Partition Stories: Collection and Analysis of Oral Narratives
We aim to collect stories, reflections, memories, or experiences through crowdsourcing as well as through an online survey.
Category : Faculty
Crossroads Summer Program 2017
Fifty driven, accomplished students from eleven countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East formed the inaugural cohort of the Harvard South Asia Institute’s Crossroads Summer Program.
Partition: The LMSAI Harvard Podcast
Partition is one of the defining events of the modern era and on its 70th anniversary, leading scholars explore and analyze its continuing impact in our special series of podcasts.
[VIDEO] SAI Director’s presentation at WEF in China
The South Asia Institute’s Director, Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, spoke in June 2017 about our Partition project at the World Economic Forum in China.
American Council for Southern Asian Art Symposium XVIII
ACSAA symposia occur in alternating years, and serve as opportunities to meet colleagues, reconnect with mentors and graduate school cohorts, and share one’s current research with the field.
2017 SAI Symposium: Arts Panel [VIDEO]
Watch our fantastic arts panel at the 2017 Symposium, featuring Shahzia Sikander, Shanay Javeri and Professor Homi Bhabha.
“The Social Texture of an Artist” – reflections on the 2017 SAI Mahindra Lecture
Artist, musician and Harvard PhD candidate Rajna Swaminathan reflects on the 2017 SAI Mahindra Lecture, delivered by the great Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna, and subsequent conversation with Professors Homi Bhabha and Vijay Iyer.
Looking Back, Informing the Future: The 1947 Partition of British India
At the SAI, we have embarked on a major research project to understand the history, context and continuing impact of Partition, as its 70th anniversary approaches. Our Director, Tarun Khanna, looks ahead to new research.
President of India honors Harvard Research Fellow
Dr Satchit Balsari received a prestigious Dr BC Roy National Award from Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, at a ceremony in New Delhi earlier this month. He was honored for outstanding services in the field of sociomedical relief.
Mentoring of entrepreneurs is missing in India: Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
This interview with SAI Director Tarun Khanna was published in The Times of India. The entrepreneurship ecosystem in India needs to evolve beyond ecommerce and mcommerce and into areas such as education and healthcare, said Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor...
HBS Creating Emerging Markets and India Research Center host inaugural conference in Mumbai
The Harvard Business School Creating Emerging Markets project (CEM), in collaboration with the HBS India Research Center (IRC), hosted a two-day conference titled, “Creating Emerging Markets: Lessons from History” on February 13-14 in Mumbai.
Highlights from the Harvard India Conference
The two-day Harvard student event, hosted at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, brought together business leaders, entertainment professionals, and many other leaders to engage in a conversation about India’s path to global leadership.