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Citizenship and Its Discontents

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Mon, Sep 23, 2013 from 12:30pm — 01:30pm, ET

Harvard South Asia Institute Book Talk Niraja Jayal, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Chair: Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Citizenship and Its Discontents explores a century of contestations over citizenship from the colonial period to the present, analyzing evolving conceptions of […]

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Boot Polish

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Sun, Sep 9, 2012 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET

RAJ KAPOOR FILM SERIES presented by: SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE AND THE HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE Directed by Raj Kapoor, India, 1953 A tear-jerking neorealist tale in the mold of Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine, Boot Polish follows an orphaned brother and sister who are forced by their horrid aunt to beg on the streets, until their lives are torn apart by […]

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Bobby

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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 from 07:00pm — 09:00pm, ET

RAJ KAPOOR FILM SERIES presented by: SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE AND THE HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE Directed by Raj Kapoor, India, 1973 Raj Kapoor’s charming paean to youth, starring his son Rishi, follows a young couple who hit the road pursued by a zany horde of bounty hunting bandits.

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Big Ideas on South Asia

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Thu, Apr 4, 2013 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm, ET

Conversations with the South Asia Institute’s Graduate Student Associates   In this luncheon discussion,* advanced doctoral students from across Harvard’s graduate schools will share key insights from their research on South Asia. Each panelist will present for 10-minutes, followed by discussion with the audience. 12:00 noon – Panel 1: Religion, Education, Nationalism Nationalism in Education: […]

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Barsaat (Monsoon)

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Fri, Sep 14, 2012 from 07:00pm — 09:00pm, ET

RAJ KAPOOR FILM SERIES presented by: SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE AND THE HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE Directed by Raj Kapoor, India, 1949 Raj Kapoor’s first megahit shuttles between the stories of a romantic idealist and his more carnally-driven best friend, who both meet and romance the daughters of innkeepers.

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Awaara (The Vagabond)

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Sat, Sep 8, 2012 from 07:00pm — 09:00pm, ET

RAJ KAPOOR FILM SERIES presented by: SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE AND THE HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE Directed by Raj Kapoor, India, 1951 One of the greatest and most famous Indian films ever made, Awaara was a global sensation and marks the first appearance of the tramp persona that would make Raj Kapoor famous: a sly, sexy bandit, […]

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Annual SAI Symposium

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Thu, Apr 26, 2012 from 09:00am — 05:00am, ET

Health in South Asia: Lessons for and from the World On April 26th and 27th, South Asia Initiative at Harvard University held its second annual symposium, focusing on Health in South Asia: Lessons for and from the World. The conference brought together global experts with deep research, implementation and policy experience to learn and find […]

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