{"id":24376,"date":"2022-11-20T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T01:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=24376"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:22:58","slug":"meet-the-five-indian-students-selected-for-rhodes-scholarship-2023","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/meet-the-five-indian-students-selected-for-rhodes-scholarship-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the five Indian students selected for Rhodes Scholarship 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

(November 20, 2022) <\/strong>It was in 1903 that Rhodes scholarship, the educational grant to the University of Oxford, came into existence, thanks to Cecil John Rhodes, a British mining magnate, who is also the founder of De Beers – a diamond firm which until recently controlled global trade.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The oldest and one of the most prestigious international scholarship programmes was initially established with the purpose of promoting unity among English speaking countries. However, it was revised over the years, and since the 21st century, citizens from all the countries made the eligibility cut. For Indians, the scholarship made inroads in 1947, and this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Rhodes Scholarship in India<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is an opportunity to look back and celebrate the tremendous contributions to India and the world made by the nearly 250 men and women who have won the Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford over the past decades,” said<\/em><\/a> Elizabeth Kiss, Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford University, and CEO of the Rhodes Trust.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Rhodes selection criteria are powerful and have remained largely unchanged over the past 100+ years. While the language goes back to the Rhodes Trust’s founding documents, the ideas are as relevant today as they have ever been –\u00a0 Nandan Kamath, national secretary, Rhodes Scholarships for India<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kamath, a lawyer by profession himself was a Rhodes scholar in 2000 and graduated from Balliol College at the University of Oxford. It was he who announced the names of the scholars who made the cut this year for the session beginning in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vedanta Thapar: <\/b>The final-year Physics student at St Stephen’s College, Delhi University is interested in the physics and mathematics of complex systems as well as in the social issues connected to scientific research. At Oxford University, he wishes to study scientific computing and mathematical modelling with a focus on climate dynamics and policy challenges associated with it. Vedanta is a badminton player who grew up in Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Syed Muhammed Khalid:<\/b> The final year English Literature student at St Stephen\u2019s College, Delhi University holds an interest in the documentation of people’s stories and movements. The youngster, who hails from Allahabad, aims to study about Indian Muslims in South Asia to get a grasp on the diversity within the community and how they respond to pressures on their identity. The literature student is involved in theatre and loves football.<\/span><\/p>\n

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