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Neighborhood Sanitation and Infant Mortality (Livestream)

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Fri, Feb 26, 2016 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm

Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics Dean Spears, Rice Institute Dean Spears is the Executive Director of the RICE Institute. Dean’s research focuses on children’s health and human capital, which these days often means height, sanitation, and social forces in Indian households and villages. He has also done research about population issues in social welfare […]

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Is decentralization good for development? Perspectives from academics & policy makers

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Fri, Feb 12, 2016 from 11:45am — 01:00pm

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Perkins Room, Rubenstein Building, Harvard Kennedy School

ADDRESS
Perkins Room
Rubenstein Building
Harvard Kennedy School
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Cosponsored Event Jean-Paul Faguet, Professor of the Political Economy of Development, London School of Economics Cosponsored with the Center for International Development  

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Megacities Asia

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Thu, Mar 24, 2016 from 05:30pm — 08:30pm

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Auditorium, Arthur M. Sackler Building

ADDRESS
Auditorium, Arthur M. Sackler Building
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 0213

Special Event In collaboration with the upcoming “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from April 3 to July 17, 2016, this event will bring together artists and academics to examine contemporary Asian megacities including Beijing, Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Discussions will focus on the built environment in these […]

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The Scope of Spatial Data and Technology for Building Resilience of Vulnerable Groups: A Case of 2015 Nepal Earthquake and Informal Settlements in Kathmandu

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Thu, Feb 18, 2016 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm

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Room 124, Gund Hall

ADDRESS
Gund Hall, Room 124
48 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Cosponsored Event Informal settlements are the common features of urban growth in most developing countries and are typically the product of an urgent need for shelter by the urban poor. Rapid urbanization, inefficient land administration and inadequate capability to cope with the housing needs of people in urban areas have contributed to the development of informal […]

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Opening reception: Altered State: Painting in Myanmar in a Time of Transition

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Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 04:30pm

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CGIS South Concourse
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South Concourse
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Cosponsored Event ‘Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a time of transition,’ an exhibit of paintings will be on display Thursday, February 4 – Monday, February 22, 2016 in the Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA Seminar on February 19: Freedom and Fear in Myanmar with Ian Holliday,Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), The University of […]

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Re-thinking Local: A Cross-regional Dialogue about Strategies for Local Practice in Cities

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Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 06:30pm —
Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 02:30pm

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CGIS South, S010

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S010
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA

Student Event “Re-thinking Local” will examine how architects are developing new models of locally-based design practice given the changing realities of urbanization around the world, with a particular focus on South and Southeast Asia. These two public events feature Vo Trong Nghia, the most prolific contemporary architect in Vietnam, and Marina Tabassum, the leading female architect […]

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Explore Careers in South Asia: Panel and Mixer

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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm

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Harvard Office of Career Services

ADDRESS
Harvard Office of Career Services
54 Dunster St
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Have you ever thought about working in South Asia, but are unsure of what opportunities exist and what it would be like? Hear from panelists who have worked in a variety of sectors in South Asia including global health, technology, start-ups, and media/journalism. Enjoy food from the region while you learn more about the various […]

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India Conference at Harvard

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Sat, Feb 6, 2016 - Sun, Feb 7, 2016

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Harvard Kennedy School TBD

ADDRESS
Harvard Kennedy School
79 John F. Kennedy St
Cambridge, MA

India in Transition – Opportunities and Challenges   The India Conference at Harvard is one of the largest India conferences in the US. It is hosted at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School by the graduate students of Harvard University. In 2016 we will be celebrating our 13th anniversary. The conference will bring […]

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Summer Grant Opportunities Open House

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Tue, Jan 26, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm

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CGIS South, S250
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S250
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA

Come hear about SAI Summer Funding opportunities, including research and internship grants, and ask any last minute questions about the application process. Deadline to apply: February 17, 2016 Join the Facebook event.

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Corporate Philanthropy Between Empire and Nation: Tata and the Making of Modern India

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Mon, Feb 1, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm

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CGIS South, S354

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S354
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Graduate Student Associate Seminar Mircea Raianu, PhD Candidate, History Department, FAS; SAI Graduate Student Associate Chair Sunil Amrith, Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies, Professor of History, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences From one of many merchant families in the port city of Bombay in the mid-nineteenth century, Tata became India’s largest and most influential business […]

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Capacity Building Workshop on Rural Livelihoods Creations in the Indian Crafts Sector

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Mon, Jan 11, 2016 - Thu, Jan 14, 2016

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Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

ADDRESS
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Livelihood Creation Workshop The Tata Trusts and SAI have collaborated for the Project on ‘Livelihood Creation in India through Social Entrepreneurship and Skill Development’. This Capacity Building Workshop is for organizations from the Handicrafts and Handlooms sectors. Mukti Khaire, Faculty Chair; Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Dr. Shashank Shah, Project Director, Harvard University […]

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Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity

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Mon, Jan 18, 2016 from 06:00pm — 08:30pm

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CSMVS Museum, Mumbai

ADDRESS
CSMVS Museum, Mumbai
159-161 Mahatma Gandhi Road
Fort, Mumbai - 400023, Maharashtra, India

Special Event Welcome by Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director, CSMVS Museum Introductory remarks by Vikram Gandhi, Harvard South Asia Institute Advisory Council Member; Founder, Asha Impact Diana Eck, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Harvard Divinity School Devesh Chaturvedi, Divisional Commissioner, Allahabad, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela Satchit Balsari, Weill Cornell Global Emergency Medicine Division; Harvard T.H. […]

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