Outer Beauty and Inner Silence
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Fri, Nov 10, 2017 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm, ET
This lecture will offer readings from one extraordinary section of the Tamil text, Kampaṉ’s twelfth-century Irāmāvatāram, the Cittirakūṭap paṭalam.
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Kudiyattam Lecture
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Wed, Nov 8, 2017 from 03:00pm — 04:30pm, ET
Dean Shulman of Hebrew University will be discussing Kudiyattam, the last living performance tradition of Sanskrit theater in the world. Kudiyattam is recognized by Unesco as a “masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity.”
More Info“Aadhaar, India’s Biometric, Unified Payment Interface and the India Stack: Technology at Scale for Development” with Nandan Nilekani
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Mon, Sep 25, 2017 from 05:30pm — 06:45pm, ET
A talk by Nandan Nilekani, former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and founder of Infosys. Discussant: Tarun Khanna, Director, South Asian Institute; Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School
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A Lunchtime Talk with Mubasher Hussain, ILSP: SHARIAsource Visiting Fellow, Fulbright Scholar
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Mon, Sep 18, 2017 from 01:00pm — 01:45pm, ET
Department of Landscape Architecture Brown Bag Lecture Series presents: “City in Garden: Trees as Element of Urban Design,” a lecture by Rajnish Wattas, Former Principal, Chandigarh College of Architecture
More InfoUnderstanding India’s New Approach to Spatial Planning and Development
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Fri, Sep 8, 2017 from 06:00pm — 07:30pm, ET
A South Asia Institute Urbanization Seminar Series: “Understanding India’s New Approach to Spatial Planning and Development” Sanjeev Vidyarthi Author; Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, The University of Illinois at Chicago Moderated by Rahul Mehrotra Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of […]
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Fri, Aug 11, 2017 - Mon, Aug 14, 2017, ET
The Crossroads Summer Program is a fully-funded introduction to Harvard and American university culture for students from the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and Africa, who are the first in their families to attend college and may also be facing challenging financial and social circumstances. Leading Harvard faculty will teach an intensive, multidisciplinary four-day curriculum in Dubai, for up to 60 accomplished, motivated youth.
More InfoThe Importance of Religious and Cultural Literacy in a Cosmopolitan World
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Fri, Jan 13, 2017 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm, ET
Special Event Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures; former Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University Our world is marked by difference. The inability to engage with and understand these differences has led to polarizations, tensions and conflict in many societies. In recent decades, these conflicts […]
More InfoWhat is Islam? A Symposium in Memory of Shahab Ahmed
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Fri, Apr 29, 2016 from 01:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
Featuring: Michael Cook, Islamic Studies Noah Feldman, Law Cemal Kafadar, History Gülru Necipoğlu, Art History Parimal Patil, South Asian Studies Nicholas Watson, Medieval Studies and Religion Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, the Mahindra Humanities Center, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, the Committee on the Study of […]
More InfoAmbassador Maleeha Lodhi: Pakistan’s Role in Regional Stability
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Mon, Apr 25, 2016 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET
South Asia Week at Harvard Kennedy School As part of the Future of Diplomacy and India & South Asia Program’s annual SOUTH ASIA WEEK, Ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations will discuss her country’s role in upholding regional peace and stability and Pakistan’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Dr Maleeha […]
More InfoThe Earthquake in Nepal: Reflections on Relief & Recovery One Year Later
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Mon, Apr 25, 2016 from 01:15pm — 02:30pm, ET
Cosponsored Event On April 25, 2015, the Gorkha Earthquake struck Nepal, causing extensive damage and taking the lives of thousands. In this panel discussion, speakers, including students from several Harvard graduate programs, will draw on their research to discuss how relief and recovery have progressed in the year since the disaster occurred. Speakers: Erica Kelly, […]
More InfoRadical Practice: Asserting Power and Agency
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Tue, Mar 8, 2016 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET
Cosponsored Event Julia King, Architectural designer and urban researcher, LSE Cities, London School of Economics and Political Science Diana Al-Hadid, Designer Dr. Atyia Martin, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Boston; Adjunct faculty in the Master of Homeland Security at Northeastern University Moderator:Susan Surface, Program Director at Design in Public On March 8, 2016, Women in Design, a […]
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