Shafiqul Islam wins Water Prize
Islam is the director of the Boston Water Group, a diverse group of researchers and practitioners who but work around the world to address problems that involve water.
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Disease and politics: Lessons from Calcutta and Canton
At a recent meeting of the Brown/Harvard/MIT Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics on Oct. 14,
Prerna Singh, Brown University, compared the success of the smallpox vaccine in 19th century Calcutta and Canton to show that new medical technologies must be embedded in existing cultural norms to be effective.
Towards better health information exchange
SAI hosted a seminar with the Radcliffe Institute in September that sought to identify the technical and policy barriers to better health information exchange, with a focus on India.
Call for Applications: Young Scientists Development Course in India
Students from across India will be chosen to participate in a two-week immersion workshop that will allow them to explore some of the most exciting research topics in neuroscience.
Save the Date: SAI Annual Symposium, May 3 & 4, 2017
Join the South Asia Institute for its Annual Symposium, which will bring together scholars and practitioners for discussions about South Asia and the world, focusing broadly on the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
Four Fundraising Fundamentals for the Indian Crafts Sector
This is part of a series about the SAI/Tata Trusts workshop on Creating Livelihoods for the Indian Craft Sector By Gayatri Divecha, Project Consultant and Dr. Shashank Shah, Project Director This informative panel discussion on brought together perspectives...
Nepal earthquake response offers lessons for future disasters
After Nepal’s devastating earthquake in April, the international community rushed to help. Well-meaning though it was, the huge influx of helpers actually complicated relief efforts. That issue and other lessons were the focus of a symposium at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on September 16.
From Sunset to Sunrise: The Immense Untapped Potential of India’s Crafts
This is part of a special series on the SAI/Tata Trusts Workshop on ‘Creating Livelihoods for the Indian Craft Sector’ held in January in Gandhinagar By Gayatri Divecha, Project Consultant and Dr. Shashank Shah, Project Director In his keynote address,...
Alum Q+A: Saving the environment and improving women’s lives, one pad at a time
Saathi, founded by several MIT and Harvard graduates, has developed an eco-friendly sanitary pad made from local banana fiber that is fully compostable and bio-degradable. They hope it will give women more freedom in India and other developing countries.
Student voices: Reslilience in Nepal
During her summer internship in Nepal, HKS student Yoko Okura conducted stakeholder interviews with community leaders, local government officials, teachers, students, and parents to evaluate the impact of community-based and school-based disaster reduction programs.
Meet our 2016-17 Graduate Student Associates
Every year, SAI supports Graduate Student Associates from across the different schools at Harvard whose research focuses on South Asia.
In their own words: Why I support the arts
In a recent interview with SAI, Arts Council member Omar Saeed spoke about his intersecting interests in arts, education, and health.