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SAI welcomes new Staff Assistant

SAI is excited to welcome Teri McGuane as Staff Assistant. Teri will be responsible for support of the Executive Director, office support, processing financial reimbursements, event logistics, and travel arrangements for the organization.

Tackling gender violence across borders, digitally

On November 25, 2013, SAI hosted a webinar titled “Tackling Gender Based Violence in South Asia – What Options Do We Have?” as part of SAI’s ongoing webinar series. The interactive discussion featured sites across Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. To make the webinar interactive across the globe, SAI utilized social media to take questions and monitor the discussion online.

The complexity of water

On November 21, SAI hosted a roundtable meeting to convene experts on water issues from the Boston area. With an issue as complex as water, SAI hopes to coordinate future conferences and workshops to identify a common intellectual language about water issues and harness the resources of these experts.

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...