South Asia: Local Solutions with Global Impact
SAI’s Annual Symposium on April 16 and 17, 2015 brought together scholars and practitioners for a series of workshops on SAI’s ongoing research projects.
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2015 Student Summer Grants
SAI has awarded 35 grants for 2015 summer and research, internship, and language study in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Rediscovering a nation at the Harvard Pakistan Forum
The second annual Harvard Pakistan Forum took place on March 28th and 29th, 2015 at Harvard. With approximately 250 people in attendance, it was an eclectic mix of people from different walks of life, all connected by their interest in some facet of a modern-day...
From Eulogies to Euphoria: Redefining the Indo-US Relationship
The Indo-US relationship is not just defined by economic investment or a military partnership; it is increasingly becoming a combined strategic view. By Ghazal Gulati, Ed. M Candidate, International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education...
April 16: Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Book Launch and Exhibition
The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY book and exhibition consolidate research findings and serve as an example of interdisciplinary research conducted at Harvard.
Annual Symposium: April 16 and 17, 2015
The 2015 Annual Symposium will bring together scholars and practitioners for a series of workshops on SAI’s ongoing research projects and see the launch of an exhibit and book on Mapping the Ephemeral City: Kumbh Mela 2013.
Highlights from the India Conference at Harvard
The conference hosted over 100 speakers and more than 600 guests. The theme of the conference, India’s Path to Global Leadership, included panels that covered a range of topics from healthcare to education to investing and finance.
Pakistan from crisis to crisis
By Mehjabeen Zameer, M.Ed Candidate in International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education; SAI Student Coordinator On Wednesday, March 4, renowned Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir, spoke about the state of Pakistan moving from one crisis...
Mar. 13: Understanding the Changing Indian Voter with Milan Vaishnav
A lecture at Harvard by Milan Vaishnav, associate in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as part of the South Asian Politics seminar series
Podcast: Decolonization in Nagaland and South West Africa
SAI GSA Lydia Walker, PhD Candidate, Department of History, talks about her dissertation, a connective project that looks at decolonization in the early 1960s.
The City and South Asia Podcast: The Season of Migration in the City
Listen to Namita Dharia discuss the life of a migrant worker in urban India and how the construction industry is addressing issues of child labor and women’s safety.
Nutrition’s future leaders
Emerging demographic, economic and dietary factors suggest that a large burden of preventable illness is poised to develop in India requiring training for a new cadre of Indian nutrition scientists. There is a great need for nutrition researchers in the country, but...