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Mittal Institute Event Archive

Moral Vaccination: Ideas and Institutions in the Control of Contagion in China and India

WHEN
Wed, Oct 15, 2025 from 12:00pm — 01:15pm, ET

VENUE
Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Suite 200, 124 Mount Auburn Street

ORGANIZER

Join Prerna Singh, Mahatma Gandhi Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Brown University, for a Global Challenges to Democracy Seminar.

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Brokering Rebellion: Identity, Organization and Social Expansion of Insurgency – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics

WHEN
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 02:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S153

ORGANIZER

Please join us for a seminar on South Asian politics with Apekshya Prasai, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University and discussant Zoe Marks, Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Center for African Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Dean of Pforzheimer House, Harvard College.

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Intersections Conference 2025: Traditions and Innovations in Indian Classical Dance

WHEN
Sat, Sep 27, 2025 - Sun, Sep 28, 2025, ET

COST   Various, $30 - $65

VENUE
Saturday: Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT
Sunday: Harvard Dance Center

ORGANIZER

Dance artists, educators, cultural organizers, and curious minds across disciplines are invited to Intersections 2025—a national convening exploring the future of Indian classical dance in the North American diaspora. Hosted by MITHAS (MIT Heritage Arts of South Asia) and the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard, this pioneering conference, curated by the Anubhava Dance Company, centers Indian classical dance as a space for research, creative exchange, and professional dialogue across generations and geographies.

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Monetizing Air: The Cost of ‘Free Housing’ in Mumbai – The State of Architecture in South Asia

WHEN
Thu, Sep 25, 2025 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S250

ORGANIZER

Join us for another session of the popular State of Architecture in South Asia series that will discuss Dharavi, popularly referred to as ‘Asia’s largest slum.’ The most coveted asset in the Dharavi redevelopment is air: the state is offering air-rights as incentives for rehabilitating ‘slum dwellers.’

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Sun, Wind, and Biomass: India’s Path to a Sustainable Future

WHEN
Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 10:00am, ET

VENUE
Virtual Via Zoom

ORGANIZER

A Harvard Climate Action Week book talk with Prof. Michael B. McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at Harvard University, and Prem Shankar Jha, Former Visiting Fellow, Harvard-China Project; author and journalist. Join Prof. McElroy and Prem Shankar Jha as they discuss their new book, Sun, Wind, and Biomass: India’s Path to a Sustainable Future. The book examines the current state of the Indian economy, tracing its trajectory towards a fossil fuel-free energy future.

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Welcome Back Mixer 2025

WHEN
Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 05:30pm, ET

VENUE
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium and Concourse,
1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

ORGANIZER

Join us for a Welcome Back Mixer for South Asia @ Harvard. Celebrate the start of the school year with the Mittal Institute over a South Asian dinner! Meet Mittal Institute faculty and staff, connect with South Asian student organizations on campus, and learn about opportunities and upcoming programs.

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