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Canceled: Weekly Tea Break

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Wed, Nov 16, 2016 from 03:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

Due to the SAI Seminar Hierarchical democracy and political responsibility in Northern India, we will not be hosting our weekly tea break. We will resume on November 30. Please join us at the seminar!

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New date: Hierarchical democracy and political responsibility in Northern India

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Wed, Nov 16, 2016 from 03:00pm — 04:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Dr Anastasia Piliavsky, Fellow and Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at Girton College, Cambridge; Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at Newnham College, Cambridge; Newton-Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, CRASSH, Cambridge Chair: Ajantha Subramanian, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Harvard University It is the central article of faith in Western political theory that […]

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Pipe Politics: Mumbai’s Contested Waters 

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Mon, Nov 14, 2016 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

Urbanization Seminar Lisa Bjorkman, Assistant Professor of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville Chair: Sai Balakrishnan, Assistant Professor in Urban Planning, Harvard University Graduate School of Design In the Indian city of Mumbai, two dazzling decades of urban development and roaring economic growth have presided over the steady deterioration – and sometimes spectacular breakdown – of the city’s […]

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Weekly Tea Break

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Wed, Nov 9, 2016 from 03:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

Harvard faculty, students, fellows, staff, and affiliates are invited to a weekly tea break at SAI’s office, 4th floor of 1730 Cambridge Street. Come enjoy tea and snacks and get to know SAI’s community.

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Asia: Finding & Funding Internships

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Tue, Nov 8, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Special Event Want to intern in Asia, but unsure where to begin? Do you want to get experience in a particular country and need ideas? Hear from a student panel about their diverse internship experiences in Asia, and learn strategies for finding and funding an internship. Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Services, the Harvard […]

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Research Methods Talk: Using Corpus Analysis to Study Media Discourse: Comparing Discussions of Islamic Marriage Reform in India and Pakistan

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Mon, Nov 7, 2016 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

Cosponsored Event Sharon Tai, Research Editor, SHARIAsource Ali Hashmi, MIT Media Lab Research Affiliate (2015-2016) and SHARIAsource Editor/Data Scientist Osama Siddique, Henry J. Steiner Visiting Professor in Human Rights, Harvard Law School, Law and Policy Research Network This talk focuses on using corpus analysis as a research method. Media discourse on legislative issues provides a […]

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Kumbh Mela, The Ephemeral Megacity

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Sat, Nov 5, 2016 from 02:00pm — 03:30pm, ET

Special Event This year’s annual SACHI meeting and event will explore the megacity Kumbh Mela and features specialists Diana Eck, professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University, and Rahul Mehrotra, professor of Urban Design and Planning at Harvard Graduate School of Design, followed by a short discussion. Facilitated by Robert Goldman, Professor of Sanskrit, UC […]

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Transporting India to the 2030s: What Do We Need To Do?

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Fri, Nov 4, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Science and Technology Seminar Rakesh Mohan, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University Chair: Tony Gomez-Ibanez, Derek Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, Harvard University The focus of this talk is on the transportation needs of the India  over the next couple of decades, and what we need to do to satisfy them. This […]

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Stories of Democracy in India

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Thu, Nov 3, 2016 from 04:00pm — 07:00pm, ET

Film Screenings Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Harvard University Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology   Screening of Mandir, masjid, mandal and Marx: Democracy in India (45 minutes) The film, by Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Harvard University, tells the story of […]

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Diwali Tea Break

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Wed, Nov 2, 2016 from 03:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

Harvard faculty, students, fellows, staff, and affiliates are invited to a special edition of SAI’s weekly tea break at SAI’s office, 4th floor of 1730 Cambridge Street. Come enjoy tea and snacks and celebrate Diwali with us!

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