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Harvard Faculty Convene New Series on the Indian Elections 2024: A Q&A

Feb 28, 2024 | Announcements, Community, Faculty, In Region, News, South Asia in the News

Harvard Faculty Convene New Series on the Indian Elections 2024: A Q&A

2024 is a significant election year globally with more voters than ever before heading to the polls. India will hold the largest election of them all and is one of several South Asian countries to have national votes this year. This four-part series – led by Harvard Professors Arunabh Ghosh, Maya Jasanoff and Vatsal Naresh – will feature cutting-edge scholars across the social sciences and media who will come together over the next two months to provoke discussions about democracy, the press, and diasporic politics that resonate with parallel trends in the U.S., Asia, and globally. We spoke with the three event conveners for more on the ideation of the series, and what we can expect from the discussion. 

VAF Spotlight: Waleed Zafar on Exploring South Asian Identity through Art

Feb 28, 2024 | Announcements, Arts Program, Community, News

VAF Spotlight: Waleed Zafar on Exploring South Asian Identity through Art

This spring, the Mittal Institute welcomes two new Visiting Artist Fellows from Lahore, Pakistan – Amra Fatima Khan and Waleed Zafar. Meet Waleed, an interdisciplinary visual artist and curator whose work explores South-Asian identity based on historical, socio-political and genetic markers. Learn about his artistic motivations and save the date for the March 4 Visiting Artist Fellows Art Exhibition.

Faculty Grant Recipients Tackle Salient Issues Facing South Asia

Feb 27, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, News

Faculty Grant Recipients Tackle Salient Issues Facing South Asia

The Mittal Institute annually supports faculty research projects that unite scholars from different fields and regions whose research relates to South Asia. Interdisciplinary scholarship, as well as projects that catalyze connectivity between scholars at Harvard and those in South Asia, are a funding priority. We are pleased to announce this year’s grant recipients—earning the highest individual funding amounts in Mittal Institute history—and their research initiatives.

Student Group Spotlight: Afghanistan Caucus at the Harvard Kennedy School

Feb 14, 2024 | Afghanistan, Announcements, Community, News, Students

Student Group Spotlight: Afghanistan Caucus at the Harvard Kennedy School

This academic year, there are two new Afghan student groups on campus: the Afghanistan Caucus at Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Afghan Students’ Association at Harvard College. The Mittal Institute spoke with Sal Parsa, co-founder of the Afghanistan Caucus, about their inaugural event on February 20 and further plans to foster a sense of unity and purpose among Afghan students and alumni.

Welcoming our New Steering Committee Members

Jan 23, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, News

Welcoming our New Steering Committee Members
The Mittal Institute Steering Committee consists of 31 faculty from across the University, including our five new members: Caroline Buckee Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard Chan School of Public Health Richard Cash Senior Lecturer on Global Health, Harvard Chan...

Chase van Amburg ’24 is Collecting Microclimate Data

Nov 7, 2023 | Announcements, News, Students

Chase van Amburg ’24 is Collecting Microclimate Data

Chase Van Amburg ‘24, an Integrative Biology concentrator who is also earning a concurrent Master’s degree in Applied Math, specializes in data science with a focus on climate change. This summer he received a grant from the Mittal Institute to begin work on “Mapping Heat in Microenvironments,” and he gave us a glimpse into the essence of his project.