This document describes the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College Year in India Program. It was written in a prose format by Professor Emeritus Joseph W. Elder and Associate Dean Emerita Joan A. Raducha, PhD. The collation, final editing and links were done by South Asian Librarian, Todd Michelson-Ambelang, PhD. The document describes three aspects of the creation, changes, and thriving of the study abroad program in its more than 50 years of existence. The document can be found at: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/83039