On Friday, Sept. 19, SAI held its inaugural event of the SAI Arts Initiative, with a seminar that explored the role of arts in social change. Cara Moyer-Duncan, Emerson College, and actress Nandita Das discussed the use of cinema in Africa and South Asia as a tool for social activism.
Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics co-sponsored by the Watson Institute at Brown University, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and the MIT Center for International Studies.
Join the South Asia Institute for three interactive webinar events with Harvard University Fellows on Disaster Management and Emergency Response.
SAI’s Graduate Student Associates (GSAs) are doctoral students from various departments at Harvard whose research focuses on South Asia.
The potential of mobile technology to change society was examined in an Exploratory Seminar titled ‘Using Cellphones to Change Societies’ hosted by SAI and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on September 4 and 5, 2014.
The Harvard School of Public Health will be offering two courses for students to travel to South Asia in January.
Deadline to apply: Friday, September 19, 11:59 PM
On Monday, September 8, SAI held its annual Welcome Back Chaat party to celebrate the start of the school year. Over 200 students, faculty and Harvard affiliates enjoyed delicious South Asian food, and learned more about SAI’s internship and funding opportunities.
Islamic Civilizations 178, Culture and Belief 60, South Asian Studies 199, and more.
Harvard Business Review, September 2014