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.
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Paolo Singer named Rhodes Scholar
Congratulations to Paolo Singer HC ’14, who was named a Rhodes Scholar and will study at Oxford University next fall. Paolo is a two-time recipient of SAI grants.
Harvard-Wide Diwali Celebration
The Harvard India Student Group (HISG) hosted the first ever university-wide Diwali Night at Harvard on Sunday, Nov 10, 2013. The event was attended by over 400 students, staff and faculty from across 12 Harvard schools and was popular among both domestic and...
International Photo Contest South Asia Winners
Congratulations to Tarik Adnan Moon HC ’15 and Rachel Taylor HC ’15 who were chosen by SAI as winners for the Office of International Education’s Annual International Photo Contest.
Professor Ali Asani talks identity politics in Mumbai
The Foundations and Future of Identity Politics On November, 20th, Professor Ali Asani participated in an event in Mumbai about identity politics in Asia. There was a great deal of interest in the panel discussion on ‘The Foundations and Future of Identity...
Harvard Pakistan Student Group is renewed for another year by the university
The Harvard Pakistan Student Group (HPSG), was one of 31 student groups that were renewed for another year by the The Committee on Student Life.
Sacred Geographies: India and the US
On Thursday, November 14th, SAI traveled to New York City for the second annual SAI in New York event. Fifty faculty, alumni, and friends of Harvard gathered at the home of Chandni and Mukesh Prasad for a conversation with Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion...
The Contemporary South Asian City Conference
The South Asia Institute will be participating in The Contemporary South Asian City Conference in Karachi, Pakistan January 10 to 12, 2014.
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South Asian Studies 196: Work and Religion in Modern South Asia
Parimal G. Patil and Shankar Ramaswami will be teaching the class South Asian Studies 196: Work and Religion in Modern South Asia in the Spring 2014 semester.
HISG invites you to Harvard-wide Diwali Night
The Harvard India Students Group invites everyone to celebrate the festival of lights in grand style at the Harvard-wide Diwali Night 2013 on November 10, 2013. For the very first time, HISG is bringing together all schools at Harvard for a university-wide Diwali celebration you wouldn’t want to miss.
Summer Grant Opportunities Open House
SAI’s Open House event on Tuesday, November 5th was the perfect way to wrap up the 2013 student funding cycle and move into our 2014 opportunities. The open house gave interested students a forum to learn about SAI’s undergraduate and graduate research, internship, and entrepreneur grant opportunities.