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Exploring identity through South Asian poetry
By Sunayana Kachroo, poet participant South Asia is a region of diversity with a peculiar synthetic cultural unity. Rich in history, languages, literature and philosophy, the region has explored the signature of humanity in man through religion, art, monuments, food,...
Ben Siegel wins Sardar Patel Award
Congrats to Ben Siegel, former SAI Graduate Student Associate, whose dissertation “Independent India of Plenty: Food, Hunger, and Nation-Building in Modern India” won the 2014 Sardar Patel Award for “the best doctoral dissertation on any aspect of modern India –...
Research spotlight: Mental health and disaster management
Global actors must work with communities to create local solutions for post-disaster mental health initiatives, according to panelists at SAI’s Annual Symposium.
India’s Prospects and Policy Challenges
By Ghazal Gulati, Ed. M Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education, @GhazalGulati On May 1, 2015, the South Asia Institute (SAI) hosted an engaging and insightful conversation with Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of...
New Asia related E-Resources at Harvard
New e-resources have been added to Databases @ Harvard Library this April: Afghanistan and the US, 1945-1963 : Records of US State Department Classified Files http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:auafghanistanusstate Afghanistan in 1919: The Third...
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.
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.
David Bloom named Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Congratulations to David Bloom, SAI Steering Committee member, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who was named one of 32 inaugural Andrew Carnegie Fellows.
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.
Faculty Q+A: Temporary religious landscapes in Latin America and South Asia
The Research Project on the Ephemeral City, lead by professor Rahul Mehrotra, GSD, has been engaged in documenting and systematically compiling different forms of temporary urbanism in South Asia, Latin America and worldwide.