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Intellectual Antecedents of the Global South: The Historical Thought of K. M. Panikkar

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Tue, Apr 8, 2014 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Christopher Lee, Lecturer in International Relations, Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand; Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow, W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research Kris K. Manjapra, Assistant Professor of History, Tufts University Cosponsored with the W. E. B. Du Bois […]

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Gandhi on Courage, Ethics and Society

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Fri, Mar 28, 2014 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Uday Mehta, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, The City University of New York Discussant: Shankar Ramaswami, South Asia Institute South Asian Studies Postdoctoral Fellow Chair: Parimal G. Patil, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Uday Singh Mehta, distinguished professor of political science, is a renowned political theorist whose work encompasses […]

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‘Pious Wishes?’: Observations on the Directive Principles in the Indian Constitution and the Uniform Civil Code

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Fri, Feb 28, 2014 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Border Seminar Ronojoy Sen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore Chair: Parimal Patil, Professor of Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Dr Ronojoy Sen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies and […]

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Chakravyuh (Lotus Maze): Travails, Entanglements, and Visions of Migrant Workers in Delhi

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Thu, Dec 5, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Shankar Ramaswami, South Asia Institute South Asian Studies Postdoctoral Fellow Chair: Parimal G. Patil, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University This presentation will explore migrant workers’ experiences, aspirations, and world-views in Delhi, drawing on fieldwork among metal workers in the Okhla Industrial Area.  The presentation invokes the image of the chakravyuh (lotus maze), […]

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Sacred Geographies: India and the US

Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University. Eck invites Harvard alumni and friends to join her in New York City for a conversation about her most recent book, India: A Sacred Geography, which is a culmination of more than a decade’s work.  Eck will address spiritual pilgrimages in India, such as […]

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Mind & Attention in Indian Philosophy

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Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 09:15am, ET —
Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 03:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Workshop Organized by: Parimal G. Patil, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Susanna Siegel, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University Sebastian Watzl, Center for the Study of Mind in Nature, University of Oslo View full schedule here. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Mind and Nature, Oslo, the Department […]

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If Women Governed Forests: A History of Absence, The Impact of Presence

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Thu, Sep 12, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester Chair: Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy School   Can the gender composition of groups managing local forests affect conservation outcomes? This simple question has been little addressed, despite the substantial literature on women’s […]

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“To Express and Not to Explain: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore”

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

Asia Society India Centre invites you to an AsiaLens lecture with Dr. Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of History, Harvard University Renowned South Asian scholar Dr. Bose will discuss the paintings of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) in the context of his venerated literary, artistic and political legacy. The exhibition on view at the NGMA, “The Last Harvest: Paintings of […]

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