Category : Announcements
Jan 23, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, News
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...
Dec 12, 2023 | Announcements, Community, In Region, News
2023 Highlights SOUTH ASIA, “GROUND ZERO OF CLIMATE CHANGE,” SUBJECT OF NEW AWARD ANNUAL CAMBRIDGE SYMPOSIUM REFLECTS ON RESILIENCY OF SOUTH ASIA MADHUR JAFFREY ON THE SUBTLETIES OF SOUTH ASIAN COOKING THE CLIMATE CRISIS WITH SENATOR SHERRY REHMAN, SENATE...
Dec 5, 2023 | Announcements, Community, Fellows, Graduate Student Associates, News
The time for cold weather gear and warm fires is upon us in Cambridge. As Harvard classes soon pause for a break, we invite you to peruse the list of reading recommendations from our fellows and Graduate Student Associates. There is something for everyone in this...
Nov 28, 2023 | Announcements, Faculty, India, News
The Mittal Institute’s State of Architecture in South Asia project is hosting a conference in New Delhi from December 14-16, 2023, titled Architectures of Transition – Frameworks and Practices in South Asia. Architects from the entire region — Afghanistan,...
Nov 14, 2023 | Announcements, Fellows, India, News
Robert Rahman Raman joins the Mittal Institute as the third batch of India Fellows. We spoke with Robert about his research.
Nov 14, 2023 | Announcements, Fellows, India, News
India Fellow Rinan Shah speaks about looking forward to her upcoming year with the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University, at the Delhi office.
Nov 7, 2023 | Announcements, News, Students
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.
Oct 3, 2023 | Announcements, Faculty, News
Mittal Institute Faculty Research Grants 2024-25 Announcement Date: October 2, 2023 Submission Deadline: November 15, 2023 Program Details The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute supports faculty research projects with grants. Faculty members at Harvard are...
Sep 19, 2023 | Announcements, Arts Program, Community, News
The Mittal Institute welcomed two new Visiting Artist Fellows, Cop Shiva and Garima Gupta, to campus for the start of their eight-week research fellowship at Harvard. The program allows mid-career visual artists from around South Asia to spend eight weeks on the Harvard campus. The VAF 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.
Cop and Garima share more about their artistic motivations below. And save the date to join them at the Mittal Institute’s Visiting Artist Fellows Art Exhibition on Tuesday, October 10, where they will share more of their work with our community.
Sep 19, 2023 | Announcements, Community, In Region, India, News
The Mittal Institute’s New Delhi office, located in the heart of the city, has been a constant hub of activity in the region. This summer brought a flurry of visitors and events to the space. Below are some highlights of summer 2023. Hybrid Session: Mega...
Sep 19, 2023 | Announcements, Community, Fellows, News
Pradeep Kumar Choudhury, the Mittal Institute’s new Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj Trust Visiting Research Fellow, has been working as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University,...
Mar 29, 2023 | Announcements, Community, Faculty, News, South Asia in the News, Sri Lanka
On Friday, March 24, President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined the Harvard community live from Sri Lanka for a discussion moderated by professors Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School, and Asim Khwaja, Harvard Kennedy School. The event, co-sponsored by the Center for International Development at Harvard and the Mittal Institute, covered a wide range of topics, from the recently announced IMF deal to social, economic, and political reforms to human rights issues and the way forward for the country.
