Category : News
Oct 10, 2015 | News
The South Asia Institute hosted its annual Grant Opportunities Open House on October 6, 2015. The event provided an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to explore the possibilities of working with organizations and pursuing their research interests in...
Oct 8, 2015 | Faculty, In Region, India, News, Students
On Sept. 21, students from SAI’s summer program on mobile technology presented their final projects on campus, which focused on using cell phones to improve education and public health in India.
Oct 7, 2015 | Community, Faculty, Fellows, News, Students
Please join us on Friday, October 23 as we honor John Briscoe’s enduring legacy with a panel discussion on water, sanitation, and poverty; natural resources and environment; and population and development. Program 3 pm – Presentation on John...
Oct 6, 2015 | Faculty, India, News, South Asia in the News
This article was published in The Indian Express By Tarun Khanna, Director of the South Asia Institute, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School That India should not be afraid might seem an odd thing to say at a time when Indians are brimming with...
Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Community, Faculty, News, South Asia in the News, Students
On October 2, musicians Salim and Sulaiman Merchant visited Harvard to reflect on their musical careers and some of their widely acclaimed compositions inspired by Islam’s rich tradition of spirituality and artistic expression.
Oct 1, 2015 | Faculty, News
Sunil Amrith, the Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies and Professor of History, joined the Harvard faculty in 2015.
Oct 1, 2015 | Fellows, News, Pakistan
While at Harvard, Dr. Younas will focus his research on two areas: 1) The connection between education and political violence, and 2) the perspectives of the recipient country in situations where donor countries provide grants and loans.
Sep 29, 2015 | Bangladesh, India, Nepal, News, Pakistan, Students
SAI offers research, internship, and language study grants to Harvard graduate students and Harvard College undergraduate students for the winter session.
Sep 29, 2015 | Community, News, Students
The Fall Mela 2015, a one of its kind community initiative planned by the Harvard India Student group, was held at Harvard’s Science Center Plaza on September 20, and was cosponsored by SA. The event, attended by over 300 students, helped spread awareness about...
Sep 25, 2015 | Community, Faculty, India, News
The Jana Swasthya Project is using a new mobile health surveillance system to help keep the millions of visitors healthy while they’re at the festival.
Sep 24, 2015 | News
Mou Banerjee, SAI Graduate Student Associate and History PhD candidate at Harvard, discusses her dissertation ‘A Question of Faith: Christianity, Colonialism, and the Creative World of Indian Intellectuals, 1830-1907.’
Sep 18, 2015 | Community, Faculty, News
SAI is deeply saddened to share the news that Shahab Ahmed, Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard, passed away.
