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Fri, Apr 29, 2016 from 01:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
Featuring: Michael Cook, Islamic Studies Noah Feldman, Law Cemal Kafadar, History Gülru Necipoğlu, Art History Parimal Patil, South Asian Studies Nicholas Watson, Medieval Studies and Religion Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, the Mahindra Humanities Center, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, the Committee on the Study of […]
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Thu, Apr 28, 2016 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET
South Asia Week at Harvard Kennedy School As the spring fighting season in Afghanistan flares up again, following one of the most deadly Taliban attacks in Kabul in years on April 19, 2016 posing new challenges to the Afghan government and military, Ambassador Richard Olson discusses long-term plans for the wider region as part of the annual SOUTH […]
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Thu, Apr 28, 2016 from 05:45pm — 07:00pm, ET
Cosponsored Events Join us to remember the lives lost, and to continue the conversation on the public health impact of, and response to, disasters. is event brings together academics, practitioners and students to examine lessons on earthquake response, aid accountability, and health systems strengthening following the disaster that rocked Nepal on April 25, 2015 Bijay Acharya, MD, Massachusetts General […]
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Tue, Apr 26, 2016 from 12:00pm — 01:00pm, ET
South Asia Week at Harvard Kennedy School As the eighth most populous country in the world, Bangladesh is undergoing a series of demographic, economic and political transformations. In a discussion as part of the annual SOUTH ASIA WEEK, Ambassador Ziauddin will address how Bangladesh is shaping its region. Ambassador Ziauddin joined the BCS (Foreign Affairs) with […]
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Mon, Apr 25, 2016 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET
South Asia Week at Harvard Kennedy School As part of the Future of Diplomacy and India & South Asia Program’s annual SOUTH ASIA WEEK, Ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations will discuss her country’s role in upholding regional peace and stability and Pakistan’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Dr Maleeha […]
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Mon, Apr 25, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
Muslim Societies in South Asia and Art Seminar Ali Aftab Saeed with Saad Sultan, Musicians Chair: Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures; Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University Satire is one of the most prominent forms of expression in Pakistani art. Most of the television hits that have surfaced […]
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Mon, Apr 25, 2016 from 01:15pm — 02:30pm, ET
Cosponsored Event On April 25, 2015, the Gorkha Earthquake struck Nepal, causing extensive damage and taking the lives of thousands. In this panel discussion, speakers, including students from several Harvard graduate programs, will draw on their research to discuss how relief and recovery have progressed in the year since the disaster occurred. Speakers: Erica Kelly, […]
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Fri, Apr 22, 2016 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET
Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics Atul KohIi, David K.E. Bruce Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University Cosponsored with Brown University, MIT, and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Reception to follow.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2016 from 12:30pm — 02:00pm, ET
Cosponsored Event Ambassador Nirupama Rao, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Brown University; former Foreign Secretary of India; former Ambassador of India to China and the United States Cosponsored by the Harvard Asia Center and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
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Mon, Apr 18, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
Book Talk Samanth Subramanian, Author Chair: Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures, Harvard Divinity School In the summer of 2009, the leader of the Tamil Tigers was killed, bringing to a bloody end the stubborn and complicated civil war in Sri Lanka. For nearly thirty years it had stretched its fingers: into the bustle […]
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