17 Harvard Faculty Join Climate Platform as Affiliates
This academic year, 17 Harvard faculty have joined the Mittal Institute Climate Platform as new affiliates, greatly increasing the platform’s reach and expertise.
Category : Announcements
India Fellow P. Arun’s Work on Communications and Surveillance in Early Twentieth-Century Colonial India
The Mittal Institute welcomes India fellow Dr. P. Arun, a postdoctoral scholar whose work explores the interplay of politics, law, and technology. Under the mentorship of Prof. Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Department of History, Harvard University, he will delve into the surveillance practices of late colonial India, examining how postal and telegraph systems were weaponized against colonial subjects and anti-colonial movements. In the interview, Arun shares insights into his research, his aspirations for the fellowship, and the broader significance of his work.
India Fellow Nobonita Rakshit’s Work on Exploring Water Justice Through Graphic Literature
The Mittal Institute welcomes two new India Fellows, including Dr. Nobonita Rakshit, a postdoctoral scholar whose work explores how the participatory art form of graphic narratives serves as a powerful response to India’s anthropogenic water crisis.
Presenting the Mittal Institute’s Spring 2025 Fellows
The Mittal Institute’s Cambridge and India offices foster South Asian scholarship by hosting Fellows, Visiting Artist Fellows, and Graduate Student Associates. This spring 2025, we welcome seven new researchers and welcome back one previous fellow.
Column in Business Today Magazine: “How To Adapt To Extreme Heat”
In a column in the Business Today Magazine, Prof. Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School and faculty director of the Mittal Institute, highlights the challenges of extreme heat and how awareness, information, and experimentation are needed to address the problem.
Courses on South Asia at Harvard: Spring 2025
Harvard offers a wide array of courses on South Asia, ranging from language to history, politics, economics, religion, and much more. Check out a selection of what is offered during Spring 2025. Please refer to the Course Catalog for the most up-to-date information. We will continue to add to this list as we hear about more courses.
The Mittal Institute’s Highlights of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on the meaningful research, engaging events, and vibrant community that define the Mittal Institute. To bid the year a proper farewell, we’ve curated a list of our most newsworthy highlights. And as we step into 2025, we do so with a sense of optimism and ambition. Here’s to a year filled with possibility, progress, and purpose.
The Mittal Institute Presents the 2023–24 Year in Review and Arts Program Reports
The Mittal Institute is excited to announce the release of the 2023–24 Year in Review and 2023–24 Arts Program reports. Like every year, the comprehensive Year in Review Report includes updates on all major faculty-led programs, lists awards and fellowships, highlights the work of students, student organizations, and scholars, and summarizes events and other achievements. The Arts Program Report highlights the incredible impact and accomplishments of the Mittal Institute’s various arts initiatives, which include fellowships, exhibitions, and events. Both reports offer valuable insights into the institute’s mission of connecting Harvard with South Asia.
The Mittal Institute’s Winter Reading Recommendations
The winter chill in the air invites us to slow down and savor one of life’s simple pleasures: a good book. Reading in the winter is a ritual of comfort, reflection, and escape. We invite you to explore our list of reading recommendations – there is sure to be something for everyone on this list! We hope it inspires your own reading pursuits. We would also love to hear some of your recommendations. Tag us on Instagram or Twitter with #HarvardSouthAsiaReads. Happy reading!
Applications Now Open: Visiting Artist Fellowship
The Mittal Institute’s Visiting Artist Fellowship is a unique opportunity for mid-career visual artists from around South Asia to spend eight weeks on the Harvard campus. The program differs from a typical artist residency program in that it is research-centered, providing artists with the vast resources of Harvard’s intellectual community to enhance their artistic practice. Applications are open until January 9, 2025.
Applications Now Open: Seed for Change Student Grant Competition
The Seed for Change (SFC) student grant competition provides up to $30,000 to bold, creative student projects that have the potential for widespread impact in India. Applications are open until February 7, 2025.
Three Harvard Law School Students Receive Internships with a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
This winter, three Harvard Law School students will be the inaugural cohort of interns with a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, based in Islamabad, Pakistan, through a new program facilitated by the Mittal Institute called the HLS J-Term Clinical Internship. Through this internship, students will get an opportunity to attend the court proceedings at the Supreme Court, prepare bench memorandums, conduct legal research, draft opinions, assist the Honorable Justice on complex cross-cutting legal issues, and contribute to the overall functioning of the Chambers.