Category : Faculty
Oct 26, 2024 | Climate, Faculty, In Region, India, News
In an essay for the 1800 Histories project based at the Harvard Center for History and Economics, which explores the local conditions at key sites that play a disproportionate role in methane emissions, WIEGO founder and Mittal Institute Steering Committee member Martha Chen writes about the impact waste pickers have on methane emissions in Delhi, India.
Oct 21, 2024 | Faculty, In Region, India, News
Growing up in Kolkata, Vishal Khandelwal – now an Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture in Harvard’s Department of History of Art + Architecture – was first introduced to the art history field right before he left India to attend DePauw University in...
Oct 12, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, India, News
The project “The History of Punishment in India,” led by Adaner Usmani, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, explores the paradox of low violence rates in India despite limited policing and high poverty.
Sep 4, 2024 | Announcements, Climate, Faculty, News
The Mittal Institute is excited to announce a new funding opportunity for faculty research on climate change in South Asia in the academic year 2024-2025. Harvard faculty members from any Harvard School are invited to propose impactful climate research projects or interdisciplinary collaboration through workshops that address the critical challenges of climate change in the region.
Aug 8, 2024 | Announcements, Climate, Faculty, Fellows, In Region, News, Students
In our last summer special, we contemplate how rising temperatures, changing monsoon patterns, and rising sea levels will impact South Asia’s growing and diverse population. The Mittal Institute is at the forefront of scholarship and research on ways to...
Jun 12, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, In Region
This summer, we are reflecting on the people and programs that made headlines at Harvard over the past academic year. Our first spotlight shines on our faculty, whose scholarship provides vital insights into the significant challenges and opportunities facing South...
Apr 30, 2024 | Community, Faculty, India, News, Students
A group photo of the HUM SAB EK curatorial team, panel speakers, and Mittal Institute affiliates. The HUM SAB EK (We Are One) exhibition, hosted by the Mittal Institute, was successfully launched on April 15, 2024, at CGIS South in Cambridge. The opening event...
Apr 3, 2024 | Announcements, Bangladesh, Climate, Faculty, News
This spring break, Prof. Susan Crawford, John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law, set out to Bangladesh on a Mittal Institute-supported research experience.
Mar 13, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, In Region, India, News, South Asia in the News
Sugata Bose (from left), Sandipto Dasgupta, Sushant Singh, and Raheel Dhattiwala shared expert insights on the upcoming general election in India, kicking off the “India Votes” series. By Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer. Social scientists discuss controversial...
Mar 7, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, In Region, News, Sri Lanka, Students
Eric Beerbohm, senior adviser for civil discourse, discussed divisions in Sri Lanka with Madura Rasaratnam, Mario Arulthas, and Kate Cronin-Furman | By Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer. Scholars take measure of divided nation after students push for broader...
Feb 28, 2024 | Announcements, Community, Faculty, In Region, News, South Asia in the News
2024 is a significant election year globally with more voters than ever before heading to the polls. India will hold the largest election of them all and is one of several South Asian countries to have national votes this year. This four-part series – led by Harvard Professors Arunabh Ghosh, Maya Jasanoff and Vatsal Naresh – will feature cutting-edge scholars across the social sciences and media who will come together over the next two months to provoke discussions about democracy, the press, and diasporic politics that resonate with parallel trends in the U.S., Asia, and globally. We spoke with the three event conveners for more on the ideation of the series, and what we can expect from the discussion.
Feb 27, 2024 | Announcements, Faculty, News
The Mittal Institute annually supports faculty research projects that unite scholars from different fields and regions whose research relates to South Asia. Interdisciplinary scholarship, as well as projects that catalyze connectivity between scholars at Harvard and those in South Asia, are a funding priority. We are pleased to announce this year’s grant recipients—earning the highest individual funding amounts in Mittal Institute history—and their research initiatives.
