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Live Webinar: Tackling Gender Based Violence in South Asia – What Options Do We Have?

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Tue, Nov 26, 2013 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET

This discussion will explore the grave problem of gender violence on the subcontinent, in its different manifestations, and probe a series of strategies for addressing the problem. Watch live on the SAI website and particpate in the discussion on social media.

Join us live via this link: http://111.68.100.8/tcs/?id=FA264DB2-A872-47DE-B635-A9237E1B7002

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India’s Energy Scenario: View from the States

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Mon, Nov 25, 2013 from 05:15pm — 06:30pm, ET

Science Technology and Engeneering Seminar Sudhir Kumar, Indian Administrative Service, Former Secretary of Power, Government of Bihar Gulzar Natarajan, Indian Administrative Service, Former Managing Director, Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Government of Andhra Pradesh Chair: Rohit Chandra, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School  Co-sponsored with Harvard Kennedy School’s Sustainability Science Program.    

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The Evolution of Indian Cinema

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Thu, Nov 21, 2013 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET

Harvard South Asia Institute Special Event Anuja Jain, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies, Columbia University Mukti Khaire, Associate Professor at Harvard Business School Vikramaditya Khanna, Bruce W. Nichols Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Moderator: Erum Sattar, SJD Candidate, Harvard Law School

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The Beautification of Postwar Colombo

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Tue, Nov 19, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Urbanization Seminar Jonathan Spencer, Professor of the Anthropology of South Asia & Head of School of Social and Political Science, Social Anthropology, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh Chair: Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures, Harvard Divinity School Since the end of the country’s 30-year civil war in 2009, […]

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The ’Last Storyteller of Delhi’: Mir Baqir ‘Ali Dastango

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Fri, Nov 15, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Pasha M. Khan, Professor, Urdu Language and Culture, McGill University Chair: Sunil Sharma, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Associate Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature, Convener of Persian and Hindi-Urdu, Boston University Cosponsored with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program This talk will consider the career of Mir […]

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Memoirs of the Badshahi Mosque

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Thu, Nov 14, 2013 from 05:30pm — 07:00pm, ET

Book Launch Talk Talha Jalal, Johns Hopkins University Gulru Necipoglu, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art and Director of the Aga Khan Program of Islamic Architecture at Harvard University The Harvard Pakistan Students Group (HPSG) cordially invites you to a talk by Talha Jalal based on his book Memoris of the Badshahi Mosque published by […]

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Sacred Geographies: India and the US

Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University. Eck invites Harvard alumni and friends to join her in New York City for a conversation about her most recent book, India: A Sacred Geography, which is a culmination of more than a decade’s work.  Eck will address spiritual pilgrimages in India, such as […]

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SAI Summer Grant Opportunities Open House

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Tue, Nov 5, 2013 from 04:30pm — 06:00pm, ET

Come hear about SAI Summer Funding opportunities from 2013 SAI grant recipients. Learn about the various types of grants, the application process, and how to write an appropriate budget for a summer in South Asia. Enjoy some delicious South Asian food and get a head start on your summer plans. For more details on SAI […]

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