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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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