Category : In Region
May 26, 2015 | Community, Faculty, In Region, India, News, South Asia in the News, Students
This article originally appeared in the Harvard Gazette. Grants help faculty shape study-abroad opportunities By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer New Delhi, Bangalore, Paris, Tblisi, Vienna, Dakar, Freiburg. Harvard summer students will have the option of...
May 21, 2015 | Community, Faculty, Nepal, News, South Asia in the News, Students
On May 14, SAI hosted panel discussions featuring faculty from Harvard, MIT, Tufts, and Brown on lessons for Nepal across a broad spectrum of issues, including public health, water and sanitation, reconstruction of heritage sites, and equity in humanitarian efforts.
May 20, 2015 | Alumni, Blog, Community, Faculty, Fellows, In Region, South Asia in the News, Students
SAI welcomes submissions for its blog from Harvard students, faculty, alumni, and affiliates on an array of topics pertaining to South Asia
May 18, 2015 | Alumni, Blog, Community, Nepal, South Asia in the News
The members shared their stories of involvement in rescue and relief operations, and shared lessons and recommendations learned during the earthquakes.
Apr 28, 2015 | In Region, Nepal, News, South Asia in the News
Read a Harvard Gazette article about how Harvard is responding to the earthquake in Nepal.
Apr 15, 2015 | Bangladesh, India, News, Pakistan, Students
SAI has awarded 35 grants for 2015 summer and research, internship, and language study in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Apr 2, 2015 | Community, News, Pakistan, Students
The second annual Harvard Pakistan Forum took place on March 28th and 29th, 2015 at Harvard. With approximately 250 people in attendance, it was an eclectic mix of people from different walks of life, all connected by their interest in some facet of a modern-day...
Mar 26, 2015 | Alumni, Bangladesh, Blog, Community, News
TraumaLink was founded in 2013 by Dr. Jon Moussally, an attending emergency physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and North Shore Medical Center, along with Eric Dunipace and Ryan Fu, arvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students. The organizations’s goal is...
Mar 18, 2015 | Alumni, In Region, Nepal, News
On March 10, the Harvard Alumni Group of Nepal held a talk in Kathmandu with Dr. Swarnim Wagle, HKS alum and Member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal.
Mar 12, 2015 | Community, Faculty, News, Pakistan, South Asia in the News
In an interview with SAI, Jahangir discusses women’s empowerment, freedom of expression, and Pakistan’s complicated political relationships with India and the US. Jahangir delivered the Asia Center’s Tsai Lecture on Mar. 4
Mar 11, 2015 | Community, Faculty, News, Pakistan, Students
By Mehjabeen Zameer, M.Ed Candidate in International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education; SAI Student Coordinator On Wednesday, March 4, renowned Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir, spoke about the state of Pakistan moving from one crisis...
Mar 6, 2015 | Alumni, Bangladesh, Community, Faculty, In Region, India, News, Pakistan, South Asia in the News
The Murty Classical Library of India hopes to introduce a vast corpus of literature, thought, and science to fresh audiences across the world. “It’s completely transformative,” said Parimal Patil, Chair of the Department of South Asian Studies and SAI Steering Committee member.
