Harvard South Asia Institute Year in Review
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Category : News
Education Reform Measures in India: Lessons from the World
On May 8, the South Asia Institute at Harvard University (SAI) and the Central Square Foundation (CSF) convened a group of high-level stakeholders for a roundtable discussion to shape and commit on the agenda for forging linkages between education reformers in the US...
SHAHEEN-Pakistan – Advice Portal for Pakistanis
An exciting new initiative for Pakistanis, undertaken by a group of students from MIT, Harvard, LUMS, and other universities in collaboration with GEO, to create a free online portal that will provide comprehensive information to Pakistani students about how to apply to higher education, residency, and fellowship programs abroad.
Harvard Asia Quarterly Call for Papers
The Harvard Asia Quarterly is are currently seeking submissions for their Summer 2013 issue, which shall be themed “Asia’s Security Future – National Strategies and Regional Institutions “. The theme is broadly defined; articles related to security, in both historical and modern contexts, are all welcome.
Education Reform Measures in India: Lessons from the World Schedule
Click here to register for this event. 2:45-3:00pm Welcome and Introduction 3:00- 4:00pm Understanding the Indian Educational Landscape India’s educational system is failing its children, and the implications for economic development are...
South Asia Without Borders
The South Asia Without Borders symposium took place on April 25 & 26 at the Inn at Harvard. The event featured discussions on caste, gender, social entrepreneurship, and constitutionalism. Parimal Patil, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy, Chair of the...
South Asia Without Borders
This symposium will focus on the remarkable contributions of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences to our understanding of South Asia. South Asia Without Borders explores large-scale economic history, caste and race, gender and human rights, social...
Finance Minister of India visits Harvard
On Tuesday April 16, the Finance Minister of India, P. Chidambaram visited the Harvard campus for a set of events sponsored by the South Asia Institute and the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard. Finance Minister Chidambaram first attended a luncheon with members...
Spring Symposium
Registration for the 2013 Symposium is now closed. Due to unforeseen circumstances, today’s Harvard without Borders: Mapping the Kumbh Mela panel speaker will be Shri Jawed Usmani (Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Government-India) in place of Shri Akhilesh Yadav...
Bone Marrow Drive for Nalini Ambady
The South Asian community is rallying around Nalini Ambady, a Stanford professor who previously taught at Tufts and Harvard. She has leukemia, is in need of an urgent bone marrow transplant, and, almost certainly needs a South Asian to provide the appropriate genetic...
Teaching India in the high school classroom
Educators for Teaching India welcomed high school teachers from around the country to their fifth annual conference “Democracy in India: Past, Present, Future,” on April 12. Since it’s founding five years ago, EFTI’s primary goal has been to...
Big Ideas on South Asia
In conclusion of their tenure as Graduate Student Associates, the SAI GSAs hosted a mini conference last week to showcase key insights from their research on South Asia. The GSA program fits into SAI’s broader goal of creating a platform of connectivity for students,...