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How $100 Smartphones are Transforming the Government in Pakistan

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Thu, Mar 31, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Umar Saif, Chairman, Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB); Vice Chancellor, ITU Chair: Karim R. Lakhani, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Pakistan is the 6th largest country in the world by population. Over half of the population lives below $2 poverty line; 40% of the adult population is unable to read or […]

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Great Eternal Return: A Social Media Film

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Wed, Mar 30, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Arts Seminar Paribartana Mohanty, Visiting Artist, South Asia Institute Arts Program Chair: Namita Dharia, Lecturer in Anthropology, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences  The lecture-performance is part of Mohanty’s larger project ‘Act the Victim’ that engages with the images of crisis circulating on social media. It is based on a video excerpt of TV interview of Narendra […]

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Social Media for Social Enterprises: Case of Facebook

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 from 08:00am — 09:30am, ET

Livelihood Creation Project Webinar 5:30pm to 7:00pm IST  (8:00am to 9:30am ET) Ritesh Mehta, Head of Economic Growth Initiatives, India & South Asia at Facebook The webinar will address: Importance of Social Media for Social Enterprises Creating and maintaining a focused Facebook page Social Media Best Practices for Social Enterprises Ritesh Mehta will share his experiences […]

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Water and Sacred Spaces: A Case Study of the Ellora-Khuldabad- Daulatabad Region

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Dr. Yaaminey Mubayi, Culture and Community Development Chair: Jinah Kim, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University Water as an essential resource for the evolution of human settlements throughout history, has thus far escaped the attention of scholars of history in South Asia. Contemporary research relating to the subject largely […]

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India: the Urban Transition

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Mon, Mar 28, 2016 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

Urbanization Seminar  Henrik Valeur, Architect-Urbanist, Founder and Creative Director of UiD Chair: Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design Can India use urbanization as a driver of economic, human and social development like China has done? How can Indian cities be made more inclusive, productive and livable? Are there any […]

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Megacities Asia

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Thu, Mar 24, 2016 from 05:30pm — 08:30pm, ET

Special Event In collaboration with the upcoming “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from April 3 to July 17, 2016, this event will bring together artists and academics to examine contemporary Asian megacities including Beijing, Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Discussions will focus on the built environment in these […]

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Windows and Mirrors: Reflecting on Recent Architecture In South Asia

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Sat, Mar 19, 2016 - Sun, Mar 20, 2016, ET

Special Conference Q+A: The state of architecture in India This two-day conference on architecture in South Asia is being held in partnership with the Tata Trusts, The South Asia Institute (SAI) at Harvard University and Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation. Renowned architects from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives and India will participate […]

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Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai

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Thu, Mar 10, 2016 from 04:00pm — 07:00pm, ET

Film Screening and Discussion Nakul Singh Sawhney, Filmmaker  Chair: Asad Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University In September 2013, Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh witnessed a pogrom against local Muslim residents. More than 100 were killed and over 80,000 displaced. This film explores the social, political, and economic […]

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