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Mental Health Access for Women in South Asia and China

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Fri, Nov 1, 2013 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

Global Health Seminar Arthur Kleinman, Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University and Professor of Medical Anthropology in Global Health and Social Medicine and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Jennifer Leaning, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health; Director, FXB Center for […]

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Mind & Attention in Indian Philosophy

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Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 09:15am, ET —
Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 03:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Workshop Organized by: Parimal G. Patil, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Susanna Siegel, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University Sebastian Watzl, Center for the Study of Mind in Nature, University of Oslo View full schedule here. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Mind and Nature, Oslo, the Department […]

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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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The Power of Promise: Examining the Feasibility of A Rapid Expansion of Nuclear Energy in India

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Fri, Dec 6, 2013 from 02:00pm — 03:30pm, ET

Science Technology and Engineering Seminar M. V. Ramana, Nuclear Futures Laboratory & Program on Science and Global Security, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University Chair: Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School […]

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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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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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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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Na Hindu, Na Musalman: The Dilemma of a Bengali Artisan Caste

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Wed, Dec 4, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Frank Korom, Professor of Religion and Anthropology at Boston 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 This lecture explores the social predicament of a low-caste community of narrative scroll painters in […]

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