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The Silk Road to South Asia through Bangladesh

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Tue, Mar 24, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

 South Asia Without Borders Seminar Hasna Moudud, SAI Research Affiliate; Former Visiting Fellow, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School Chair: Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy B. Williams Research Professor of History and Political Science This talk will examine the Tea Horse Road, from Yunnan tea country that travels through Tibet, India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh, which was once one of the […]

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Sufi Shrines and the Secular State

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Thu, Mar 12, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Anna B. Bigelow, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies, North Carolina State University 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 Sufi tomb shrines in India are well-known for […]

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Webinar: Planning and Preparedness

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Tue, Mar 10, 2015 from 09:00am — 10:30am, ET

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE WEBINAR LIVE 9:00 AM in Cambridge, 5:00 PM in Pakistan, 5:30 PM in India, 5:30 PM in Sri Lanka, 6:00 PM in Bangladesh, 5:45 PM in Nepal Payal Modi, MD, MPH, Fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Mass casualty responses work best when there is a well-rehearsed plan. This seminar […]

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Beyond Harvard

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Mon, Mar 9, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Student Event Rahul Bose, Actor, Director & Social Activist Chair: Richard Delacy, Preceptor in Hindi and Urdu, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University  Welcome by Rakesh Khurana, Dean of Harvard College Described as the ‘Indian art house icon’ by TIME magazine, Rahul Bose won Best Actor, Singapore Film Festival, and Best Debut Director (second prize), for ‘Everybody […]

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India Conference at Harvard

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Sat, Mar 7, 2015 - Sun, Mar 8, 2015, ET

The India Conference at Harvard is one of the largest India conferences in the US. It is hosted at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School by the graduate students of Harvard University. The conference will bring together business leaders, entertainment professionals, government officials, philanthropists, and many other leaders to engage in a conversation […]

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Explore Careers in South Asia (Panel & Mixer)

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Thu, Mar 5, 2015 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET

Harvard undergraduates: Have you ever thought about working in South Asia, but aren’t sure what opportunities exist, what it would be like, or how to begin? Enjoy food from the region and hear from panelists who have worked in a variety of sectors in South Asia! After the panel, stay for an informal mixer, where […]

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Postponed: Webinar on Religious Literacy

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Thu, Mar 5, 2015

This webinar has been postponed and will be rescheduled.  SAI Webinar Diane Moore, Senior Lecturer on Religious Studies and Education; Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations  

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Pakistan: From Crisis to Crisis

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Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 04:15pm, ET

10th Annual Asia Center Tsai Lecture Asma Jahangir, Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan; Partner, AGHS Law Associates; former President, Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan; former Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chair: Arthur Kleinman, Director, Harvard University Asia Center; Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University; Professor of Medical Anthropology and Professor […]

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Health and Human Rights in Burma

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Wed, Feb 25, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

SAI Global Health Event Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor, Mainland Southeast Asia, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School Dr. Cynthia Maung, Director, Mae Tao Clinic, Thai-Burmese Border Dr. Parveen K. Parmar, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Community Partners International Phyu Phyu Saan, Senior Researcher, Global Justice Center, New York Chair: Arthur Kleinman, Director, Harvard University Asia Center; Esther and Sidney Rabb […]

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