SAI concludes Tata Trusts Livelihood Creation project with conference in Delhi
The 18-month project with Tata Trusts focused on rural livelihood creation in the handicrafts sector, and science and technology-based social entrepreneurship.
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SAI responds to Executive Order
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Ali Asani and Ali Sethi pay ode to regional poets at ‘Misaq-e-Ishq’
This was published in Pakistan Today. The Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF) in collaboration with the LUMS School of Education (LUMS SOE) and Harvard South Asia Institute (Harvard SAI) organized an exclusive music and poetry evening on Jan. 17. Renowned musician Ali...
The state of higher education in India
On January 12, 2017, SAI hosted a roundtable discussion in Delhi to bring together leaders in the field of higher education in India. The event provided a rare opportunity for the leaders to come together and discuss what is at stake for educational institutions, and...
A new way to detect fake medicines
Fake, substandard, and otherwise compromised medicines are a deadly problem in South Asia and globally. Dr. Muhammad Zaman, visiting faculty at SAI, is working to develop a low-cost, portable and fast way to measure a drug’s purity.
‘Aesthetic approach of Islam is the way forward’
This article was originally published by Dawn.com about a Jan. 13 SAI event cosponsored with Habib University. By Haneen Rafi KARACHI: In an attempt to deconstruct negative stereotypes about Islam that are rampant in popular discourse, there is an urgent need to...
Spring 2017 South Asia courses at Harvard
Harvard will offer many courses in the upcoming semester with content related to South Asia, covering topics such as Himalayan art, Asian diasporas, capitalism and cosmology, Ismaili history and culture, and much more.
Meenakshi Sengupta: Exploring gender identity in art
From Nov. 29 – Dec. 9, the South Asia Institute hosted artists Meenakshi Sengupta at Harvard through the Visiting Artist Program. Born in 1987, Kolkota, India, Meenakshi holds a B.V.A. 2011 (Painting), from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India and a M.F.A. 2013...
What Next? Trump and Asia
On Dec. 5, Harvard’s Asia related centers hosted an event in which experts discussed what’s next for Asia in a Trump administration. It is the first in a series of public talks at Harvard on U.S.-Asia relations during Trump’s presidency.
SAI welcomes Arts Council member
The South Asia Institute is honored to welcome Dipti Mathur to the SAI Arts Council. Council members provide support and advisement for the Arts at SAI program, which aims to connect South Asia’s curators, museum administrators, artists, and art educators with Harvard...
South Asia In The News: India’s Cash Crisis
SAI and Harvard affiliates react to India’s decision to withdraw the legal status of certain cash notes.
SAI welcomes Sanjay Kumar, India Country Director
SAI is pleased to welcome Sanjay Kumar to the team as our India Country Director. He will lead all of SAI’s activities in India and will be based at our office in Delhi.