The Arts and South Asia: A Collection of Essays
Artists, musicians, and creative writers are as important to the Harvard South Asia Institute as historians and economists, entrepreneurs and scientists, political leaders and civil servants.
Category : Announcements
SAI Year In Review 2016-17
Our annual report is now available to view and download here.
#SAISymposium
Thanks to all those who participated in our 2017 SAI Symposium.
“The Social Texture of an Artist” – reflections on the 2017 SAI Mahindra Lecture
Artist, musician and Harvard PhD candidate Rajna Swaminathan reflects on the 2017 SAI Mahindra Lecture, delivered by the great Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna, and subsequent conversation with Professors Homi Bhabha and Vijay Iyer.
Inaugural Harvard B4 Fellowship Opens New Doors for Postdocs
The B4 Fellows explain how this program has helped their careers and research.
Looking Back, Informing the Future: The 1947 Partition of British India
At the SAI, we have embarked on a major research project to understand the history, context and continuing impact of Partition, as its 70th anniversary approaches. Our Director, Tarun Khanna, looks ahead to new research.
SAI visiting artists’ reflections on time at Harvard
In March 2017, we welcomed our Spring semester Visiting Artists: Madhu Das (Mumbai, India) and Rabindra Shrestha (Kathmandu, Nepal).
President of India honors Harvard Research Fellow
Dr Satchit Balsari received a prestigious Dr BC Roy National Award from Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, at a ceremony in New Delhi earlier this month. He was honored for outstanding services in the field of sociomedical relief.
Building Budding Brain Biologists: Harvard’s inaugural B4 Program in India
Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology’s professor Venkatesh Murthy and Advisor/Preceptor Laura Magnotti reflect on the B4 Program.
Student voices: Constructions of citizenship and belonging for the stateless Rohingya of Burma
Cresa Pugh, Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy, spent her winter session conducting field research on the constructions of citizenship and belonging for the stateless Rohingya of Burma.
HBS Creating Emerging Markets and India Research Center host inaugural conference in Mumbai
The Harvard Business School Creating Emerging Markets project (CEM), in collaboration with the HBS India Research Center (IRC), hosted a two-day conference titled, “Creating Emerging Markets: Lessons from History” on February 13-14 in Mumbai.
Highlights from the Harvard India Conference
The two-day Harvard student event, hosted at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, brought together business leaders, entertainment professionals, and many other leaders to engage in a conversation about India’s path to global leadership.