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Gandhi’s Gift: Successful Mass Nonviolence and India’s Decolonization

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Fri, Nov 20, 2020 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

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Register for the event: https://bit.ly/3ixS06q Rikhil R. Bhavnani, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will discuss his latest work exploring the structures and history of non-violent civil disobedience during the Indian struggle for democratic self-rule. In this presentation, Bhavnani will focus on his joint work with Stanford’s Sumitra Jha, which you can read here […]

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Book Talk: Rahul Mehrotra’s “Working in Mumbai”

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Fri, Nov 13, 2020 from 01:30pm — 02:30pm, ET

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Rahul Mehrotra will present his new book, Working in Mumbai, with panelists Eve Blau and Mark Lee. Working in Mumbai is a critical reflection on thirty years of the practice of RMA Architects. Rahul Mehrotra weaves a narrative to connect his multiple engagements in architectural practice, including teaching, research, documenting, writing, and exhibiting since the establishment of the practice […]

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Arts of South Asia at the MFA: Through and Beyond Binary Thinking

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Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 10:00am, ET

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Join via Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/99365376325 Join via YouTube: https://youtu.be/VZ7KTlRy5y0 Laura Weinstein, the Ananda Coomaraswamy Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the MFA, will present a new publication from the MFA that explores the South Asian collection while examining and critiquing binaries based in Western Enlightenment thought that have historically been applied to art from […]

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Models of Innovation: Education in South Asia

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Wed, Nov 11, 2020 from 09:30am — 10:30am, ET

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Link to join Webinar: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/96334907470  Register to receive updates on this webinar series: https://bit.ly/34FdVUZ  In this interactive session, four organizations will showcase their innovative models of education delivery in times of the pandemic. These success stories, from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, bring together learning from all corners of the region and illustrate how the […]

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in China, India, and the United States

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Mon, Nov 9, 2020 from 08:15pm — 09:30pm, ET

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Register to join: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_clDc-z0UQsuNO0ykYoNf5g Moderator Arthur Kleinman, Professor of Medical Anthropology, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Panelists Xiao Shuiyuan, Professor, Central South University, Xianya School of Public Health Yifeng Xu, President, Shanghai Mental Health Center; Head & Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Director, WHO/Shanghai […]

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The US Election’s Impact on South Asia

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Wed, Oct 28, 2020 from 02:00pm — 03:15pm, ET

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Join via Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/99466323023 Join via YouTube: https://youtu.be/V_OIBk8x9uo Ronak Desai, Research Associate at the Mittal Institute, will moderate a discussion between Nirupama Rao, Former Foreign Secretary of India, and Vipin Narang, Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT, as they explore how the potential outcomes of the US presidential election may impact the region of […]

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Discrimination and Defiant Pride: How the Demand for Dignity Creates Slack for Poor Governance

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Fri, Oct 23, 2020 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

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Register for the event: https://bit.ly/3iGc1YK Incoming Assistant Professor of Government Mashail Malik will discuss how social identities shape and are shaped by political life. Mashail Malik studies how social identities – such as ethnicity and class – both shape and are shaped by political life. Currently a Gerald J. Lieberman Fellow, a Ric Weiland Graduate […]

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Khusrau’s River of Love: Cosmopolitanism and Inclusion in South Asian Traditions

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Thu, Oct 8, 2020 from 07:30am — 09:00am, ET

 

Preview: https://bit.ly/34uH0Rn In its recent history, South Asia has witnessed a deep polarization of society fueled by ideologies that seek to exclude “the other,” variously defined through the lens of caste, religion, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, and race. Promoted through various media, these exclusionary discourses have overshadowed the region’s rich legacy of inclusion and […]

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Daastan è South Asia

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Thu, Oct 8, 2020 from 01:00am — 02:00am, ET

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This 60-minute presentation will showcase the range of work Harvard has been able to do in South Asia. It will focus the spotlight on efforts to drive public health communication and policy translation, influence management practice and capability building in education, and how leaders in South Asia are making a difference in the places where […]

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COVID and Telemedicine: Experience from China, India, and the U.S.

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Wed, Oct 7, 2020 from 10:30pm — 11:30pm, ET

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Join the event: https://worldwide.harvard.edu/24hh-24-hours-harvard COVID-19 has claimed many lives in the world. It has also caused catastrophic economic, social, and psychological costs that have far-reaching implications on human welfare. This session examines the effects of COVID-19 on the economy of China, the first country hit by COVID-19 and the first major economy that is gradually […]

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