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Category : News
Nov. 5 Nurturing Young Innovators to Lead Change in Nepal
Dr. Pukar Malla (MPA 2011), Founder and Executive Director of Nepal Ko Yuwa (NKY, translated as ‘Youth of Nepal’) and Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, will focus his talk on the possibilities of building a new Nepal by leveraging the collective talent, passion and energy of local and global Nepali youth
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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.
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.
Contemporary South Asia Student Blog: Technology and Education
This is the second blog post in a series from students enrolled in the course ‘Contemporary South Asia: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Social and Economic Problems’ taught by SAI Director Tarun Khanna. The course features several modules on issues facing...
The future of nutrition
Nutrition is crucial to global health. Emerging demographic, economic and dietary factors suggest that a large burden of preventable illness is poised to develop in India requiring training for a new cadre of Indian nutrition scientists. There is a great need for...
Student Profile: Sanskrit study, From Varanasi to Harvard
Radhika Blinderman, PhD Candidate, Department of South Asian Studies, comes to Harvard after 13 years of Sanskrit study, and plans to analyze the most innovative figure in the philosophy of Indian language.
Hungama at Harvard
Hungama, the largest South Asian dance party on campus, was held on Saturday, October 4th in Lowell House Dining Hall. The event was hosted by Dharma, Harvard’s Hindu Student Association, provides Harvard students with the opportunity to learn about and participate in...
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.
Responding to disasters
On Wednesday, October 1, SAI hosted its first webinar of the semester on disaster management with Shawn D’Andrea, MD, MPH.
Contemporary South Asia Student Blog: Understanding urbanism in megacities
This is the first blog post in a series from students enrolled in the course ‘Contemporary South Asia: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Social and Economic Problems’ taught by SAI Director Tarun Khanna. The course features several modules on issues facing...