Megacities Asia
On March 24, SAI hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with the “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Category : South Asia in the News
Boston Water Group discusses Delhi crisis
On March 15, SAI hosted a meeting of the Boston Water Group. The discussion focused on the Delhi water crisis and how similar infrastructure vulnerabilities exist across many cities, including Boston.
Social networks and polio prevention
In a new paper published with the World Health Organization, JP Onnela, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and his colleagues took a close look at Malegaon, India to examine patterns that emerge in social networks and...
Working paper: Trade and Terrorism
In a recently completed paper, Javed Younas, former SAI Aman Fellow, examines the consequences of domestic and transnational terrorism on trade.
Dhaka Art Summit: Connecting Bangladesh and the world
The event brought together over 300 artists, curators, writers, and art professionals for exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, and panel discussions about art in the subcontinent.
Delhi Notebook: How the wedding syndrome could fix India
In a recent column for The Financial Times, Victor Mallet writes about how the Indian government manages one-off events but not longer-term projects, and cites SAI’s recently- published book on the Kumbh Mela.
“It’s time to raise our voices”
On February 3, SAI hosted a discussion on the issues surrounding the suicide of Rohith Vemula, and to express solidarity with student and faculty protesters at Hyderabad University.
Education is becoming an extremist battleground in Pakistan
This commentary, by professors at Pomona College and the Harvard Kennedy School who have long studied Pakistan, argues that the Taliban’s attacks on schools and colleges there are a particularly dangerous threat to that nation’s future.
Preserving Pakistan’s rich archaeological heritage
Former SAI Aman fellow Muhammad Zahir is working with the the Japanese Center for South Asian Cultural Heritage to preserve archaeological sites in Pakistan that are deteriorating.
Top content from the semester
As we celebrate a new year, take a look back at SAI”s most-viewed content from the summer and fall semester. 1. In Memory of Shahab Ahmed September 18, 2015 SAI was deeply saddened to share the news that Shahab Ahmed, Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard, passed...
Never Forget: Remembering Peshawar
Today, the South Asia Institute’s thoughts are with Pakistan as the country marks the one year anniversary of the Peshawar school attack.
Alum Q+A: Using entrepreneurship to impact education in Pakistan
Imran Sarwar, Harvard Kennedy School alum, is the co-founder of Rabtt, which aims to change the education landscape in Pakistan.