SAI Research Affiliates, 2014-2015
The SAI Research Affiliates Program supports researchers and faculty each year at Harvard whose area of interest is South Asia.
Category : Fellows
The politics of conservation
In a Q+A, SAI’s 2014-15 South Asian Studies Fellow Anand Vaidya explains his interdisciplinary research on the politics conservation in India, and why India is the best place in the world to study the social sciences. SAI: Could you talk a little about...
Postsecondary education in South Asia: Q+A with SAI’s Research Affiliate Mumtaz Anwar
During his time as a SAI Research Affiliate, Mumtaz Anwar has used Harvard’s resources to develop his research on the expansion of postsecondary education in South Asia, and he has attended classes, lectures, and conferences that have opened his eyes to new forms of learning.
Farewell dinner for SAI’s Aman Fellow
On Friday, May 16, SAI friends and affiliates gathered in CGIS at a farewell dinner for SAI’s Aman Fellow Muhammad Zahir. With delicious Pakistani food, the dinner provided Zahir the opportunity to thank everyone who had helped him during the course of his fellowship....
Aman Fellow Muhammad Zahir shares research on protohistoric cemeteries in Pakistan
On Thursday, May 1, Muhammad Zahir, SAI’s Aman Fellow for the spring semester, shared his ongoing archaeology research at a seminar titled ‘Modern Ethnicities and Ancient Graves: The Deconstruction and Re-Analysis of the Protohistoric Cemeteries and Ethnic Origin Stories in Pakistan.’
Global literature in the classroom
On March 31, 2014, teachers from across the country came together to discuss how a story about slum-dwellers in Mumbai can be used in the classroom – except they did not even need to leave their computers. As part of the Global Literature Online Book Group for...
Q&A with Aman Fellow Dr. Muhammad Zahir
SAI is excited to welcome Dr. Muhammad Zahir as the inaugural Aman Fellow for the spring semester. The fellowship is meant for advanced professional degree holders in areas related to Pakistan, particularly areas of science and development. While at Harvard, Dr....
Work and Religion in Modern South Asia with SAI’s Fellow
Shankar Ramaswami is halfway through his year as SAI’s South Asian Studies Postdoctoral Fellow. In addition to his involvement with SAI seminars and working on a book about his fieldwork in India, he is teaching a class this spring semester titled ‘South Asian Studies 196: Work and Religion in Modern South Asia.’ SAI caught up with Ramaswami to talk about his upcoming class, as well his experience as an SAI Fellow.
Dr. Muhammad Zahir selected as Aman Fellow for spring 2014
SAI is pleased to announce that Dr. Muhammad Zahir has been selected as the inaugural Aman Fellow for spring semester 2014.