Category : News
May 30, 2013 | In Region, India, News
This conference, held in Delhi on May 25th at the Taj Palace Hotel, focused on law and politics in South Asia, looking at India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The papers on these countries examined the character of key constitutional developments and...
May 21, 2013 | News, Pakistan
SAI hosted Aamir Khan at Harvard University on Tuesday, May 21. Dr. Khan is an epidemiologist based in Karachi, Pakistan where he directs the Indus Hospital TB Control Program in southern Pakistan, and additionally conducts TB research and provides technical...
May 21, 2013 | News
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May 9, 2013 | Community, India, News
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...
May 1, 2013 | News, Pakistan, Students
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.
May 1, 2013 | News
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.
Apr 30, 2013 | India, News
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...
Apr 29, 2013 | News
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...
Apr 22, 2013 | News
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...
Apr 17, 2013 | India, News
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...
Apr 17, 2013 | News
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...
Apr 16, 2013 | Community
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...
