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Thu, Apr 16, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
Over fifty Harvard professors, students, administrative staff, and medical practitioners made the pilgrimage to Allahabad, India, to the Kumbh Mela site in 2013, to analyze issues that emerge in any large-scale human gathering. The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY book and exhibition consolidate research findings and serve as an example of interdisciplinary research conducted at […]
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Thu, Apr 16, 2015 - Fri, Apr 17, 2015, ET
Annual Symposium Workshops to highlight interfaculty research projects supported by SAI, and launch of the exhibit and book Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity. Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:00 – 12:00 pm: Mobile Technology to Access Healthcare Services – Case Studies from the Global South 1:00 – 3:00 pm: Role of South Asian Arts in Education 4:00 – 4:30 […]
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Sat, Mar 7, 2015 - Sun, Mar 8, 2015, ET
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. The conference will bring together business leaders, entertainment professionals, government officials, philanthropists, and many other leaders to engage in a conversation […]
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Fri, Jan 9, 2015 - Sat, Jan 10, 2015, ET
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 […]
More InfoA one day seminar to explore new developments in curriculum development and implementation by state, civil, and the academic community. Participation by invitation only. Hosted by Harvard South Asia Institute Gender Violence Project, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University and Population Foundation of India. More about the Harvard Gender Violence Project.
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Mon, Nov 3, 2014 from 06:00pm — 07:30pm, ET
SAI Mahindra Lecture Nandan Nilekani, Former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India; Co-founder of Infosys; Author of ‘Imagining India’ Reception to follow. Read: Creating unique digital identities
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Sat, Jun 14, 2014 from 08:00am — 06:00pm, ET
Bangladesh Development Conference 2014 Read the report from the event. The objective of this year’s conference is to explore the linkages among development, garment sector and health and safety issues in Bangladesh. It will highlight the actors and factors that impinge on this linkage at national and global levels. The deliberation will explore how the […]
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Mon, May 5, 2014 - Wed, May 7, 2014, ET
Cosponsored with Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Oxford Brookes University School of Architecture; Harvard University South Asia Institute; Habitat for Humanity; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Harvard Humanitarian Initiative www.designforurbandisaster.com
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Thu, Apr 24, 2014 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
SAI Mahindra Lecture Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Founder and Chairperson of BRAC Introduction: Martha Chen, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; International Coordinator of the global research-policy-action network Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing Sir Fazle was born in 1936 in Bangladesh. He was educated both at Dhaka and Glasgow universities. He was a professional […]
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Thu, Apr 24, 2014 - Fri, Apr 25, 2014, ET
SAI Annual Symposium As part of its Annual Symposium, SAI is hosting a series of workshops on April 24 and 25 to highlight ongoing faculty research projects supported by SAI. Thursday, April 24, 2014: Mobile Technology, 8:30 am – 11:00 am Disasters and Mental Health, 11:15 am – 1:45 pm The Contemporary South Asian City, […]
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Fri, Apr 4, 2014 from 09:00am — 04:30pm, ET
Women in India: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity Keynote Speaker: Harleen Singh, Associate Professor of Literature, Women’s and Gender Studies, and South Asian Studies, Brandeis University Closing speaker: Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School and Director of the Harvard South Asia Institute Established in 2008, Educators for Teaching India (EFTI) is a group […]
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Sat, Feb 15, 2014 - Sun, Feb 16, 2014, ET
Join us at the 12th edition of the India Conference at Harvard to exchange powerful ideas, kindle new partnerships, question the status-quo and push your peers and yourself to shape your idea of what India in the 21st century stands for. The theme of this year’s conference is India, Turning the Page: Prospects and Paradoxes and speakers include Pawan Munjal, CEO of Hero Corp; Gen V.K. Singh, Former Chief of the Indian Army; Barkha Dutt, Group Editor, NDTV; Aruna Roy, Political and Social Activist; Ambassador Shyam Saran, Bollywood Director Shakun Batra and many more. Panel topics cover a wide range of interests such as Tourism and Hospitality, Global Implications of Indian politics, the LGBT rights movement, Women interaction in the corporate world and the Future of impact investing in India, among others.
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