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Harvard-US India Initiative Annual Conference

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Fri, Jan 9, 2015 - Sat, Jan 10, 2015

VENUE
New Delhi

The Harvard India Initiative 2015, co-sponsored by SAI, hopes to foster targetted dialogue and academic critique on India’s future. This conference is bringing together 450 of the brightest young minds from across the world and India in the hopes of creating a tradition of research-focused policy-making in one of the most vibrant democracies and economies […]

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Ambassador Richard Olson: The future of US-Pakistan relations

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Thu, Dec 11, 2014 from 08:00am — 09:45am

Richard Olson, US Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Chair: Nicholas Burns, Sultan of Oman Professor of the Practice of International Relations, HKS In a breakfast discussion with  R. Nicholas Burns, HKS, Ambassador Richard Olson will reflect on his experience heading one of the largest US embassies in Islamabad and his views on the US-Pakistan relationship. Ambassador Olson […]

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Interpreting Cultures

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Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 01:00pm

VENUE
Portico 123, Gund Hall

ADDRESS
Portico 123
Gund Hall
48 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA

Join IndiaGSD for an illustrated lecture looking at projects in the realm of culture and heritage interpreted through an effective scenography. Siddhartha Das (designer – scenographer, New Delhi) will present his own projects including those for the historic Jal Mahal, Jaipur; an art museum complex, J D Centre of Art, Bhubaneswar;Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Museum Rietberg, […]

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The Use of Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility for Social Change in South Asia and the US

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Tue, Nov 18, 2014 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm

VENUE
Harvard Faculty Club

ADDRESS
Harvard Faculty Club
20 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

SAI Special Event This event seeks to explore challenges and successes of private and corporate philanthropy in South Asia in a comparative lens to philanthropy in the US. What are the enabling factors in the US that promote philanthropy?  How do these compare to India’s enabling factors? For example, India is the first country to […]

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Summer Grant Opportunities Open House

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Wed, Nov 19, 2014 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Come hear about SAI Summer Funding opportunities from 2014 SAI grant recipients. Learn about the various types of grants, the application process, how to write an appropriate budget for a summer in South Asia, and enjoy some delicious South Asian food. For more details on SAI grants, click here. 

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India’s Maoist Insurgency Challenge

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Fri, Nov 21, 2014 from 02:00pm — 03:30pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Joint Sem­i­nar on South Asian Politics Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament; Former Minister of Environment and Rural Development Jairam Ramesh, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party, is an Indian economist and politician. Since June 2004, Ramesh has been a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha – the upper house of the Parliament of […]

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Music Stories of Bengal

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Sun, Nov 2, 2014 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm

VENUE
Harvard Memorial Church (Harvard Yard)

ADDRESS
Harvard Memorial Church
Harvard Yard
Cambridge, MA

SAI Community Event An evening with: Folk Minstrel Paban Das Baul; Poet and songwriter Prthwiraj Choudhury; Author Mimlu Sen; and Music producer Dipankar Jojo Chaki ‘Music Stories of Bengal’ is an experiment in bringing live Bengali music of various genres together. This Project is the brainchild of Dipankar Jojo Chaki, Indian National Award Winning Music Producer. Paban is […]

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Think like an Entrepreneur: Taking a multi-disciplinary approach to exploring entrepreneurial opportunities

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Wed, Oct 8, 2014 from 07:15pm — 08:15pm

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Harvard Allston Education Portal

ADDRESS
Harvard Allston Education Portal
224 Western Ave.
Allston, MA

What can individuals do to address a defined problem? Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex problems. Using the lens of health to explore entrepreneurial opportunities, Harvard Business School  Professor Tarun Khanna, Director of SAI, will give a free public lecture and lead a discussion based on his HarvardX course Entrepreneurship and Healthcare in Emerging Economies. […]

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South Asia Exchange: Thoughts, Responses and Questions

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Wed, Oct 8, 2014 from 06:00pm — 09:00pm

VENUE
CGIS South Concourse
Harvard University

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

A group show called South Asia Exchange: An exhibition exploring contemporary dialogue about South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, including social justice, pop culture, industry, the environment, food, music, and how they come into play with the idea of exchange. Exhibit duration: October 6 – October 14, 2014 Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 6 […]

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The Wakhis at musical crossroads of Tajikistan and Pakistan

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Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 01:00pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

SAI South Asia Without Border Seminar Richard Wolf, Department of Music and South Asian Studies, Harvard University Cosponsored with the Harvard Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies

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The Edges and Beyond: Shedding Light on Shangri La

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Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 04:30pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S050
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S050
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA

Closing seminar and reception Kevin Bubriski, Documentary Photographer; Director of Documentary Studies, Green Mountain College; 2010-2011 Robert Gardner Visiting Artist, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology Discussants: Professor Frank J. Korom, Professor of Religion and Anthropology, Boston University Professor Jinah Kim, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture, South and Southeast Asia, Harvard University […]

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