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One week after media sources noted widespread racist reactions to the selection of Nina Davuluri as Miss America, The Indian Embassy intends to open a cultural heritage center in Washington D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While born and raised in the United States, Davuluri was born to a family of immigrants from India.
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\nThe Indian Ambassador to the United States, Nirupama Rao, dismissed the notion of widespread racism against Indians.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the popular level, there is a tremendous interest and goodwill that Indian culture enjoys in the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo sustain this spirit of inquiry about India among our American friends, we hope to establish an Indian Cultural Center in Washington D.C. soon, which would provide a platform for exchange of ideas and intellectual discourse between our two peoples in the coming years,\u201d said Ambassador Rao in public remarks last year while speaking at Harvard. <\/p>\n

The negative reactions against the selection of Davuluri were mostly confined to Twitter, and did not seem to reference the judges of the pageant, many of which are regarded as \u201cAmerican icons\u201d including former NSYNC singer Lance Bass, New York Knicks forward Amar\u2019e Stoudemire, and \u201cTop Chef\u201d contestant Carla Hall. Amongst others, Davuluri faced five other Asian American contestants for the title.<\/p>\n

According to the Hindustan Times \u201cOnce done, the building will have an auditorium, a gallery for paintings and pictures, a library, a conference hall and more – modeled on other Indian cultural centers around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

India maintains cultural centers in major cities throughout the world, spanning such countries China, Russia, Germany, England, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, and Nepal.<\/p>\n

via www.washingtontimes.com<\/a><\/em>
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