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Tue, Mar 26, 2019 from 04:30pm — 06:30pm, ET
The show features two artists from Pakistan and India who reflect on the impact of The 1947 Partition of British India in their works. Mahboob Jokhio and Krupa Makhija explore the interplay between culture, language and identity through a deeply personal lens.
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Fri, May 3, 2019 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm, ET
In this demonstration, Pakistani musical sensation Ali Sethi and Harvard Professor Ali Asani will take you into the lyrical world of ghazals. The ghazal originated in Arabia in the 7th century and developed into a significant literary genre in Persian, Urdu, and other South Asian languages. It may be understood as a poetic expression of […]
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Tue, Mar 12, 2019 from 06:00pm — 08:00pm, ET
The 1947 Partition of British India displaced millions of people along religious lines and led to the creation of two new countries: Pakistan and India. In this exhibition, Mahbub Jokhio and Krupa Makhija, the Mittal Institute’s Spring 2019 Visiting Artist Fellows reflect on the impact of the partition. Their work explores the deeply personal issues of culture, language, and identity in the region.
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Mon, Feb 11, 2019 from 06:00pm — 07:15pm, ET
Join us for a conversation with Bilawal Bhutto, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, on Pakistan’s youth and the welfare state. The conversation will be chaired by Mariam Chughtai, Babar Ali Fellow of the Mittal Institute and Associate Dean and Assistant Professor at LUMS Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education, Pakistan. […]
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Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 02:00pm, ET
JOINT SEMINAR ON SOUTH ASIAN POLITICS SERIES Sarah Khan, Postgraduate Associate, Yale MacMillan Center Sarah Khan is a postgraduate associate at the Yale MacMillan Center. Her research interests lie at the intersection of gender and comparative politics, with a regional specialization in South Asia. In her work, she explores gender gaps in political preferences, and the barriers […]
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Dr. Moeed Yusuf will present his research on US role in India-Pakistan crisis management, captured in his latest book Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments: U.S. Crisis Management in South Asia. The book proposes an original theory to study regional nuclear crises and specifically US role in crisis management.
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Can mobile money help the rural poor become more resilient to climate change shocks? Imtiaz ul Haq presents new evidence using satellite data from the world’s most successful mobile money market, Kenya, and discusses how the findings translate to South Asia. Imtiaz ul Haq, Aman Visiting Fellow; Assistant Professor Of Economics At The Lahore University […]
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Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 04:00pm, ET —
Mon, Apr 9, 2018, ET
The SAI Spring Art Exhibition features 2D and 3D art and artifacts inspired by Harvard students who traveled to South Asia sponsored by Harvard SAI travel grants. Some highlights include children’s picture books written in the Indigenous languages of Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, photographs of fallen mosques in Myanmar and candid photos of workers […]
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Thu, Nov 30, 2017
A mixer hosted by the Harvard Pakistani Student Group
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Mon, Aug 7, 2017 from 06:00pm — 08:00pm, ET
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Harvard South Asia Institute (SAI) and Faiz Foundation Trust invite you to a program on The 1947 Partition of British India.
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Fri, Aug 4, 2017 from 06:00pm — 08:00pm, ET
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Join us for a roundtable discussion in Karachi, facilitated by one of the senior faculty driving the SAI Partition Project: Professor Jennifer Leaning.
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Fri, Aug 11, 2017 - Mon, Aug 14, 2017, ET
The Crossroads Summer Program is a fully-funded introduction to Harvard and American university culture for students from the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and Africa, who are the first in their families to attend college and may also be facing challenging financial and social circumstances. Leading Harvard faculty will teach an intensive, multidisciplinary four-day curriculum in Dubai, for up to 60 accomplished, motivated youth.
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