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Welcome Back Mixer

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Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 05:30pm, ET

VENUE
CGIS South Concourse, 1730 Cambridge Street

Come celebrate the start of another school year with Harvard’s hub for all things South Asia – learn more about Mittal Institute events and grants, connect with student organizations, and have a bite to eat with members of the Mittal Institute and Harvard community!

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Emerging Contours of National Research Foundation for India

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Fri, Aug 18, 2023 from 08:00am — 09:30am, ET

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Webinar

The webinar will feature a distinguished panel of experts from academia, think tanks, industry, and scientific administration. The National Research Foundation is envisioned to strengthen research ecosystem in the country by providing high-level strategic direction for scientific research and supporting collaborations among the industry, academia, government departments, and research institutions. 

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The Emerging Political Scenarios

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Fri, Aug 4, 2023 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET

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Lecture Hall - 1, India International Center Annexe, New Delhi

Comparative history of democracies tells us that if contested freely, democratic elections are fundamentally open-ended. There can, of course, be dominant parties, which may have the upper hand electorally. But high probabilities do not amount to certainties. The Karnataka Assembly election results have ignited a flurry of questions regarding the larger consequences of the Congress party’ victory. The possibility, if not the inevitability, of a fairly substantial opposition unity may complicate the probabilities further. The index of opposition unity has long been an important factor in India for election analysis. Finally, political analysts have also raised the question of a possible exhaustion of ruling narratives. What narratives are available to political parties dominant for a decade? In short, does persistence in power ensure continuity of rule? In this seminar, we will delve into the emerging possibilities in Indian politics, roughly half a year before some key state elections taking place in December 2023 and the much more significant national elections of 2024. The emphasis will be on probabilities, not certitudes.

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Evictions, Demolitions and Relocations in the Run-Up to Mega Events: Impacts on the Lives and Livelihoods of the Urban Poor

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Mon, Jul 10, 2023 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET

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Lecture Hall - 2, India International Center Annexe, New Delhi

The urban poor frequently have their homes and places of employment demolished or relocated in the lead-up to mega events. In the light of recent evictions, demolitions, and relocations in metropolitan New Delhi, this webinar will focus on the eviction and relocation of people from slum areas in central Delhi to an area between two villages, Savda and Ghevra, about 30 miles outside of Delhi in the lead-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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Online Information Session – India Fellowship

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Wed, May 24, 2023 from 08:00am — 09:00am, ET

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Webinar

The Mittal Institute India Fellowship deadline has been extended! Join us in this information session where you can engage with the current India Fellows and ask them questions.

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Spring 2023 GSA Showcase

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Tue, May 9, 2023 from 10:00am — 12:00pm, ET

 

The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Graduate Student Associate (GSA) Showcase is a chance for the diverse, prestigious and interdisciplinary Graduate Student Associates to share with the Mittal Institute Community their research, what they have been working on this semester, or highlighting past fieldwork they have done. GSAs will present with a separate […]

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Annual Cambridge Symposium: Culture, Climate, and Health – A More Resilient South Asia

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Fri, May 5, 2023 from 09:00am — 05:00pm, ET

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Gutman Conference Center (6 Appian Way)

Please join us for our Annual Cambridge Symposium, the Mittal Institute’s flagship event. The full-day convening bring together scholars, practitioners and audiences to discuss, debate and dissect major South Asian themes from an interlocking variety of perspectives. This year’s conference will focus on the theme of “resiliency” in the region through the lens of culture, climate and health. The event is free and open to the public, 

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Madhur Jaffrey, Annual Harish C. Mahindra Lecture, in conversation with Prof. Abhijit Banerjee

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Thu, May 4, 2023 at 05:30pm, ET

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

This year’s Mahindra Lecture will feature Madhur Jaffrey, in conversation with Prof. Abhijit Banerjee of MIT. Jaffrey is widely celebrated for having first introduced Indian food to the West, with over 15 cookbooks, including classics such as Madhur Jaffrey’s Ultimate Curry Bible and Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian. She will be in conversation with Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT, who has also written on the delights of Indian food in Cooking to Save Your Life.

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Nilima Sheikh, Distinguished Artist Fellow Series

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Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 12:30pm, ET

The Mittal Institute’s inaugural Distinguished Artist Fellow, Nilima Sheikh, will be in residence at the Institute on the Harvard campus this April. Sheikh is one of South Asia’s most-renowned painters. Her work focuses on longing, loss, roots, displacement, violence, the perception of tradition and ideas of femininity.

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