SAI welcomes new members to its Advisory Council
SAI is honored to announce that KP Balaraj, Sumir Chadha, and Chandni and Mukesh Prasad, are joining Harvard South Asia Institute (SAI) as the newest members of its Advisory Council.
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Mobile Technology to Access Healthcare Services: Case Studies from the Global South
Read about the panel that showcased three real-world case studies of unique applications of mobile technology in the field of healthcare.
South Asia Week 2015
The Future of Diplomacy Project, in partnership with SAI, will be hosting its annual South Asia Week, beginning Friday, April, 24, featuring an impressive array of regional practitioners and experts on India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
South Asia: Local Solutions with Global Impact
SAI’s Annual Symposium on April 16 and 17, 2015 brought together scholars and practitioners for a series of workshops on SAI’s ongoing research projects.
Virtual tour: Temporary Landscapes of Religion in South Asia and Latin America
Take a virtual tour through the exhibit, which examines ephemeral configurations deployed to celebrate religious beliefs from the two regions. SAI is hosting a seminar on Wednesday, Apr. 22 about the exhibit.
Language for Metaphysics, Language for Politics: Some Lessons from Allama Prabhu’s vacanas
By Ghazal Gulati, Ed.M Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education “Writing that cannot be erased, ought not to be written” – Allama Prabhu As part of its South Asia Without Borders Series, SAI hosted a seminar on Friday, April 3 with Dr. Prithvi Datta Chandra...
Transnational urbanism and postcolonial cities
In a SAI Urbanization seminar on March 31, Maristella Casciato, Canadian Centre for Architecture, discussed the challenges of postcolonialism for cities in South Asia.
Rediscovering a nation at the Harvard Pakistan Forum
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...
April 16: Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Book Launch and Exhibition
The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY book and exhibition consolidate research findings and serve as an example of interdisciplinary research conducted at Harvard.
Update from TraumaLink: Saving lives in Bangladesh
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...
Annual Symposium: April 16 and 17, 2015
The 2015 Annual Symposium will bring together scholars and practitioners for a series of workshops on SAI’s ongoing research projects and see the launch of an exhibit and book on Mapping the Ephemeral City: Kumbh Mela 2013.
April 2: Mumbai Mari Jaan at the GSD
The series at the GSD will feature Parinda, Black Friday, Lunchbox, and Mumbai Mari Jaan.