Meet our Graduate Student Associates
Every year, SAI supports Graduate Student Associates from across the different schools at Harvard whose research focuses on South Asia.
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The Jana Swasthya Project at the 2015 Kumbh Mela: Ushering in India’s Mobile Health Revolution
The cornerstone of the project is a unique interactive visual analytic tool that provides critical disease surveillance data to health officials in real time
Harnessing the power of communities to save lives
On September 3, TraumaLink co-founders Jon Moussally and Ryan Fu, both graduates of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, gave a lunchtime lecture at Harvard on their work in Bangladesh. They discussed how they have been able to develop the first pre-hospital...
Fall 2015 webinar series: Using Mobile Technology to Change Societies
The first webinar, on September 15, will focus on using cell phones to study behavior.
Sept. 17: Welcome Back Chaat Party
Celebrate the start of the school year with SAI!
Contemporary Developing Countries course begins
The course is co-taught by several SAI faculty who say the interdisciplinary perspective will help students develop innovative solutions to social problems.
Teaching Fellow needed: Societies of the World 47: Contemporary Developing Countries Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Social and Economic Problems
The course focuses on several categories of social and economic problems faced by developing countries with specific focus on the realms of education, health, and urbanization.
Seed for Change Competition
Grant prizes will be awarded to interdisciplinary student projects that positively impact societal, economic, and environmental issues in India
Fall course: Religion and Politics: India, 1800-2015
History 60U: Religion and Politics: India, 1800-2015 Undergraduate Seminar Instructor: Mou Banerjee (moubanerjee@fas.harvard.edu), Former SAI Graduate Student Associate Fall 2015, Tuesdays: 2-4 PM Course site Course objectives: This course is a historical...
Update from the Harvard Alumni Group in Nepal
The Harvard Alumni Group of Nepal held its monthly meeting on August 10, 2015 in Kathmandu. Dr. Roop Jyoti, member of the group, gave a talk on “Vipassana Meditation.” Dr. Roop Jyoti is the Vice-Chairman of Jyoti Group of Business in Nepal, and holds a...
I have no idea what a smart city means: Rahul Mehrotra
This article was published originally in Livemint. By Dhamini Ratnam Mumbai’s National Gallery of Modern Art will host a series of talks, events and exhibitions on contemporary architecture in India and South Asia early next year, organized by Urban Design Research...
SAI seeks Communications and Outreach Intern
Timeframe: Fall Term with potential to renew for Spring Term Responsibilities The Intern for the South Asia Institute, a paid position, will gain valuable insight and experience in the day-to-day operations of a vibrant and dynamic University-wide Institute focused on...