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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 from 09:00am — 03:00pm, ET
Democracy in India: Past Present Future Keynote Speaker: Ananya Vajpeyi, Author of Righteous Republic: The Political Foundations of Modern India, Associate Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, Senior, American Institute of Indian Studies Sponsored by: Educators for Teaching India in conjunction with The Winsor School, Phillips Academy and The Groton SchoolFor […]
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Wed, May 8, 2013 from 02:45pm — 07:15pm, ET
On May 8, the South Asia Institute at Harvard University (SAI) and the Central Square Foundation (CSF) convened a group of high-level stakeholders for a roundtable discussion to shape and commit on the agenda for forging linkages between education reformers in the US and in India focused on improving learning outcomes for children. The program […]
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Sat, Oct 27, 2012 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET
Join internationally acclaimed filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala for a screening of her film and Q&A afterwards, as part of an ongoing exhibit at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts of her photography, Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India (Oct. 25 – Dec. 20). Little Zizou is a comedy for all ages. It is the rambunctious […]
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Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 05:00pm, ET
This conference will be the first step in convening a group of stakeholders from the public and private sectors, the academy, service providers and NGOs. The meeting will provide an opportunity for information exchange and discussion across a range of issues – legislative, educational, policy and service oriented – relevant to sexual assault and gender violence in India and, more generally, South Asia.
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Fri, Feb 15, 2013 from 12:15pm — 02:00pm, ET
Techno-nationalism in the Rise of China and India Andrew Kennedy, Senior Lecturer at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University The pursuit of advanced technologies has been a persistent preoccupation of Chinese and Indian leaders in the modern era. Under Mao Zedong and Jawaharlal Nehru, both countries invested in nationalistic efforts […]
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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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Wed, Sep 25, 2013 from 04:30pm — 06:30pm, ET
Celebrate the start of the school year with the Harvard South Asia Institute.
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Fri, Sep 28, 2012 from 04:30pm — 06:30pm, ET
Harvard students and faculty, start the school year off right with SAI’s Chaat Party! Meet representatives from student groups across Harvard that focus on South Asia, learn about SAI’s internship and funding opportunities, and enjoy delicious South Asia food!
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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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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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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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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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