Category : In Region

KamyabiTest: Educational Assessment App

May 6, 2021 | In Region, News, Pakistan

Isabel Macdonald, a Harvard doctoral student in public policy, was the recipient of a Mittal Institute Seed for Change grant in 2020. Isabel’s research focuses on education and financial inclusion, and her current projects include an analysis of training for microfinance borrowers in Pakistan, and a framework for the political economy of education reform. The following is a report on her project, KamyabiTest, a smartphone app that better helps Pakistani teachers track student progress.

Need of the Hour is to Ensure Well-being of the Vulnerable, Whom We Failed Last Time: An Op-Ed by Vikram Patel

Apr 29, 2021 | Announcements, COVID-19, Faculty, In Region, India

Our political class must set aside differences to act quickly and with compassion to ensure economic security and well-being of the vulnerable, as we fight back second wave of Covid-19, says Vikram Patel in an Op-Ed for The Indian Express.

Please Donate to Support India’s Fight Against COVID-19: Learn More Here

Apr 29, 2021 | Announcements, COVID-19, India, News

A fundraiser by South Asian students in the US in support of India’s fight against Covid-19. The fundraiser is running in partnership with GiveIndia, which works closely with organizations on the ground to address critical needs. The platform provides transparent information on fund disbursement and accepts USD, INR and other currencies.

Video: Innovating in the Health Sector in India

Apr 28, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, India, News

On Monday, April 19, a panel of experts came together to discuss innovations in the public health sector, translating health research into practice, and the challenges of creating an enabling environment for these innovations to thrive.

Cultivating Trust Can Unlock India’s Growth Potential

Apr 28, 2021 | In Region, India, News

On April 22, Professor Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School, and Director, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University, addressed the Thirteenth Session of the Distinguished Global Indian Speaker Series (DGISS) organized by Amity University Gurgaon.

Magical Thinking Won’t Help Us Fight Covid-19, Masks and Social Distancing Will: An Op-Ed by Dr. Satchit Balsari

Apr 22, 2021 | Announcements, Community, COVID-19, Faculty, In Region, India, News

The years of post-mortem that follow will dissect how we arrived here. But for now, the path out of the current inferno requires unwavering commitment to science, and perhaps tremendous rectitude. Let us examine what we can do in the coming months.

Women in South Asian Art: A Historical Perspective

Apr 20, 2021 | Arts Program, In Region, News

Harvard Professor Jinah Kim’s research, which was the topic of the Mittal Institute’s latest VAF Lecture Series, examines the role of women in South Asian art from a historical perspective, and attempts to understand how this depiction impacts the politics of gender and social status of women in the modern era.

GAMI: Global Alliance for Medical Innovation

Apr 20, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, India, News, Students

The Global Alliance for Medical Innovation, a group of students and faculty based at
Harvard University working to increase access to healthcare via engineering and advocacy, was awarded a Mittal Institute Seed for Change grant in summer 2020. Their proposal explored the development of low-cost, scalable technologies to allow point-of-care diagnosis of common eye disorders in under-resourced regions of the globe.

COSTAR Launch Supports Scholarship in Art and Conservation Management

Apr 15, 2021 | Announcements, Arts Program, In Region, News

This past Fall, the Mittal Institute began a program, Conservation of Culture, designed to support scholarship in art and conservation management, partnering with the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) Museum in Mumbai, the Harvard Art Museums’ Straus Conservation Center, and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

Project Empower: Expanding Mental Health Treatment in India via New Digital Platform

Apr 14, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, India, News

Through a collaboration between the Tata Trusts and the Mittal Institute, Project Empower is working to bridge the mental health provider gap in India by building a digital platform to provide virtual training and supervision to community health workers as they identify and treat common mental health disorders.

Podcast: The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan

Apr 14, 2021 | Announcements, Community, In Region, News, Pakistan

Panelists from around the globe gathered to explore the new book by Professor Ian Talbot, Director of the Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Southampton and Research Affiliate at the Mittal Institute. The book, The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan, is the first study of the history of British diplomacy in Pakistan. It covers seven decades of British diplomacy in Pakistan, from 1947 through the “War on Terror.”

Podcast: The Future of Green India – Energy and Climate Change

Apr 7, 2021 | Announcements, India, News

India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer, generates 80% of its energy from coal, oil and biomass. To meet its future projected growth, the International Energy Agency in Paris says that India will need to add an electric power system the size of the EU’s every 20 years. It has made great strides, including ensuring each village is connected to the power grid, and its solar PV deployment program is one of the world’s ambitious. Yet it faces many challenges – energy poverty, access to clean water, increased road transportation, and high temperatures that yield a demand for air conditioning.