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Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 06:00pm, ET
What is the role of the Ephemeral City in the broader discussion about urbanism globally? Professor Rahul Mehrotra, Chair of the Department of Urban Planing and Design (GSD), will moderate a conversation across disciplines about ephemerality in the landscapes of South Asian and Latin American cities. The panel will feature Harvard scholars Felipe Hernandez (GSD), Marianne […]
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Tue, Apr 21, 2015 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET
Urbanization Seminar Brinda Somaya, Architect and Urban Conservationist. Chair: Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Whether it involves the restoration of a rural Indian village, the creation of a corporate campus, the rejuvenation of city monuments or the […]
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Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 06:00pm, ET
Mohammad Jibran Nasir, Lawyer, Political Activist, Anchor (formerly Dawn) News, Blogger, Co-founder #HumQadam #PakistanForAll Cosponsored with the Pakistan Caucus at HKS and South Asian Business Association at HBS
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Fri, Apr 17, 2015 from 04:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
Film Screening and Discussion Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa, Directors Chair: Rohit Chandra, PhD candidate, Harvard Kennedy School 4:00-5:30 pm – Film Screening 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Discussion and Q&A with Directors Katiyabaaz is a 2014 Indian Hindi documentary film directed by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa about the problem of power theft in Kanpur. Released in India on August […]
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Thu, Apr 16, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
Over fifty Harvard professors, students, administrative staff, and medical practitioners made the pilgrimage to Allahabad, India, to the Kumbh Mela site in 2013, to analyze issues that emerge in any large-scale human gathering. The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY book and exhibition consolidate research findings and serve as an example of interdisciplinary research conducted at […]
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Thu, Apr 16, 2015 - Fri, Apr 17, 2015, ET
Annual Symposium Workshops to highlight interfaculty research projects supported by SAI, and launch of the exhibit and book Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity. Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:00 – 12:00 pm: Mobile Technology to Access Healthcare Services – Case Studies from the Global South 1:00 – 3:00 pm: Role of South Asian Arts in Education 4:00 – 4:30 […]
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Tue, Apr 14, 2015 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET
Urbanization Seminar Speaker: Prem Chandavarkar, Managing Partner, CnT Architects. Chair: Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design. It is necessary to distinguish between ‘civic space’ and ‘public space’: the former must embrace inter-personal engagement, whereas the latter need not go […]
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Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 04:00pm, ET
Student Event Muhammad Faraz, Lahore University of Management Sciences Cosponsored with the Pakistan Caucus at HKS and the LGBTQ Caucus at HKS
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Mon, Apr 13, 2015 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
Arts Initiative and Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Rohail Hyatt, Producer, Coke Studio; actor; film composer; rock music artist; and keyboardist Chair: Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University Hyatt will discuss the laws of nature in contrast to the current […]
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Fri, Apr 10, 2015 from 12:15pm — 01:45pm, ET
Professor Soumodip Sarkar, Department of Management, University of Évora, Portugal Cosponsored with the Harvard Asia Center
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