Year in Review 2015-16
This has been a year of firsts for the Harvard South Asia Institute. Take a look back at the year with our Year in Review. Click here to view the publication.
Category : In Region
Call for Applications: Aman Fellowship (Deadline: Sept. 1)
The fellowship supports recent PhDs and advanced professional degree holders in areas related to Pakistan, particularly areas of science and development.
Contribute to SAI’s Summer Blog!
SAI welcomes submissions for its summer blog from Harvard students, faculty, alumni, and affiliates on an array of topics pertaining to South Asia.
Webinar: Intellectual Property in Creative Industries
By Kundan Madireddy, Project Manager, and Dr. Shashank Shah, Project Director On May 4th, the Harvard University South Asia Institute (SAI) and Tata Trusts hosted the sixth webinar in its multi-part series on issues connected with Livelihood Creation in India. This...
Update from the Harvard Alumni Group in Nepal: US-Nepal relations
“Nepal’s constitution is a milestone, and it’s a living document that should be taken to the people for broader engagement,” said Alaina B. Teplitz, US Ambassador to Nepal, at a recent meeting in Kathmandu of the Harvard Alumni Group in Nepal.
GoMango wins Seed for Change Competition
The student venture, which provides low-cost refrigerated transport to food producers in India, have won the grand prize of $40,000.
Webinar: Social Enterprises In India: Some Guiding Principles For Scale And Impact
Using examples like Khan Academy, BRAC, and Aspiring Minds, Tarun Khanna, SAI, HBS, shared lessons on how social enterprises can scale up and achieve impact in a webinar on April 29, as part of SAI’s Livelihood Creation Project with Tata Trusts.
Seed for Change Q+A: Torr Energy
“We are all passionate about providing an energy solution for those who need it the most,” says Kasey Wang, Harvard Law School student, about Torr Energy, one of the student group finalists in SAI’s Seed For Change Competition.
TedX: Lessons from Kumbh Mela – Worlds Largest Gathering of Humanity
“This 1,400 year-old event can teach us something about contemporary challenges,” said Tarun Khanna, SAI, HBS, in a TEDx talk he gave in Mumbai.
April 29: Webinar on Social Enterprises in India: Some Guiding Principles for Scale and Impact
Friday, April 29, 2016, 7:30pm to 8:30pm IST (10:00am to 11:00am ET) Webinar: Social Enterprises in India: Some Guiding Principles for Scale and Impact Livelihood Creation Webinar Tarun Khanna, Director, Harvard South Asia Institute; Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor,...
SAI hosts visual artist Milan Rai
Last week, SAI hosted Milan Rai, an artist from Nepal, who spread white butterflies across campus. He also met with students, gave a public seminar, and attended classes.
Student voices: The exhilaration of breaking news
“I wasn’t just reading the headlines; I was experiencing the problems and fortunes of the people of Delhi in real time,” writes Shaiba Rather, Harvard College student who spent her winter session interning at NDTV in India.