Category : Faculty
Creating unique digital identities
Nandan Nilekani, former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) delivered the SAI Annual Mahindra Lecture on Nov. 3. During his tenure as chairman of UIDAI, Nilekani designed and implemented Aadhaar, a national biometric identification project wherein each Indian is issued a twelve-digit number that is unique to them.
Power Play: Teacher Transfers in India
HarvardX course closes in on global view
Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai win Nobel Peace Prize
The Harvard South Asia Institute is thrilled to hear the news that Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for their incredible efforts in improving the lives of children worldwide.
The future of nutrition
HarvardX course: Entrepreneurship and Healthcare in Emerging Economies
Beginning October 30, SAI’s Director, Tarun Khanna, HBS, SAI Director, with Sue Goldie, HSPH, will offer the first of a series of HarvardX courses on South Asia. This 12 week course is free and open to the public.
Harvard Bangalore Science Initiative: A Summer of Intellectual and Cultural Exchange in India
Art and social change
On Friday, Sept. 19, SAI held its inaugural event of the SAI Arts Initiative, with a seminar that explored the role of arts in social change. Cara Moyer-Duncan, Emerson College, and actress Nandita Das discussed the use of cinema in Africa and South Asia as a tool for social activism.
Fall Webinars: Disaster Management
Join the South Asia Institute for three interactive webinar events with Harvard University Fellows on Disaster Management and Emergency Response.
Using cell phones to change society
The potential of mobile technology to change society was examined in an Exploratory Seminar titled ‘Using Cellphones to Change Societies’ hosted by SAI and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on September 4 and 5, 2014.
‘Contextual Intelligence’ by Tarun Khanna
Harvard Business Review, September 2014