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Fri, Feb 26, 2016 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET
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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Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 06:30pm, ET —
Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 02:30pm, ET
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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Thu, Feb 18, 2016 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm, ET
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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Fri, Feb 12, 2016 from 11:45am — 01:00pm, ET
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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Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 04:30pm, ET
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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Sat, Feb 6, 2016 - Sun, Feb 7, 2016, ET
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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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
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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Mon, Feb 1, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
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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Tue, Jan 26, 2016 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
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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Mon, Jan 18, 2016 from 06:00pm — 08:30pm, ET
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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Mon, Jan 11, 2016 - Thu, Jan 14, 2016, ET
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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Wed, Dec 16, 2015 from 05:30pm — 08:00pm, ET
The Aman Foundation and the Harvard University South Asia Institute have co-sponsored this conference on mental health in the wake of natural and manmade disasters in Pakistan. Coping in the Wake of Disasters: Long term Effects of Traumatic “Life-Changing” Situations Sharmeen Khan, Clinical Psychologist Sharmeen Khan is a Karachi-based mental health professional and a human rights […]
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