The members will support SAI’s Arts Program, which connects South Asia’s curators, museum administrators, artists, and art educators with Harvard faculty and students to advance understanding and appreciation of South Asian art.
“Historic preservation in India must evolve from its emphasis on the heritage monument as a static object to one more inclusively integrating local communities,” writes GSD students Jane Philbrick and Maria Letizia Garzoli, who explored Agra in the GSD studio ‘Extreme Urbanism III: Planning for Conservation.’
SAI will welcome two artists to Harvard during the spring semester.
In a webinar as part of the Livelihood Creation Project on Feb. 19, Dr. Vandana Bhandari, National Institute of Fashion Technology, discussed how India can preserve its rich crafts heritage for future generations.
Congratulations to Harvard College students Javier Aranzales and Tamara Fernando, whose photos, taken in Mumbai, India, and Jaffna, Sri Lanka, were chosen by SAI for the Office of International Education’s Annual International Photo Contest.
Art history professor Eugene Wang, studies Buddhist art but had never been to India until Jinah Kim, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture, organized an excursion for students in January to the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
How has architecture in India evolved since independence? What is the state of the profession? Does architecture really matter? These are a few of the questions explored by Rahul Mehrotra, GSD, in his exhibit, ‘The State of Architecture,’ currently on display in Mumbai.
In a webinar on Jan. 7, panelists from FabIndia, Jaypore.com, and Okhai shared lessons for marketing handcrafted goods, both through traditional and online channels.
The event brought together 25 organizations that are developing technology-based solutions to maximize social impact.
In a recent column for The Financial Times, Victor Mallet writes about how the Indian government manages one-off events but not longer-term projects, and cites SAI’s recently- published book on the Kumbh Mela.
On February 3, SAI hosted a discussion on the issues surrounding the suicide of Rohith Vemula, and to express solidarity with student and faculty protesters at Hyderabad University.