SAI supports a number of student organizations at Harvard through grants for programming on issues relevant to South Asia, including the Harvard College Pakistan Student Association, which is hosting a conference at Harvard in April on economic issues related to Pakistan.
The following article appeared in Nikkei Asian Review on April 3, 2014. It features the work of Tarun Khanna, Director of the South Asia Institute and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School.
On Saturday, March 29th, the Harvard campus became a little more colorful as students gathered to celerbate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors meat to celebrate the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
Professor John Briscoe, a member of SAI’s Steering Committee, is named the 2014 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his unparalleled contributions to global and local water management, inspired by an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of people on the ground.
What are the best practices in urban disaster planning and response, and how can trauma care be implemented effectively in dense urban settings? This workshop on April 24, 2014, led by Jennifer Leaning of HSPH, will highlight the progress of this initiative, and gather experts in the fields of disaster response and mental health to evaluate the way forward and identify goals for the future of the project.
Celebrate Holi at Harvard this weekend! Harvard Dharma and the Harvard India Student Group (HISG) are hosting celebrations this Saturday, March 29th
Tarun Khanna, Director of the South Asia Institute & Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School, wrote an op-ed in The Indian Express about corporate social responsibility, arguing that targeted investments should be driven by a knowledge of how CSR fits into company strategy.
Fifteen universities in South Asia participated in the interactive session about the importance of studying neuroscience at SAI’s second webinar of the semester on Friday, March 14 with Professor Venkatesh Murthy, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard.
The Harvard-US India Initiative (HUII) Mentorship Program aims to connect Harvard students seeking to return to India with alums who have successfully done so.
On April 4, 2014, the Educators for Teaching India (EFTI) will host a conference at Harvard to bring together high school and middle school educators who are interested in teaching courses about India and South Asia. The theme for the sixth annual conference is ‘Women in India: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity.’