Asia-Africa Relations: Its Status and Possible Trajectories
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Thu, Oct 12, 2023 - Fri, Oct 13, 2023, ET
The Asia-Africa Relations: Its Status and Possible Trajectories Conference, taking place at Harvard University […]
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South Asia in Translation: Geography, Memory, and Textuality
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Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 02:00pm, ET —
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 04:30pm, ET
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Seminar Hall 1 & 2, India International Centre (Main Building), New Delhi, and on Zoom
Organized by the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University in collaboration with National Translation Mission, CIIL, Mysore, the conference aims to study South Asia through the themes of translation, geography, and memory and place translation within the framework of the geographical settings in which knowledge and power were transacted. The conversations during the two-day conference will unravel the intertwined narratives of land, conquest, memory, and translation as found in the textual traditions of the subcontinent. The conference will also contribute to an understanding of translation as a key tool in studying the evolving geographies and ecologies of South Asia.
More InfoEla Ramesh Bhatt: A Gentle Revolutionary – A Harvard Celebration of Her Legacy
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Thu, Sep 21, 2023 from 10:00am — 12:00pm, ET
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Rubenstein Hall, Room 414 AB, Harvard Kennedy School
Please join us for a celebratory tribute to Ela Ramesh Bhatt, the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India, on September 21, 2023. Ela is recognized for her Gandhian values, visionary ideals, pioneering work, and quiet centered humanity. Bhatt is the recipient of a host of honors, including an Honorary Doctorate degree from Harvard University, a Radcliffe Medal, and the civilian honor of Padma Shri by the Government of India. Her legacy as a “gentle revolutionary” lives on in the lives of millions of working poor women and in struggles for social and economic justice around the world.
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Sun, May 21, 2023 at 02:00pm, ET
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and the Department of South Asian Studies at Harvard University, in association with the South Asian Poets of New England invite you to join the: 27th Annual Harvard India Poetry Meeting 15th Anniversary Meeting of SAPNE Theme: My Rights With a tribute to the life and legacy […]
More InfoAsia and Russia’s War on Ukraine
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Thu, Apr 27, 2023 from 12:00pm — 03:30pm, ET
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S010, Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Asia Beyond the Headlines Seminar Hybrid Event In-person attendees, register at https://forms.gle/zntgppbURiWLKch87 Remote attendees via Zoom, register at https://tinyurl.com/395bma7x How does Asia respond to Russia’s war on Ukraine? And what are the implications for Asian security and stability? While Japan and South Korea have sided with the West and supported Ukraine, China, and North Korea are deepening […]
More InfoTransitional Justice: Lessons from Afghanistan on the Promotion, Protection of Human Rights and Access to Justice
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Wed, Apr 12, 2023 from 12:00pm — 01:15pm, ET
A 4-Session Intensive under the CPL Public Leadership Co-curricular Program With Dr. Sima Samar, former Chair, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) Spring 2023 CPL Hauser Leader and 2022 Carr Center Fellow Students are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible, because each session builds on the last. Wednesday, February 22, 12-1:15pm: Role of […]
More InfoTransitional Justice: Lessons from Afghanistan on the Promotion, Protection of Human Rights and Access to Justice
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Wed, Mar 29, 2023 from 12:00pm — 01:15pm, ET
A 4-Session Intensive under the CPL Public Leadership Co-curricular Program With Dr. Sima Samar, former Chair, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) Spring 2023 CPL Hauser Leader and 2022 Carr Center Fellow Students are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible, because each session builds on the last. Wednesday, February 22, 12-1:15pm: Role of […]
More InfoJourney of an Exile Tibetan Leader: From Harvard to Dharamsala
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Wed, Mar 8, 2023 from 04:15pm — 06:00pm, ET
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S010, Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Lobsang Sangay is a Senior Visiting Fellow at East Asian Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School. He was a democratically elected Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration and served two terms (2011-21). Lobsang completed his BA and LLB from Delhi University. He did his LLM ’95 and SJD ‘04 from Harvard Law School and received Yong K. Kim’ 95 Memorial Prize for excellence in dissertation and contributions to the understanding of East Asia at the Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, akin to track III, he organized seven rounds of meetings/conferences between Tibetan, Western and Chinese scholars most notably, the first ever meeting between HH the Dalai Lama and 25 Chinese scholars and students.
More InfoIndia Conference at Harvard
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Sat, Feb 11, 2023 - Sun, Feb 12, 2023, ET
Get Tickets Here Organized entirely by students at Harvard University, the 20th edition of the annual India Conference at Harvard is taking place on the weekend of February 11-12, 2023, at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. The conference will be in-person with some panels in a hybrid/ virtual format. As India completes […]
More InfoMittal Institute Graduate Student Associate Showcase
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Mon, Dec 5, 2022 from 09:00am — 10:30am, ET
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Graduate Student Associate (GSA) Showcase is a chance for the diverse, prestigious and interdisciplinary Graduate Student Associates to share with the Mittal Institute Community their research, what they have been working on this semester, or highlighting past fieldwork they have done. GSAs will present with a separate […]
More InfoThe Pakistan Conference: 75 Years of Independence
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Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 09:00am, ET
COST The event is free and open to all.
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CGIS South Concourse, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
This conference aims to bring a focused, though not exclusionary, lens to the study of the country, where in a regional context, Pakistan is overshadowed by its much larger neighbor.
More InfoBook Launch: “The 1947 Partition of British India: Forced Migration and Its Reverberations”
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Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 05:00pm, ET
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Belfer Room (S020), CGIS South
This discussion will mark the in-region release of this book on Partition and provides an opportunity to reflect on how this massive event has shaped the subcontinent’s cultural, economic, political and social dimensions including architecture, art, demographics, language, and music.
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