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Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health: Perspectives from Research and Practice in India

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Sat, Sep 19, 2026 from 02:00pm — 04:15pm, IST

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Hybrid

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Join us for the event “Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health: Perspectives from Research and Practice in India” that brings together psychiatrists, scholars of religion, and anthropologists to explore the intersections between religion, spirituality, and the field of mental health in India.

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Heart of a Nation: Disease and Medicine in Modern India

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Wed, May 13, 2026 from 05:30pm — 06:30pm, IST

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Online on Zoom

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Join us for a webinar on “Heart of a Nation: Disease and Medicine in Modern India,” which will explore the eponymous book by Kavita Sivaramakrishnan and David Shumway Jones that traces the evolution of cardiac care in India alongside the country’s post-independence development journey.

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A Circle Of Our Own – A Talk with Seema Kohli Moderated by Diana Eck

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Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 05:30pm, ET

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CGIS South, S250

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Join us for a talk with Seema Kohli, an internationally renowned visual artist from India, as she reflects on the circle as a generative, communal form that dissolves boundaries between body, spirit, stone, and goddess, and considers how this lineage continues in her own contemporary practice through painting, drawing, and sculpture. 

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Whither Secularism and Pluralism? A discussion with Shashi Tharoor, Sugata Bose and Diana Eck

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Fri, Feb 13, 2026 from 12:15pm — 01:15pm, ET

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WCC 1023 Classroom, Harvard Law School

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Join us for a discussion with Shashi Tharoor, Sugata Bose and Diana Eck on the chapter ‘Whither Secularism and Pluralism?’ of Dr Tharoor’s book Our Living Constitution: A Concise Introduction & Commentary.

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Rethinking Nutrition and Food Systems for Planetary Health in South Asia

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Wed, Feb 11, 2026 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, IST

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Online on Zoom

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Join us for a webinar on “Rethinking Nutrition and Food Systems for Planetary Health in South Asia,” hosted jointly by the Mittal Institute and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health–India Research Centre. This webinar brings together leading experts in nutrition, epidemiology, and food policy to examine the relevance, feasibility, and equity implications of planetary health diets in South Asia.

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Between Comfort and Heat Stress: The Hidden Burden of Everyday Heat

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Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 06:00pm, ET

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CGIS South, S020 Belfer Case Study Room

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This panel explores how heat is actually experienced in daily life – inside homes, workplaces, and cities. Drawing on perspectives from building science, urban design, and environmental health, Profs. Rajan Rawal and Gary Adamkiewicz will examine how everyday environments shape thermal exposure, behavior, and health. Moderated by Prof. Rahul Mehrotra, the discussion will highlight gaps between measured conditions and lived experience, and consider how design, infrastructure, and policy can better address the growing burden of heat where people live and work.

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Centricity of Operative Care to Health Systems

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Tue, Nov 11, 2025 from 06:00pm — 07:30pm, IST

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Online on Zoom

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Join us for a webinar on “Centricity of Operative Care to Health Systems” that brings together leading experts to explore how strengthening operative care can advance resilient, equitable, and sustainable health systems worldwide.

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Treating Violence Against Children as a Disease

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Tue, Oct 28, 2025 from 02:00pm — 05:00pm, ET

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Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge

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Violence against children is pervasive, but not inevitable. It is preventable. Like pervasive diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis, we can diagnose and document violence against children, treat it and ultimately eradicate it. This topic will be the focus of a wide-ranging discussion that marks the publication of an important new book, Protecting the World’s Children: Public Health, Human Rights, Capabilities, co-edited by FXB Senior Fellow Susan Bissell and A.K. Shiva Kumar. The book includes the work of leading experts on the multi-faceted threats and violations facing today’s children. Panelists will engage with several key child protection issues and discuss solutions that demand urgent attention and action.

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Visiting Artist Fellows Art Exhibition Launch

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Tue, Oct 21, 2025 from 05:30pm — 06:45pm, ET

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Cambridge – CGIS South, Room S250

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Please join us for a discussion to launch our new exhibit featuring Mittal Institute Visiting Artist Fellow Hitesh Vaidya, a visual artist based in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Moderated by Prof. Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art in the Department of History of Art & Architecture and Faculty Director of the Arts Advisory Council.

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