Category : In Region
Apr 7, 2021 | Announcements, B4 Program, In Region, India
On March 26, the Building Bharat Boston Biosciences (B4) program held a two-session online webinar to mark the conclusion of its final phase. The Building Bharat-Boston Biosciences (B4) Program is the second iteration of the earlier Boston-Bangalore Biosciences Beginnings Program. Funded by the Department of Biotechnology within the Government of India, the B4 program is a collaboration between the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) in Bangalore, the Harvard Global Research Support Centre India, and the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University.
Apr 7, 2021 | Announcements, Community, In Region, News, Students
The Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program, a fully-funded academic and professional development opportunity for low-income, first-generation college students, is cultivating a dynamic network of young leaders spanning over 135 countries. In its fourth iteration—and second virtual iteration—Crossroads brought together program alumni, Harvard faculty and industry mentors to welcome interested students to the Crossroads community.
Apr 1, 2021 | Announcements, Bangladesh, News
Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan in 1971. To mark 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University held a virtual conference, “Bangladesh @ 50: Looking Back, Looking Forward” on March 3 and 4, 2021. The conference highlighted the arc of Bangladesh’s history from the Language Movement through the Liberation War to the present – and the future.
Mar 31, 2021 | Announcements, Associates, In Region, News, Pakistan
The Mittal Institute’s April 7 talk, “The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan,” is headlined by Ian Talbot, Mittal Institute Research Affiliate and Professor in History and Director of the Centre for Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, University of Southampton. Ian has written extensively on the themes of the colonial Punjab, the Partition of India, and the political history of Pakistan, and is the author of a 2021 book, The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan. The Mittal Institute caught up with Ian to discuss his early education, research motivations, and his new publication.
Mar 31, 2021 | Associates, Community, In Region, News, South Asia in the News, Students
The Biden Administration Must Democratize International Education. This article, by Mittal Institute Research Affiliate Dinyar Patel, originally appeared in Foreign Affairs.
Mar 24, 2021 | Announcements, B4 Program, In Region, India, News
A 3D rendering of a chain of amino acid or biomolecules called protein. Photo by Christoph Burgstedt, Adobe. Since 2016, the Mittal Institute’s Building Bharat-Boston Biosciences (B4) program has connected institutions in India and Boston to promote scientific...
Mar 24, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, India, News
An optometrist at the Prakash Vision Center. Photo by Project Prakash. Over the past three years, as part of the Mittal Institute’s “Multidisciplinary Approach to Innovative Social Enterprises” program, Project Prakash has focused on treating childhood...
Mar 24, 2021 | Announcements, Bangladesh, News
Rohingya refugee woman sits under a tree in Bangladesh. Photo by Moinak for Adobe. In early March, the Beyond Encampment series launched with an inaugural talk on “Local & Collaborative Response: Rohingya Refugee Camp Bangladesh.” Beyond...
Mar 18, 2021 | Announcements, Bangladesh, COVID-19, In Region, India, Myanmar, Nepal, News, Pakistan, South Asia in the News
Image by Adobe. How should the vaccine alliance, Gavi, respond to the worldwide need for a vaccine for the Covid-19 pandemic? Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna discusses how experimentation, judicious risk taking, and entrepreneurship in finance and...
Mar 18, 2021 | Announcements, Community, India
Images from the Mittal Institute’s new India Office. On Thursday, March 11, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute (the Mittal Institute), Harvard University, officially inaugurated its new India headquarters in New Delhi – a significant milestone...
Mar 17, 2021 | Announcements, India, News
The Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System is an ambitious, cross-sectoral initiative to lay out the path to universal health coverage in India. Its guiding principle is that structural change toward universal health coverage can only be achieved through consultative and participatory engagement with the diverse sectors involved in healthcare and, most importantly, with India’s citizenry.
This event aimed to introduce the Commission to the Harvard community and invite students, researchers, faculty, and alumni to participate in the initiative. It consisted of a panel discussion featuring several of the Commission’s co-chairs and commissioners, who are leading voices from across India’s healthcare landscape. They discussed the Commission’s five work streams (citizens’ engagement, financing, governance, human resources, and technology) and ways to get involved.
Mar 4, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, India, News, Students
By Keya Lamba and Shweta Bahri, Harvard College ‘20. Earth Warriors is an early childhood education curriculum that uses play-based learning and a solutions-oriented approach to teach young children (3-7 years old) about climate change and sustainability. Climate change, pollution, and unsustainable levels of waste have led to an environmental crisis that can no longer be denied, and it is crucial for people to start building sustainable habits and reducing waste production from a young age to combat it. Yet, less than five countries in the world have climate change as part of their mandatory education curriculum, and none have it as part of their early curriculum.
