Land Acquisition, Development and the Constitution
SAI GSA Namita Wahi has an article published in this month’s issue of Seminar Magazine. Access the article here.
Category : Students
HPAIR 2013 Conference
The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations 2013 conference was held February 15-18. Carr Center Fellow Sharmila Murthy spoke on a panel that examined land and water rights in India at the Harvard HPAIR 2013 Asia Conference February 16, 2013. Also on...
Understanding the Story behind the News: Harvard Panel Addresses Implications of the Delhi Rape Incident
When a 23-year old woman, accompanied by a friend with whom she had just watched the movie Life of Pi, was brutally raped and fatally assaulted by a group of five men in Delhi this past December, the resulting media frenzy and outpouring of emotion at an international...
Invitation and Call for Papers
International Seminar on the Environment – Development Relationship in Bangladesh Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9 AM – 5 PM Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA This event will explore how the development partners can more effectively assist...
HSPH students in Bangladesh
On January 19th, SAI and Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB) co-hosted an afternoon tea to introduce visiting Harvard School of Public Health students to Harvard alumni and local leaders in development and education. The students shared their reflections on a...
Harvard at the Kumbh Mela
Harvard students and faculty traveled to the 2013 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. Click here to learn more! Follow the blog: Mapping India’s Kumbh Mela
Learning entrepreneurship from South Asia
“When it comes to innovation, I think there is no place better than Harvard to start work on an important initiative,” said Viroopa Volla ’14, who is helping to launch Impact, a magazine about social entrepreneurship written exclusively by students....
SAI Grants Open House A Success!
SAI’s Grant Open House, held on Monday December 10, featured presentations from eight students who went to South Asia this summer to conduct research or intern at one of the 49 different organizations SAI has partnered with in the region. Nishin Nathwani...
SAI Winter Gathering
The South Asia Institute Winter Gathering was held on Tuesday, December 4. Performers included Harvard Bhangra and Charun Thattai, a carnatic whistler. Students and other members of the SAI community gathered to share food and celebrate the conclusion of a fantastic...
SAI and the Office of International Education Announce Photo Contest Winners
All undergraduate students who had an international experience in academic year 2011-12 and/or in summer 2012 were encouraged to participate in the Office of International Education 9th Annual International Photo Contest. The South Asia Institute judged and...
SAI Announces Winter Grant Recipients
Read below to learn about the research projects SAI will be funding as winter session grants this year. Tyler Arnot – The Estate Tamils of Sri Lanka M.Ed. Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education In a broad sense, the post-disaster conditions in...
SAI Volunteers Teach About Diwali at the Boston Children’s Museum
Ten Harvard students from across the University, along with SAI Associate Director, Meena Hewett, and SAI Program Coordinator, Nora Maginn, spent Sunday, October 28 at the Boston Children’s Museum celebrating Diwali with the community. Children were invited to...