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SAI Event Type : Student Seminar


India Changing: Searching and Supporting Innovation Insurgents

WHEN
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 from 03:00pm — 04:00pm

VENUE
Harvard Kennedy School, T-301, Taubman Building (Third Floor)

ADDRESS
Harvard Kennedy School
T-301, Taubman Building (Third Floor)
79 John F. Kennedy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

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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Water and Climate Change Seminar Series

WHEN
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 from 06:00pm — 08:00pm

VENUE
CGIS Knafel, K262
Harvard University

ADDRESS
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Water as a Platform for Development: A Student Panel from a Summer in Pakistan Chair: John Briscoe, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering Harvard University Harvard Student Panelists: Laila Kasuri, Anjali Lohani, Erum Khalid Sattar, and Hassaan Yousuf  View the full discussion on Vimeo.

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Student Seminar: Mumbai Port Project

WHEN
Thu, Mar 29, 2012 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Co-Discussants: Rahul Mehrotra, Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design Nicolas P. Retsinas, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School; Lecturer in Housing, Harvard Graduate School of Design

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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

VENUE
Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH)

ADDRESS
Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH)
59 Shepard Street
Cambridge 02138

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 […]

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SAI Student Seminar

WHEN
Wed, Feb 20, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:00pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

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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International Seminar on the Environment – Development Relationship in Bangladesh

WHEN
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 from 09:00am — 05:00pm

VENUE
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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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Food Security in Pakistan: Challenges and Way Forward

WHEN
Fri, Nov 9, 2012 from 03:00pm — 04:30pm

VENUE
CGIS Knafel, K354
Harvard University

ADDRESS
1737 Cambridge Street,
Cambridge, MA

Najam Ahmed Shah, Additional Secretary in Government of Punjab, served as the Director/CEO of the Food Directorate prior to coming to USA on Eisenhower Fellowships* last month. The Punjab Food Directorate is responsible for food security for 9 million people of Punjab and oversees the operations, finances, procurement, storage, and sale and export of millions of […]

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Big Ideas on South Asia

WHEN
Thu, Apr 4, 2013 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm

VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

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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