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Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World
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Tue, Dec 4, 2018 from 06:00pm — 08:30pm, ET
“Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World”, an event jointly organized by The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and the Harvard Global Health Institute and presented in New Delhi, examined the connections between human, animal and environmental health, and the response to disease outbreaks in India.
More InfoTrauma and Memory: Healing Through Art
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Sat, Nov 3, 2018 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University hosted a special talk as part of its Artist Talk: India Seminar Series. The talk titled “Trauma and Memory: Healing through Art” by Kabi Raj Lama – a Nepal based artist and Visiting Artist Fellow at Harvard University retraced the artist’s personal life story involving […]
More InfoThe Riyaaz Qawwali Ensemble: A Journey of Cultures and Faiths Through Qawwali
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Wed, Sep 26, 2018 from 06:00pm — 07:30pm, ET
COST Free
Artistic Director and founder of Riyaaz Qawwali, Sonny Mehta, will share his personal story from learning classical music to performing qawwali, the musical genre commonly associated with the Sufi tradition in South Asia. He will demonstrate the basics of qawwali, unfolding the relevant musical elements, poetry and important performance aspects.
More InfoFireside Chat with Tarun Khanna & Manish Sabharwal
Join the Harvard Business School India Research Centre and the HBS Club of India for a Fireside Chat with Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, HBS, and Manish Sabharwal, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, TeamLease for a conversation about Prof. Khanna’s recent book, Trust: Creating the Foundations for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries. Agenda 5:30-6:00 PM Registration, […]
More InfoIndia Seminar Series: ‘Unspoken Story’
As part of our ongoing India Seminar Series, we are partnering with Sangath and It’s Ok To Talk for an event titled ‘Unspoken Story’ with Vikram Patel, The Pershing Square Professor of Global Health, Harvard Medical School, in a conversation about mental health. This event is supported by Welcome Trust and the American Centre, and […]
More InfoThe Past, Present and Potential Future of Coal in India
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Thu, Jul 19, 2018 from 06:00pm — 07:30pm, ET
VENUE
Annexe Building, Lecture Room 1, India International Center, New Delhi
India’s coal industry is highly contested today. Between the immediacy of coal shortages, the transition to renewable energy, and air pollution problems, the long history of the coal industry and India’s deep economic and social dependence on the fuel gets lost in conversation. In this talk, Rohit will give a brief historical sketch of the […]
More InfoReviving Public-Private Partnerships in India: Highways Leading the Way
Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh is a Board Member (Finance) of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which has a budget of USD 17 billion. He is also the CEO and Managing Director of the operations arm of the Indian Highway Management Company Ltd. Mr. Singh served as the Joint Secretary to the Government for 5 years and was responsible for the policy planning of PPPs in National Highways.
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
More InfoPartition: “Implications of Mass Dislocation Across Geographies”
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Fri, Aug 4, 2017 from 06:00pm — 08:00pm, ET
COST Free
Join us for a roundtable discussion in Karachi, facilitated by one of the senior faculty driving the SAI Partition Project: Professor Jennifer Leaning.
More InfoIndia’s education policy and market reforms – challenges and opportunities
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Thu, Jul 13, 2017 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm, ET
COST Free
Emmerich Davies, Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will talk about India’s education policy at the American Center in New Delhi. The event is free to attend and open to the public – please register here.
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