Susan Crawford on “Visiting the Future” of Climate Change in Bangladesh
This spring break, Prof. Susan Crawford, John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law, set out to Bangladesh on a Mittal Institute-supported research experience.
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Crossing Many Seas: Virtual Exhibition Featuring Two Visiting Artist Fellows Alumni
The Mittal Institute presents a virtual exhibition titled “Crossing Many Seas,” featuring Sudipta Das and Ishita Chakraborty, two alumni of the Visiting Artist Fellowship (VAF) program. Through their works, the artists delve into the complexities of human migration, emphasizing the interconnectedness of diverse experiences across geographical boundaries. Despite this commonality, each artist explores a wider spectrum of human experiences in a world affected by shifting political and economic circumstances and the devastation caused by climate change. The exhibit will be live until April 30, 2024.
Pakistan, Through Their Eyes
This spring break, 27 Harvard students joined a trek to Pakistan, representing the Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Business School, the Nieman Foundation, and Harvard College. Designed to immerse the student delegation in Pakistan’s culture, history, politics, and development trajectory, this trip was organized by some of the Pakistani student groups on campus.
Hafsa Ahmad LLM ’24 on How Food Waste Violates Human Rights in Pakistan
In 2019, the Lahore High Court in Pakistan declared that the government has a duty to ensure excess food is not wasted, and any food waste violates a Constitutional “right to life.” This seminal case found that the government must ensure excess food makes it to those...
Imaan Mirza ’25 Explored the Pakistani Legal System through LMSAI Grant
Imaan Mirza, a third-year undergraduate concentrating in History and Literature, earned a Mittal Institute student grant to intern in January with AGHS Legal Aid Cell in Pakistan. AGHS is a law firm that provides free legal representation to the vulnerable and fights for human rights for the disenfranchised. During Imaan’s three-week internship, she completed legal research, legal drafting, and administrative tasks – read on for more about her three-week experience.
Asmer Asrar Safi ’24 Named Rhodes Scholar for Pakistan
Asmer Asrar Safi ’24 first learned he was a Rhodes Scholar this past October, making him Harvard’s only international recipient of the prestigious honor (nine other U.S. recipients will join Asmer at Oxford next fall). Originally from Pakistan, Asmer studies Social...
Former VAF Aman Kaleem on the Intersection of Art + Technology
Aman Kaleem, former Mittal Institute Visiting Artist Fellow, has returned to Harvard from her hometown of New Delhi, India, to earn a Master in Design Engineering from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied...
Dark Concerns Over Upcoming Vote in World’s Largest Democracy
Sugata Bose (from left), Sandipto Dasgupta, Sushant Singh, and Raheel Dhattiwala shared expert insights on the upcoming general election in India, kicking off the “India Votes” series. By Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer. Social scientists discuss controversial...
LMSAI Advisory Council Member Recognized by NYC Mayor
At this year’s Lunar New Year reception in New York City, Mittal Institute’s Advisory Council Member Dr. Mukesh Prasad ’93 received a citation from Mayor Eric Adams for his accomplishments in the healthcare sector. “Mukesh Prasad helped Harvard dream of a...
What’s Next for Sri Lanka?
Eric Beerbohm, senior adviser for civil discourse, discussed divisions in Sri Lanka with Madura Rasaratnam, Mario Arulthas, and Kate Cronin-Furman | By Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer. Scholars take measure of divided nation after students push for broader...
Extreme Urbanism: A Design Studio Trip to Mumbai
This February a group of Harvard Graduate School of Design students set out for Mumbai to explore urbanism in one of the world’s most crowded cities as part of the “Extreme Urbanism 9: Imagining Housing as Urban Form” course at the Graduate School of Design. Harish Krishnamoorthy (MAUD ’25) is an urban designer and architect from Bengaluru, India is a student in and teaching assistant for the studio, led by Rahul Mehrotra, John T. Dunlop Professor in Housing and Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Harish kept a travelogue of his experience, which he shares with the Mittal Institute below.
Sarah Umer, Fulbright Fellow, on Reconsidering the Harappan Religious Legacy
The Mittal Institute’s Fulbright Fellow 2024, Sarah Umer, comes to Cambridge from the University of the Punjab Lahore, where she is an associate professor in the College of Art and Design. Her research includes the study of art, ancient civilizations, and religions, predominantly in the South Asian region. We spoke to Sarah about her previous research and her research plans while in residence at LMSAI.