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Thu, Oct 4, 2012 from 05:30pm — 07:30pm, ET
2012 Academy Award for Documentary, Short Subject Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy & Daniel Junge Every year, hundreds of people- mostly women- are attacked with acid in Pakistan.Saving Face follows several of these survivors, their fight for justice, and a London-based reconstructive surgeon who has returned to his homeland of Pakistan to help them restore their […]
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Fri, Nov 9, 2012 from 03:00pm — 04:30pm, ET
Najam Ahmed Shah, Additional Secretary in Government of Punjab, served as the Director/CEO of the Food Directorate prior to coming to USA on Eisenhower Fellowships* last month. The Punjab Food Directorate is responsible for food security for 9 million people of Punjab and oversees the operations, finances, procurement, storage, and sale and export of millions of […]
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Thu, Jul 11, 2013 from 05:30pm — 08:30pm, ET
DAIRA (“Circle”) is a 2002 Pakistani movie based on the international bestseller Moth Smoke, authored by Mohsin Hamid. Set in Lahore, DAIRA is a film about givings and misgivings, love and deceit, or as Hamid puts it, the “cooled” and the “uncooled.” It is a story of the vicious circle of love, lust, longing, and […]
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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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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm, ET
Directed by Shoaib Mansoor, Pakistan A female convict on death row, her last wish is to tell her story to the media.
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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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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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Fri, Feb 25, 2011 from 12:30pm — 02:00pm, ET
Indus River Basin Research: Emerging Challenges and Directions James Wescoat, Aga Khan Professor of Architecture, MIT Chaired by John Briscoe, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Health, HSPH; Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering, SEAS
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Fri, Feb 11, 2011 from 12:30pm — 02:00pm, ET
How Climate in South Asia is Becoming a Water Issue Adil Najam, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future; Professor of International Relations and Geography & Environment, Boston University Chaired by John Briscoe, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Health, HSPH; Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering, […]
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Fri, Sep 23, 2011 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
Early Roman Contacts With South Asia Dr. S. Suresh, State Convener, INTACH, Tamil Nadu, India and Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, National Trust for HistoricPreservation and University of Maryland Chair: Richard Meadow, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anthropology
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Tue, Sep 13, 2011 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
Demystifying Pakistan Saadia Toor, Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York Chair: Diane L. Moore, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies and Education and Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School Video of this seminar can be found here. Co-sponsored […]
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