Select Page

Events

Event Type : Cultural/Social Events



South Asia: The World’s Laboratory

WHEN
Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 07:00pm, ET — Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 09:00pm, ET

South Asia: The World’s Laboratory A special SAI event in New York City. Inquire for details:sainit@fas.harvard.edu Home to nearly a sixth of humanity, the birthplace of many of the world’s great religions and philosophies, and now a hotbed for innovation and technological change, South Asia is truly the world’s laboratory, a space where we can […]

More Info

Film Event: Saving Face

WHEN
Thu, Oct 4, 2012 from 05:30pm — 07:30pm, ET

2012 Academy Award for Documentary, Short Subject Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy & Daniel Junge Every year, hundreds of people- mostly women- are attacked with acid in Pakistan.Saving Face follows several of these survivors, their fight for justice, and a London-based reconstructive surgeon who has returned to his homeland of Pakistan to help them restore their […]

More Info


Holy Kitchens Series: True Business

WHEN
Mon, Sep 17, 2012 from 05:00pm — 08:00pm, ET

A film about the Sikh culture of generosity and sharing through the tradition of their community kitchens.   Presented by Vikas Khanna, Michelin Starred Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, film maker, humanitarian and the host of the TV Show MasterChef India. Introduction by Harpreet Singh, College Fellow and member of faculty in the Department of […]

More Info

The Arts and Social Change in Pakistan: An Evening of Conversation and Music with Shehzad Roy

WHEN
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

Pakistani music icon and social activist, Shehzad Roy will talk about his new documentary series titled “Chal Parha.”The show dramatizes Roy’s journey to schools across Pakistan and stages and expose of Pakistan’s national education system. Roy will share how his music has helped him advocate for education reform and will expand upon some of the […]

More Info


Parallel Connections: The Healing Touch of South Asian Visual Art

Moderated by: Dr. Bruce Chabner, Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Research, MGH Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Panelists: Dr. Joel Katz, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Dr. Elizabeth Gaufberg, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard University Exhibiting artists and panelists include: Kyle Lindholm, Vandana Sharma, Dr. George Taylor, […]

More Info

Parallel Connections: Music and Dance in South Asia Reception and Exhibition

WHEN
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 from 06:00pm — 09:00pm, ET

Welcome remarks: Parimal Patil, Professor, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Moderated by: Laura Weinstein, Ananda Coomaraswamy Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Panelists and exhibitors: Visual Arts: Pragati Sharma, Jyoti Joshi, Don Perrault, and Sunanda Sahay  Music: Warren Senders Dance: Ranjani Saigal Reception, exhibition viewing, and live folk art […]

More Info