Preserving Pakistan’s rich archaeological heritage
Former SAI Aman fellow Muhammad Zahir is working with the the Japanese Center for South Asian Cultural Heritage to preserve archaeological sites in Pakistan that are deteriorating.
Category : Pakistan
Jan. 12: Harvard Alumni Global Networking Night (South Asia locations)
Global Networking Night events will be held in Bengaluru, Islamabad, New Delhi, and Yangon on January 12.
Top content from the semester
As we celebrate a new year, take a look back at SAI”s most-viewed content from the summer and fall semester. 1. In Memory of Shahab Ahmed September 18, 2015 SAI was deeply saddened to share the news that Shahab Ahmed, Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard, passed...
SAI teams travels to Pakistan for Mental Health Conference
The conference, held Dec. 16-18 in Karachi, aimed to identify existing challenges, best practices, and innovations around mental health relief efforts.
Never Forget: Remembering Peshawar
Today, the South Asia Institute’s thoughts are with Pakistan as the country marks the one year anniversary of the Peshawar school attack.
2016 Student Winter Grant Recipients
SAI has awarded 20 grants to support student projects in India, Nepal, and Pakistan over the Winter Session 2016.
Call for applications: Program for Visiting Artists from South Asia
SAI welcomes applications from emerging artists in South Asia to come to Harvard University to participate in discourse with students and faculty on critical issues. The deadline for Spring 2016 is January 8, 2016.
Founding members form South Asian Arts Council
Representing Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the council members will provide support and advisement for the Arts at SAI program.
SAI hosts artist Basir Mahmood
This week, SAI welcomed Basir Mahmood, an artist based in Lahore, Pakistan, to Harvard as the second Visiting Artist, as part of SAI’s Arts Program.
Dec. 16-18: SAI and Aman Foundation to host conference on Mental Health in Karachi
The conference aims to identify existing challenges, best practices, and innovations around mental health relief efforts in the wake of natural and manmade disasters.
Q+A: Basir Mahmood
Mahmood uses video, film, and photographs to build various forms of narratives. He will be at Harvard next week as SAI’s second Visiting Artist.
Alum Q+A: Using entrepreneurship to impact education in Pakistan
Imran Sarwar, Harvard Kennedy School alum, is the co-founder of Rabtt, which aims to change the education landscape in Pakistan.