Exploring South Asian urbanism in Karachi
“An urban time-bomb.” That is how Rahul Mehrotra of the Harvard Graduate School of Design described the explosive growth of contemporary cities across South Asia.
Category : In Region
Nepal Ambassador visits Harvard Kennedy School
On December 3, 2013, Ambassador of Nepal to the United States, Shankar Prasad Sharma, spoke at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In his talk on ‘Nepal Election 2013: Opportunities for New Constitution and Inclusive Growth,’ he highlighted that the Constituent...
Tackling gender violence across borders, digitally
On November 25, 2013, SAI hosted a webinar titled “Tackling Gender Based Violence in South Asia – What Options Do We Have?” as part of SAI’s ongoing webinar series. The interactive discussion featured sites across Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. To make the webinar interactive across the globe, SAI utilized social media to take questions and monitor the discussion online.
Professor Ali Asani talks identity politics in Mumbai
The Foundations and Future of Identity Politics On November, 20th, Professor Ali Asani participated in an event in Mumbai about identity politics in Asia. There was a great deal of interest in the panel discussion on ‘The Foundations and Future of Identity...
A Sticky Wicket: India’s Economic Dilemma
The Indian economy has been teetering on the brink for the past few months. The most manifest of these problems has been the crash of the Indian rupee, which has shown a decline of approximately 20% against the US dollar in a short period of time. Tarun Khanna, Director of the South Asia Institute at Harvard University and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, offers some insights into the causes and conditions at play.
Jaago – Harvard’s first summit on Indian Development
September 20 at 11am – September 22 at 5pm
Graduate Students from HKS and HLS visit Pakistan
A group of graduate students from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School came to Pakistan for a week-long trek between August 11 and August 18, 2013. The trek, organized by the students through support from SAI in-country consultants, sought to develop...
Harvard Alum talk on flood risk reduction in the Indus Basin in Lahore
On Friday, 16 August 2013, Center for Law and Policy hosted a talk by Laila Kasuri, a recent graduate from Harvard College with a concentration in environmental sciences and engineering, titled “A Decision Support System for Flood Risk Reduction in the Indus...
Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral City
The spirit of collaboration and community that made this year’s Kumbh Mela festival so successful was on vivid display at the workshop on August 29 and 30 at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Harvard Alumni trips to South Asia
The Harvard Alumni Association will offer several upcoming trips to South Asia, including faculty led trips to Bhutan, Tamil Nadu, and Myanmar.
Professor Eck awarded Honorary Doctorate from SOAS
On July 26, Diana L. Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity by the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, at its graduation ceremonies in London.
Winter Session Grants – New Deadline
It’s not too early to think about what you’ll be doing over Winter Session. Consider applying for a SAI winter grant. Deadline: Wednesday, October 16, 2013