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Harnessing AI for Climate Solutions: Meet Mittal Family Climate Fellow Sachin Kumar

Sep 29, 2025 | Announcements, Climate, Fellows, News

Harnessing AI for Climate Solutions: Meet Mittal Family Climate Fellow Sachin Kumar

Sachin Kumar, the Mittal Family Climate Fellow, studies Artificial Intelligence, particularly the intersection of AI technology and societal impact. His research focuses on leveraging AI/ML to solve urban and societal challenges, specifically urban governance, climate change and sustainability. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi, he is also the Executive Officer of the University of Delhi Foundation. We spoke with Dr. Kumar about his research and what he hopes from his Mittal Institute fellowship.

Advancing South Asian Scholarship: Meet Our 2025–26 Fellows

Sep 18, 2025 | Announcements, Fellows, News

Advancing South Asian Scholarship: Meet Our 2025–26 Fellows

The Mittal Institute’s Cambridge and India offices foster South Asian scholarship by hosting Fellows and Visiting Artist Fellows. Our Fellows, who are scholars and practitioners, come to Harvard to pursue independent, self-directed research and engage with the university’s world-class resources. Visiting Artist Fellows are mid-career artists from across South Asia who spend two months on campus, collaborating with Harvard faculty and students as they explore the region’s social, political, cultural, and economic issues through art. In the 2025–26 academic year, we are delighted to welcome four new Fellows and one Visiting Artist Fellow.

The Mittal Institute Presents the 2024–25 Year in Review and Arts Program Reports

Aug 20, 2025 | Afghanistan, Announcements, Arts Program, Associates, Bangladesh, Faculty, Fellows, In Region, India, Myanmar, Nepal, News, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Students

The Mittal Institute Presents the 2024–25 Year in Review and Arts Program Reports

The Mittal Institute is excited to announce the release of the 2023–24 Year in Review and 2023–24 Arts Program reports. Like every year, the comprehensive Year in Review Report includes updates on all major faculty-led programs, lists awards and fellowships, highlights the work of students, student organizations, and scholars, and summarizes events and other achievements. The Arts Program Report highlights the incredible impact and accomplishments of the Mittal Institute’s various arts initiatives, which include fellowships, exhibitions, and events. Both reports offer valuable insights into the institute’s mission of connecting Harvard with South Asia. 

Muhammad Ayaz, Syed Babar Ali Fellow, on Governance and Sustainability in Global Value Chains

Feb 25, 2025 | Fellows, News

Muhammad Ayaz, Syed Babar Ali Fellow, on Governance and Sustainability in Global Value Chains

Muhammad Ayaz, the Mittal Institute’s Syed Babar Ali Fellow Spring 2025, is a researcher dedicated to exploring the impact of globalization on production on developing countries. He is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi, Pakistan, where he teaches international business and strategy courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His research interests focus on economic, social, and environmental upgrading in global value chains (GVCs), corporate social responsibility, and the role of intermediary actors in the governance of GVCs.

India Fellow P. Arun’s Work on Communications and Surveillance in Early Twentieth-Century Colonial India

Jan 28, 2025 | Announcements, Fellows, India, News

India Fellow P. Arun’s Work on Communications and Surveillance in Early Twentieth-Century Colonial India

The Mittal Institute welcomes India fellow Dr. P. Arun, a postdoctoral scholar whose work explores the interplay of politics, law, and technology. Under the mentorship of Prof. Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Department of History, Harvard University, he will delve into the surveillance practices of late colonial India, examining how postal and telegraph systems were weaponized against colonial subjects and anti-colonial movements. In the interview, Arun shares insights into his research, his aspirations for the fellowship, and the broader significance of his work.

The Mittal Institute Presents the 2023–24 Year in Review and Arts Program Reports

Dec 3, 2024 | Afghanistan, Announcements, Arts Program, Associates, Bangladesh, Faculty, Fellows, In Region, India, Myanmar, Nepal, News, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Students

The Mittal Institute Presents the 2023–24 Year in Review and Arts Program Reports

The Mittal Institute is excited to announce the release of the 2023–24 Year in Review and 2023–24 Arts Program reports. Like every year, the comprehensive Year in Review Report includes updates on all major faculty-led programs, lists awards and fellowships, highlights the work of students, student organizations, and scholars, and summarizes events and other achievements. The Arts Program Report highlights the incredible impact and accomplishments of the Mittal Institute’s various arts initiatives, which include fellowships, exhibitions, and events. Both reports offer valuable insights into the institute’s mission of connecting Harvard with South Asia. 

Introducing Waheed Ahmad, First Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Fellow from Afghanistan

Nov 12, 2024 | Afghanistan, Fellows, News

Introducing Waheed Ahmad, First Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Fellow from Afghanistan

This year’s Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program Fellow is Waheed Ahmad, the first fellow from Afghanistan. He brings over a decade of experience at the intersection of national security, governance, and development. Waheed most notably served as a senior National Security staff of the Afghanistan Democratic Government (2001-2021). He fled Afghanistan as the U.S. withdrew from the country and the Taliban took power in Kabul. Once in the U.S., he served as Resident Practitioner at the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University, focusing on human rights issues in Afghanistan. He is now a Mason Fellow pursuing his MC/MPA at the Harvard Kennedy School. We spoke to Waheed about his past, his time at Harvard, and his future plans.

Vidya Subramanian’s Journey Post Raghunathan Fellowship

Oct 29, 2024 | Announcements, Fellows, News

Vidya Subramanian’s Journey Post Raghunathan Fellowship

Vidya Subramanian, former Raghunathan Fellow at the Mittal Institute and STS Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, has been busy in the years since her 2020 stint at Harvard. We caught up with Vidya to learn more about her work at the intersection of technology and society, and her research into the changing nature of citizenship in our technological society.

Acclaimed Pakistani Artist Naiza Khan Named Harvard’s Mittal Institute’s Distinguished Artist Fellow 2025

Oct 21, 2024 | Announcements, Arts Program, Fellows, News

Acclaimed Pakistani Artist Naiza Khan Named Harvard’s Mittal Institute’s Distinguished Artist Fellow 2025

The Mittal Institute is excited to announce that Naiza Khan, a highly acclaimed visual artist from Pakistan, will be in residence on the Harvard campus in April 2025 as the institute’s second Distinguished Artist Fellow. The Distinguished Artist Fellowship at the Mittal Institute supports the artistic and research endeavors of senior artists from South Asia. A selection committee nominates a fellow in recognition of the artist’s contribution to important issues related to South Asia.