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Building Storeys: An Architect’s journey through the Indian landscape

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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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Katiyabaaz: Powerless

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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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Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Book Launch and Exhibition

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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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South Asia: Local Solutions with Global Impact

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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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Conceptualizing The Urban Civic Realm: Insights From The Indian City

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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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Perspectives: A Conversation with Rohail Hyatt

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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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The People’s Hero? Jayaprakash Narayan Reconsidered

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Thu, Apr 9, 2015 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET

SAI Student Event Mircea Raianu, PhD Candidate, Harvard History Department; Graduate Student Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Benjamin Siegel, Assistant Professor of History, Boston University; former Predoctoral Fellow, Harvard Academy for Area Studies; former Graduate Student Associate, South Asia Institute Anand Vaidya, South Asian Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard South Asia Institute; former Graduate Student […]

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