India's IT Revolution Topic of Penn College Library Program

Published 10.14.2003

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The impact of the information-technology revolution taking place in India will be the topic of a program to be offered Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Pennsylvania College of Technology Library.

With a population of more than 1 billion people, India is bustling with commercial activity, and information technology is at the forefront of the commercial pulse. The cities of Hyderabad and Bangalore are hubs for the information-technology explosion occurring in India today.

Penn College international students Grishma K. Govani and Vamsi K. Manga, who hail from those cities, will present the program, titled "India Today: The Information Technology Explosion," from 2 to 3 p.m. in the library. They will discuss the IT revolution and how it influences the Indian economy and society.

The program, which is free and open to the public, is being co-sponsored by the library and the International Programs Office at Penn College. Light refreshments will be provided.

The library is located in the Learning Resources Center on Penn College's main campus in Williamsport. For more information, call (570) 327-4523 or visit on the Web.