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Rethinking Sufism in Medieval South Asia

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Fri, Oct 18, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Amina Steinfels, Associate Professor of Religion, Mount Holyoke College Chair: Sunil Sharma, Chair, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Associate Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature, Convener of Persian and Hindi-Urdu, Boston University Despite a growing sophistication in the study of Islam, our understanding of Sufism continues to be hampered by deeply ingrained […]

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Something Old, Something New: Maladies of India’s Energy System and Possible Remedies

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Wed, Oct 9, 2013 from 05:15pm — 06:45pm, ET

Science, Technology, and Engineering Seminar Varun Rai, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty Fellow, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy (CIEEP), University of Texas at Austin Discussant: Laura Diaz Anadon, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Co-Faculty Chair, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Associate Director, Science, Technology and Public […]

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Public Interest Litigation: Boon to the Indian Public

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Tue, Oct 8, 2013 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Pravin Parekh, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association; President of the Harvard Club of India         Sponsored by the Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession Lunch will be served Pravin H. Parekh is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India, president of the Confederation […]

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Attaining Education for All : How do India and China compare?

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Fri, Oct 4, 2013 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

Education Seminar Abhimanyu Singh, Director and Representative, UNESCO Office Beijing Discussant: Akshay Mangla, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Cosponsored with the Asia Center Modern Asia Seminar While much international attention has been paid to the recent rapid rise of China and India in  economic terms, there has been relatively little focus on their […]

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