later earned his Masters degree from Penn State University in Engineering Mechanics . He worked in Dow Chemical Company from 1972 to 1992 . In 1978 he came to Houston and became involved in the India Culture Center as its Treasurer . Mr . Pandya is very active in the Gujarati community , and was the President of the Gujarati Samaj .
Title-Alternative
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
September 22, 2011
Subjects
Pandya , Girish , 1931---Interviews ; Social workers - India - Gujarat ; Mechanical Engineers--Interviews ; International Farm Youth Exchange ; Dow Chemical Company ; India Culture Center ; Gujarati Samaj .
Interviewee
Pandya , Girish
Interviewers
Mehta , Smita
Original Format
AVI
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial
Houston (Tex.)
Coverage-Temporal
1978-
Length of Interview
38mins 08secs
Type
Sound ; Text
Format
Flash Video FLV ; Text
Relation-Is Part Of
Indo-American Oral History Collection
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