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Alumni of the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program Describe Its Impact

Feb 11, 2021 | In Region, News, Students

Alumni of the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program Describe Its Impact

Last week, the Mittal Institute collaborated with Network Capital to hold an information session for the upcoming 2021 Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program (CELP), where Harvard faculty and industry members discussed the impact of the program. Numerous former Crossroads students, who now belong to the vast alumni group network of the CELP program, joined the virtual event to share their experiences from their cohorts and the impact that it had on their education and careers.

Apply for the 2021 B4 Young Scientist Development Course on Big Data

Feb 9, 2021 | Announcements, B4 Program, India, News

Apply for the 2021 B4 Young Scientist Development Course on Big Data

Each year, the Mittal Institute’s B4 Program hosts workshops that bring together talented Indian students and experts in the life sciences. The goal of these workshops is to introduce students to important issues in the life sciences through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on learning opportunities. From March 14–21, 2021, the B4 Program will host a 7-day course, “Online Workshop on Big Data in Life Sciences and Healthcare,” organized by IBAB, Bangalore under the aegis of the Building Bharat-Boston Biosciences (B4) Program funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Learn more and apply by March 2, 2021.

Naqsha Nigar: M(app)ing the Lost Heritage of Lahore

Feb 4, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, News, Pakistan, Students

Naqsha Nigar: M(app)ing the Lost Heritage of Lahore

By Asmer Asrar Safi, Hamid Nawaz, Hajra Malik, and Ramsha Bilal. Lahore is a city rife with unexplored heritage sites and cultural landmarks locked between urban developments. Yet, the unavailability of tourism services means that Lahore has been unable to fully reap the benefits of being a popular tourist destination in Pakistan. It is to bridge this gap that our team set out to create a third-party, tourism facilitation service app, “Naqsha Nigar,” predicated on creating preset and customizable tour plans for the average smartphone user.

Designing Sanitation Infrastructure for Extreme Settlements

Jan 28, 2021 | Faculty, In Region, India, News, Social Enterprise

Designing Sanitation Infrastructure for Extreme Settlements

Through a collaboration between the Tata Trusts and the Mittal Institute, the project “Designing a Sanitation Hub” will yield a series of design drawings and representations of how a sanitation “hub” will be configured spatially in both rural and urban settings, including indigenous community settlements (such as the koliwadas and lal dora areas) to high-density squatter settlements.

Binalakshmi Nepram: Bringing Women to the Forefront of Peace Processes

Jan 20, 2021 | Announcements, Community, In Region, India, News

Binalakshmi Nepram: Bringing Women to the Forefront of Peace Processes

Binalakshmi Nepram, a Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, is an indigenous scholar and human rights defender from Manipur in Northeast India. We recently spoke with her to learn more about her efforts in disarmament, the importance of women in peace processes, and her current fellowship with the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.

The Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program Is Back — Apply for 2021!

Jan 15, 2021 | Announcements, Faculty, In Region, News, Students

Alumni of the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program Describe Its Impact

Last year, the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program received 6,093 total applications from 115 countries spanning the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, South Asia, and US students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Selected students joined the Crossroads Virtual Program via Zoom to attend an interdisciplinary seminar series uniquely designed for them, curated to encourage their individual professional and academic aspirations. The Crossroads Virtual Program featured 13 fascinating and insightful lessons given by senior Harvard faculty across a range of disciplines.

Announcing the 2021 Seed for Change Competition

Jan 11, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, News, Students

Announcing the 2021 Seed for Change Competition

The Seed for Change (SFC) competition aims to develop a vibrant ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India and Pakistan through an annual competition run by the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University. Grant prizes will be awarded to interdisciplinary student projects that positively impact societal, economic, and environmental issues in India and Pakistan. Applications for the 2021 cycle must be submitted by February 26, 2021.

The Mittal Institute’s Winter 2020 Student Grant Recipients

Jan 7, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, News, Students

The Mittal Institute’s Winter 2020 Student Grant Recipients

Each semester, the Mittal Institute offers grants to Harvard students to further their research, language study, or internship opportunities. This semester, 14 students were awarded grants to carry out projects during the 2021 Wintersession, ranging from research on a timeline of South Asia history from the dawn of Indus valley civilization until 1947 CE, to language studies on Sinhala, Bangla, Kashmiri, and more.

Project Prakash: Recalibrating the Approach to Eye Care During the Pandemic

Jan 7, 2021 | Announcements, In Region, India, News, Social Enterprise

Project Prakash: Recalibrating the Approach to Eye Care During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant and negative impact on the delivery of eye health services around the world, while pushing new behaviors of both consumers and healthcare service provides. We spoke with Ajay Chawariya, the Executive Director of Project Prakash Charitable Trust (PPCT), to understand how the Project Prakash team is dealing with the challenges of providing eye care during the pandemic.