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Barsaat (Monsoon)

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

VENUE
Harvard Film Archive

ADDRESS
Harvard Film Archive
Carpenter Center
Harvard University

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)

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

VENUE
Harvard Film Archive

ADDRESS
Harvard Film Archive
Carpenter Center
Harvard University

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

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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Amar Akbar Anthony

WHEN
Thu, Jun 27, 2013 from 05:30pm — 08:30pm

VENUE
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Bollywood film about three brothers who were separated during childhood and who grew up in three separate homes, adopting different religions. The film was directed by Manmohan Desai and features Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, and Rishi Kapoor. Amar Akbar Anthony was the biggest blockbuster of 1977 and won several […]

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Aag (Fire)

WHEN
Sun, Sep 9, 2012 from 07:00pm — 09:00pm

VENUE
Harvard Film Archive

ADDRESS
Harvard Film Archive
Carpenter Center
Harvard University

RAJ KAPOOR FILM SERIES presented by: SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE AND THE HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE Directed by Raj Kapoor, India, 1948 Raj Kapoor’s first film as director and star, the brooding, noir-ish Aag often feels like a 1930s Hollywood melodrama with an expressionistic twist, and with a distinct influence from Citizen Kane in its complex flashback […]

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Urbanization Seminar Series

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Thu, Jan 27, 2011 from 06:30pm — 07:00pm

  ‘Dharavi, Slum for Sale’-Film Screening, and Panel Discussion on ‘Mumbai-The Future of the Informal City’ Bryan Bell, Founder and Executive Director, DesignCorps Liza Weinstein, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University Moderated by Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, GSD Co-sponsored by SAI and the Harvard […]

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2011 Harish C. Mahindra Lecture

WHEN
Tue, Sep 27, 2011

VENUE
Loeb House

ADDRESS
Loeb House
17 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Empowering 3 Billion Distinguished Guest, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Eleventh President of India Chair: Tarun Khanna, Director of the South Asia Initiative and Jorge Paolo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School Dr. Kalam spoke about his Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) Initiative during his presentation titled “Empowering 3 Billion.” He highlighted the ongoing need for ‘creative […]

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