Beyond the madrassa
Based on her research in the city of Lahore, Laila Bushra, SAI’s Babar Ali Fellow, discussed the connection between the influence of Islamist groups in Pakistan and civin Islamist infrastructure in a seminar on November 5.
Category : Faculty
Unstable Constitutionalism: Law and Politics in South Asia
By Soujanya Ganig, Ed. M Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education; SAI Student Coordinator On November 16, SAI and Harvard Law School hosted a book talk on Unstable Constitutionalism: Law and Politics in South Asia, a book edited by Mark Tushnet and Madhav...
The future of mobile health
A SAI webinar on Nov. 17 showed how this type of health intervention has significant potential for public health at future events, from natural disasters to refugee resettlements.
Call for Applications: Rural Livelihood in the Indian Crafts Sector – Capacity Building Program and Social Innovation Grant
The capacity building curriculum for organizations will will equip them with practical skills, tools, and knowledge that they require to maximize and deepen the impact of their work and the scale of their activities.
Lessons from the Kumbh Mela
At the Asia Society in New York on November 6, faculty leaders discussed how the Kumbh Mela is an opportunity to learn about megacities, possibly illuminating solutions to natural disasters that require temporary housing.
Sea of Poppies: A story of “the making of the modern world”
Sunil Amrith led a virtual discussion on Nov. 5 with teachers about Sea of Poppies, a historical novel that sheds light on 19th century India.
Asia Society: The ‘Sheer Spectacle’ of Kumbh Mela
“The sheer scale and the aspect of its temporariness is just mind-boggling,” says Rahul Mehrotra.
Storytelling, Learning and Human Communication
On October 26, SAI hosted Musharraf Ali Farooqi, author, translator and storyteller for a Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar. The masterful storyteller enthralled the audience with his fascinating stories and gave a flavour of all the dimensions of his work.
Harvard-Brown Pakistani Film Festival 2015
The Harvard-Brown Pakistani Film Festival 2015, held from October 16 – 18, brought multiple layers of contemporary Pakistani visual culture to over 500 attendees at Harvard. The event drew packed houses for each screening, mostly comprising members of the...
Tata Trusts and SAI collaborate for Social and Economic Empowerment in India
The 18-month research project will focus on three key areas including rural livelihood creation; educational, social and economic empowerment of women; and science and technology-based interventions for poverty alleviation.
Oct. 30 at HBS: The Business History of India and South Asia: Recent Trends in Research
This conference, which will take place on October 30th at Harvard Business School, aims to survey recent scholarship on the history of business in India and South Asia. It will bring together faculty and students from a range of disciplines, including economic and...
Nepal – In Memoriam: Exhibit and Fundraiser
The exhibit, on display now at Harvard, is designed to raise funds for SAI’s Nepal Research and Reconstruction Fund.