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Student voices: Understanding the Special Education System in Pakistan
By Syeda Farwa Fatima, International Education Policy, Ed.M Harvard Graduate School of Education ‘16 This is part of a recurring series in which we share reports from Harvard students who have traveled to South Asia with support from a SAI grant during the winter...
Studying the Kumbh Mela from many perspectives
On Jan. 18, the SAI launched the book and exhibition Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity in Mumbai at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in partnership with the Asia Society India Centre and the Harvard Club of Mumbai.
South Asian Constitutionalism
On January 20, 2016, the South Asia Institute sponsored a seminar on South Asian Constitutionalism in New Delhi. The event was organized with the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and celebrated the publication of Unstable Constitutionalism: Law and Politics in...
Technology and South Asia
SAI’s third annual publication is a collection of essays from diverse disciplines about the evolution of technology in the region.
Spring 2016 South Asia Courses at Harvard
Harvard will offer a wide variety of courses related to South Asia across all of its schools in the spring 2016 semester. Please note: This is not a complete list. Do you know of a course that should be listed here? Email Meghan Smith, meghansmith@fas.harvard.edu....
Alum Q+A: A new model for education
“We are trying to change the way teaching and learning happen,” says Peter Lauenstein-Denjongpa, HGSE alum and founder and principal of Taktse International School in Sikkim.
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...
2016 Student Winter Grant Recipients
SAI has awarded 20 grants to support student projects in India, Nepal, and Pakistan over the Winter Session 2016.
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.
Storytelling, Learning and Human Communication
On October 26, SAI hosted Musharraf Ali Farooqi, author, translator and storyteller for a Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar. The masterful storyteller enthralled the audience with his fascinating stories and gave a flavour of all the dimensions of his work.
Harvard-Brown Pakistani Film Festival 2015
The Harvard-Brown Pakistani Film Festival 2015, held from October 16 – 18, brought multiple layers of contemporary Pakistani visual culture to over 500 attendees at Harvard. The event drew packed houses for each screening, mostly comprising members of the...