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How Does MNREGA Affect Rural Labor Markets and Incomes? Evidence From a Large-scale Experiment

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Fri, Oct 9, 2015 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics Sandip Sukhtankar, Assistant Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College Sandip Sukhtankar is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Dartmouth College. His research interests are development economics, political economy, and public economics, with a particular focus on corruption, governance, and the delivery of public benefits and services. He is […]

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Grant Opportunities Open House

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Tue, Oct 6, 2015 from 04:30pm — 05:30pm, ET

Come hear about SAI Summer Funding opportunities from past SAI grant recipients. Learn about the various types of grants, the application process, how to write an appropriate budget for a summer in South Asia, and enjoy some delicious South Asian food. Learn more about grant opportunities. Join the Facebook event.

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Reflections: A Conversation with Salim and Sulaiman Merchant

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Fri, Oct 2, 2015 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Read a summary of the event here. Salim and Sulaiman Merchant, Musicians and composers Moderator: Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures; Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University The Merchant brothers, Salim and Sulaiman, rank among the most dynamic and talented musicians and composers […]

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The Disinherited: Conversion to Christianity and the Economies of Loss in Colonial Calcutta

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Wed, Sep 30, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

GSA Seminar Mou Banerjee, Graduate Student Associate, SAI; History PhD, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Chair: Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs Mou’s research explores the dialogues and debates of Indian intellectuals with evangelical Protestant Christianity and missionaries in the nineteenth century, especially in the Bengal Presidency in India. In her analysis […]

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Rahul Roy Film Festival: The Factory & Q and A with Rahul Roy

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Fri, Sep 25, 2015 from 04:00pm — 07:00pm, ET

Film Screening and Discussion Rahul Roy, Director Chair: Shankar Ramaswami, Lecturer on South Asian Studies, Harvard University 147 workers of India’s largest automobile manufacturing company Maruti Suzuki are on trial for the murder of a senior manager and 2500 workers dismissed. It has been two and a half years and the case drags on. Their bail […]

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Degrees of Clientelism in the World’s Largest Democracy

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Fri, Sep 25, 2015 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics Aseema Sinha, Wagener Family Associate Professor of Comparative Politics and George R. Roberts Fellow, Claremont McKenna College Aseema Sinha is the Wagener Chair of South Asian Politics and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College’s Government department. She was previously an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and […]

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Rahul Roy Film Festival: Till We Meet Again Screening & Panel Discussion on Masculinity and Gender Violence in South Asia

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Thu, Sep 24, 2015 from 04:00pm — 06:30pm, ET

Film Screening and Panel Discussion Geeta Aiyer, Founder, Direct Action for Women Now Worldwide (DAWN) Elora Halim Chowdhury, Associate Professor and Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies, U-Mass Boston Beena Sarwar, Editor, Aman ki Asha, Jang Group Pakistan; former Nieman Fellow and Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Rahul Roy, Director Chair: Parimal G. […]

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Rahul Roy Film Festival: The City Beautiful

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Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 04:00pm, ET

Film Screening and Discussion Q+A with Rahul Roy, Director Sunder Nagri (Beautiful City) is a small working class colony on the margins of India’s capital city, Delhi. Most families residing here come from a community of weavers. The last ten years have seen a gradual disintegration of the handloom tradition of this community under the […]

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