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Pradeep Chhibber — Democracy’s Reach: Local Voting Patterns in Lok Sabha Elections

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Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 02:00pm, ET

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S153, CGIS South

Pradeep Chhibber is the Professor and Indo-American Community Chair in India Studies at University of California, Berkely. Chhibber studies the politics of India, political parties and party systems. His recent research is on the influence of ideology on party system change, religion and politics, elections and parties, and the politics of development in India.

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Recalibrating Sustainability: Living with a Changing Climate

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Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 05:30pm, ET

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Tsai Auditorium S010, CGIS South (Concourse), 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

This lecture is a keynote event of the workshop on ‘Adapting to Climate Change in South Asia and West Africa’ organized by the Harvard Climate Research Clusters on the Gulf of Guinea (Climate Adaptation in the Gulf of Guinea) and South Asia (Climate Adaptation in South Asia),  in collaboration with the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, and the Salata Institute at Harvard University.

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Inequalities in Early Childhood Education in India

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Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 05:00pm, ET

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CGIS South S153

Evidence on how exposure to early childhood education (ECE) has a sustained effect on Human Capital is inconclusive, particularly in low and middle income countries. This study examines two specific issues in the context of India: (a) to analyse the regional and socioeconomic inequalities in access to and investment in early childhood education and how a household’s socioeconomic position explains such inequalities, (b) to estimate the effect of exposure to early childhood education on children’s later learning outcomes, and how the type and duration of such exposure impact differently.

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Critical Issues Confronting China Series featuring Kenneth Juster – How China is Reshaping U.S.-India Relations and the Quad

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Wed, Nov 1, 2023 from 12:00pm — 01:15pm, ET

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CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room
1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA

Kenneth I. Juster, AB ’76, MPP ’79, JD ’79, served as the U.S. Ambassador to India from 2017 to 2021.  He will discuss how China’s actions are reshaping India’s relationship with the United States and affecting the development of the Quad.

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The Origin of the University in India and Its Global Impact

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Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 05:00pm, ET

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CGIS South, Room S153

For a period of 1800 years from 600 BCE to 1200 CE, India dominated global higher education, with at least seven major centers – Taxila, Nalanda, Valabhi, Vikramshila, Odantapuri, Jagaddala, and Somapura, spanning the breadth of the Indian […]

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The Indian Supreme Court at 75: Protecting Rights, Expanding Freedoms, & Empowering Citizens

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Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 12:15pm, ET

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WCC1010, Harvard Law School

Please join the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession for a lecture by Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, an eminent jurist, politician, visible media personality, well-known columnist, author, thinker, and commentator. Dr. Singhvi is a Member of India’s Parliament (third-term), the senior most National Spokesperson of the Congress Party and the youngest designated Senior Advocate […]

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