Mahindra Photo Exhibit and Talk
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Mon, Oct 28, 2013 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
Exhibit Opening & Gallery Talk with Raghu Rai Registration and more information available here.
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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 […]
More InfoChakravyuh (Lotus Maze): Travails, Entanglements, and Visions of Migrant Workers in Delhi
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Thu, Dec 5, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
South Asia Without Borders Seminar Shankar Ramaswami, South Asia Institute South Asian Studies Postdoctoral Fellow Chair: Parimal G. Patil, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University This presentation will explore migrant workers’ experiences, aspirations, and world-views in Delhi, drawing on fieldwork among metal workers in the Okhla Industrial Area. The presentation invokes the image of the chakravyuh (lotus maze), […]
More InfoMental 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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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 […]
More InfoAttaining Education for All : How do India and China compare?
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 […]
More InfoThe 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 […]
More InfoGrowth, Employment, and Poverty in India: A Gender Perspective
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Fri, Nov 8, 2013 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET
Social Enterprise Seminar Maitreyi Bordia Das, Lead Social Development Specialist and Team Leader for Social Inclusion, Social Development Department, World Bank Shankar Ramaswami, SAI Postdoctoral Fellow in South Asian Studies, Harvard University Chair: Martha Chen, Lecturer in Public Policy, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School S050, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA Cosponsored […]
More InfoTranscendent Territory and Portable Deities: Mobility and the Problem of Indigeneity between Nepal and India
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Mon, Nov 4, 2013 from 04:15pm — 05:45pm, ET
South Asia Without Borders Sara Shneiderman, Assistant Professor of Anthropology & South Asian Studies, Yale University Chair: Ajantha Subramanian, Professor, Social Anthropology Program, Harvard University Cosponsored with the Political Anthropology Working Group
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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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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 […]
More InfoDemocracy and Due Process: Leveraging the Law for a Just Outcome
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Tue, Oct 1, 2013 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET
South Asia Without Borders Gopal Subramaniam, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Former Solicitor General of India Sponsored by the Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession Lunch will be served Gopal Subramaniam did his BA in English Literature in 1977 and LLB in 1980 from the University of Delhi. Beginning hiscareer in 1980-81, […]
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