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Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 06:00pm, ET
Dinyar Patel, Ph.D. candidate, Department of History, Harvard University, SAI Graduate Associate Today, Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917) is primarily identified as an early economic thinker, a leader of the moderate wing of the Congress, and the first Indian elected to the British Parliament. This standard school textbook description, however, does little justice to the “Grand Old Man of India,” […]
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Tue, Dec 9, 2014 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
This is an orientation for students who are traveling to South Asia during Winter Session 2015, and will include travel tips and logistics, health and safety information, cultural introduction, and will provide an opportunity to meet other students who will be in the region. Food will be served! All Harvard Students traveling to South Asia […]
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Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 01:00pm, ET
Join IndiaGSD for an illustrated lecture looking at projects in the realm of culture and heritage interpreted through an effective scenography. Siddhartha Das (designer – scenographer, New Delhi) will present his own projects including those for the historic Jal Mahal, Jaipur; an art museum complex, J D Centre of Art, Bhubaneswar;Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Museum Rietberg, […]
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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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Thu, Nov 14, 2013 from 05:30pm — 07:00pm, ET
Book Launch Talk Talha Jalal, Johns Hopkins University Gulru Necipoglu, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art and Director of the Aga Khan Program of Islamic Architecture at Harvard University The Harvard Pakistan Students Group (HPSG) cordially invites you to a talk by Talha Jalal based on his book Memoris of the Badshahi Mosque published by […]
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Tue, Oct 22, 2013 from 03:00pm — 04:00pm, ET
Professor Anil Gupta, founder of the Honey Bee Network, will deliver a talk titled “India Changing: searching and supporting innovation insurgents.” The talk will focus on the ecosystem of inclusive innovations emerging in India, with global implications. There will be examples from five focii of innovations: children, tech students, informal sector, professionals and public systems.
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Sat, Apr 13, 2013 from 09:00am — 05:00pm, ET
This event explored how the development partners can more effectively assist countries like Bangladesh in their leap into the middle income status. Also how to enhance the role of international community in this endeavor was discussed in the seminar. To read a report from the event, click here. Organized by South Asian students and professionals […]
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Thu, Apr 4, 2013 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm, ET
Conversations with the South Asia Institute’s Graduate Student Associates In this luncheon discussion,* advanced doctoral students from across Harvard’s graduate schools will share key insights from their research on South Asia. Each panelist will present for 10-minutes, followed by discussion with the audience. 12:00 noon – Panel 1: Religion, Education, Nationalism Nationalism in Education: […]
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Mon, Apr 1, 2013 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET
Education as a Marketplace: What Entrepreneurs can Learn from Research on Pakistan’s Education Sector Asim Khwaja, Professor of Public Policy, Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Professor of International Finance and Development. Faculty chair of the MPA/ID program, Harvard Kennedy School Mariam Chughtai, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education In the fourth and final Video […]
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Wed, Mar 6, 2013 from 08:30am — 11:00am, ET
Innovation in Education: Lessons for Entrepreneurship in Pakistan Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education; Director of Global Education and of International Education Policy Imran Sarwar, Co-Founder, Rabtt; MPP Class of 2013, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Seminar Report: The third Video Conference of the new SAI Series of Webinars focused on ‘Innovation in Education: Lessons for […]
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Wed, Feb 20, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:00pm, ET
Sexual Assault and Gender Violence in South Asia: What Can We Learn from the Delhi Rape Incident? Featuring a Student Panel Discussion withNur Nasreen Ibrahim (College); Abbas Jaffer (GSAS); Mariam Chughtai (HGSE); Litcy Kurisinkal (HKS); and Sabrin Chowdhury (HKS). Chair: Jackie Bhabha, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School, University Advisor on Human Rights, University […]
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Tue, Nov 27, 2012 from 12:30pm — 02:00pm, ET
Nadeem Hussain, Founder, President and CEO, Tameer Micro Finance Bank Ltd, Pakistan Nadeem Hussain will discuss the financial revolution which the Tameer Bank is bringing to Pakistan by financially empowering people at the grassroots level, including innovative work such as branchless banking and solar energy. Discussant: Professor Asim Khwaja, Harvard Kennedy School Moderator: Nasim Zehra, […]
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