“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.
“The kindness and perseverance of the people are the lasting impressions I have of Nepal,” says Yoko Okura, Harvard Kennedy School student, who spent her winter session interning with Daayitwa, a local NGO based in Kathmandu.
SAI will be hosting Nepalese artist Milan Rai at Harvard from April 11-15, 2016. He will visit courses, meet with students and faculty, and give a public talk on April 13.
During his time on campus, Mohanty visited courses, met with students and faculty, and gave a performance lecture.
On March 29, as part of the Livelihood Creation Project, SAI and the Tata Trusts hosted a webinar with Ritesh Mehta of Facebook about how nonprofit organizations can create compelling content to impact their audiences.
On March 24, SAI hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with the “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
In the webinar, Ritesh Mehta will share his experiences from Facebook and provide practical examples of how Facebook can benefit social enterprises
At the recent meeting of the Harvard Alumni Group of Nepal, Bhojraj Pokharel, the former Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal, discussed lessons from Myanmar’s democratic evolution.
“I’m interested in this idea of the victim and crisis, and how it can be represented in art,” says Paribartana Mohanty, SAI’s Visiting Artist.
“I learned to practice cross-cultural compassionate care and learned about a broken health-care system,” writes Harvard dental student Hannah Yoo about her time conducting research on the oral and nutritional health of women and children in Mumbai.
As part of the Livelihood Creation Project, the SAI team recently visited organizations in Delhi, where the craft sector has been influenced by the different dynasties that have ruled the city.