Events

Info Session, Arts, Visiting Artist Fellowship, South Asia

Are you interested in the Mittal Institute’s Visiting Artist Fellowship? Join us for an info session with Sneha Shrestha, Arts Program Manager, to learn more about the opportunity and ask questions.

“Unmapping the Thar: The Desert Reimagined” – with Mittal Institute Bajaj Fellow Nilanjana Mukherjee

WHEN
Fri, Nov 22, 2024 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S153

Fellows Seminar, Economics, Environment, South Asian Politics, India

Join us for a presentation on the Thar Desert in North-Western India by Nilanjana Mukherjee, Mittal Institute Bajaj Fellow Fall 2024, moderated by Robin Kelsey, Shirley Carter Burden Professor of Photography in the Department of History of Arts and Architecture.

The Injustice of Cultural Heritage Loss: The Case of Nepal

WHEN
Wed, Nov 20, 2024 from 12:20pm — 01:20pm, ET

VENUE
Hybrid – Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Room 2012, and online via Zoom

Harvard Campus/Boston, Online

Panel, Arts, Law, Nepal

The Injustice of Cultural Heritage Loss: The Case of Nepal

Join the Harvard Human Rights Journal and the Mittal Institute for a discussion about the theft, trafficking, and trade of precious artifacts from Nepal and countries around the world, and the ways in which students and advocates in the United States can advance the right to culture, identity, and property.

NEW DATE | Fireside Chat with Lakshmi Puri, Author of “Swallowing the Sun” and former UN Assistant Secretary-General

WHEN
Tue, Nov 19, 2024 from 02:00pm — 03:30pm, ET

VENUE
Malkin Penthouse, Harvard Kennedy School

Book Talk, Lecture, Student Event, Talk, South Asian Politics, India

The India Caucus at Harvard Kennedy School and the Mittal Institute invite to you a fireside chat with Lakshmi Puri, Former Assistant Secretary-General of the UN, to discuss her critically acclaimed and best-selling novel, Swallowing the Sun.

The 1970 Bhola Cyclone and the Birth of Bangladesh – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Mushfiq Mobarak

WHEN
Fri, Nov 15, 2024 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S153

Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics, Seminars, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Join us for a Brown-Harvard Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of Economics at Yale University.

Historic Water Architecture and its Contemporarization – The State of Architecture in South Asia with A. Mridul

WHEN
Wed, Nov 6, 2024 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S354

Lecture, State of Architecture in South Asia, India

Join us for another session of the popular “The State of Architecture in South Asia” series. This session will feature A. Mridul, principal of A. Mridul, Architect, and alumnus of Chandigarh College of Architecture, India.

Left Behind or Left Ahead? Female Political Engagement in Migrant-Sending Communities in India – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Rithika Kumar

WHEN
Fri, Nov 1, 2024 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S153

Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics, Seminars, South Asian Politics

Join us for a Brown-Harvard Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Rithika Kumar, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rice University.

CANCELED | The State of Architecture in South Asia with Sai Balakrishnan

WHEN
Wed, Oct 30, 2024 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S354

Lecture, State of Architecture in South Asia

Join us for another session of the popular “The State of Architecture in South Asia” series. This session will feature Sai Balakrishnan, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley.

Visiting Artist Fellow Art Exhibition Opening and Film Screening of “Songs of Love and Hate”

WHEN
Tue, Oct 22, 2024 from 06:00pm — 07:30pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S250

Exhibition, Film Event, Arts, Visiting Artist Fellowship, Nepal

Please join us for the launch of our new exhibit featuring Mittal Institute Visiting Artist Fellow Saurav Ghimire, followed by a film screening of his film “Songs of Love and Hate.”

Interactive Workshop on Dhrupad Style with Distinguished Indian Classical Musician Bahauddin Dagar

WHEN
Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 07:30pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – Multicultural Room, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St

Student Event, Workshop, Arts, Music, India

Join us for a unique opportunity to explore the ancient Indian classical music tradition of Dhrupad with the renowned Rudra Veena maestro Bahauddin Dagar. The first half will feature a lecture about the history and significance of the Dhrupad style, and the second half will be an interactive workshop on improvisation. RSVP is required.

The Limits of Electoral Gender Quotas in Rural Local Bodies – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Varun Karekurve-Ramachandra

WHEN
Fri, Oct 18, 2024 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S153

Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics, Seminars, Gender, South Asian Politics, India

Join us for a Brown-Harvard Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Varun Karekurve-Ramachandra, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California.

An Evening of Indian Classical Music: “Dhwani – Exploring Dhrupad and Dagarvani” with Ustad Bahauddin Dagar

WHEN
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium

Concert, Arts, Special Event, India