CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Events at this Venue
Thu, November 29, 2018 from 05:00pm - 07:00pm / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Beyond the Nation and the Novel: The Drama and Music of Dwijendralal Roy
Chaired by: Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of History, Harvard University
Sunil Amrith, Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies, Harvard University
A reading on “Musical Crossings” by Sarvani Gooptu, Professor in Asian Literary and Cultural Studies, Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, Kolkata, from her book The Music of Nationhood
Sugata Bose on “Literature as History, History as Political Theory”
Performance of D.L. Roy’s songs (including those from his play Shah Jahan) by Sarvani Gooptu and Sugata Bose, accompanied by Dipankar Deshmukh on the esraj and Rajesh Pai on the tabla
We are co-sponsoring this event with the Asia Center, Harvard University
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Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 05:00pm
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Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 07:00pm
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon, April 30, 2018 from 09:00am - 12:45pm / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Road Safety for All Symposium
Road Traffic injuries (RTIs) claim more than 1.2 million lives annually and are the number one killer of 15-29 year olds, killing 500 children daily. The scale of the problem will continue to grow as urbanization accelerates. The Road Safety for all Symposium aims to bring attention to the burden and challenge of RTIs globally, highlighting the variation in the underlying causes of RTIs and showcasing a selection of successful and scalable interventions.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle Williams will kick off the program at 9:00 am with opening remarks. The symposium will feature two keynotes, delivered by Piyush Tewari, MPA and Adnan A. Hyder, MD, MPH, PhD, and two panels of experts on Road Traffic Injury Prevention and Response. Continental Breakfast will be provided at 8:30 am and lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the program at 12:45 pm.
Registration is free, but required. Follow this link to register or click on the photo below.
Co-sponsored with Harvard Global Health Institute and the SaveLIFE Foundation.
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Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 09:00am
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sat, April 14, 2018 - Sun, April 15, 2018 / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Islam symposium
From the rise of ISIS and militant extremism in the context of an eroding Arab state system to the intensification of the Iran-Saudi cold war in the wake of the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers, the dire consequences of Shi’a-Sunni sectarianism and conflict—which can tear apart the societies of the Islamic world—have never been greater in modern history. Now more than ever, dialogue both within the Islamic tradition and between different religious groups is critical for the future peace, stability, and prosperity of the Middle East, the broader Islamic world, and transnational Muslim communities across the globe, including in Europe and North America.
In conjunction with serious attempts to place different Muslim faith traditions in conversation, it is equally pressing that the U.S. policy making world and scholarly community is objectively informed and knowledgeable of the relevant issues and perspectives at hand in order to make a positive impact on policy and enable the grounds for peaceful conflict resolution. The First Annual Symposium on Islam, Dialogue, and Sectarian De-Escalation at the Harvard Kennedy School has gathered a diversity of voices from leading scholars, religious authorities, civic community leaders, and policymakers alike to push forward analytical understanding and dialogue on the pressing topic of sectarianism in the Muslim world.
The symposium is convened by the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs’ Iran Project and co-sponsored by Harvard’s Center for Middle East Studies, the Asia Center, the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program, and the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Date: Saturday, April 14 & Sunday, April 15
Location: CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Learn more at the Belfer Center Website.
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon, November 20, 2017 from 05:00pm - 06:30pm / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Mass Violence in a Changing Myanmar
Since late August more than half a million Rohingya Muslims have left their homes in western Myanmar, in what the UN describes as “a textbook case of ethnic cleansing”.
The panel members have all undertaken extensive research on the ground in western Myanmar, and will explore what factors have motivated the violence, and why there appears to be mass support among the Myanmar public for the military’s campaign against the Rohingya.
PANELISTS:
FRANCIS WADE
Journalist and author of “Myanmar’s Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence And the Making Of A Muslim ‘Other’”
KYAW HSAN HLAING
Founder and Executive Director of the Peace and Development Initiative (Kintha) in Rakhine State, Burma.
MOHAMMAD MUSTAK ARIF
Founder of the Rohingya Society of Greater Nashua (RSGN).
MODERATOR:
KATE CRONIN-FURMAN
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Security Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.
Co-sponsored by Asia Center, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute.
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Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 05:00pm
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Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 06:30pm
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu, October 12, 2017 at 04:00pm to
Sun, October 15, 2017 at 12:15pm / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010 / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
American Council for Southern Asian Art Symposium XVIII
October 12 – October 15, 2017
Harvard South Asia Institute is proud to co-sponsor the biennial American Council for Southern Asian Art Symposium. ACSAA symposia serve as opportunities to meet colleagues, reconnect with mentors and graduate school cohorts, and share one’s current research with the field. From senior scholars to graduate students, ACSAA symposia are one of the primary ways ACSAA members gather and support one another, share ideas with a group of like-minded colleagues, and participate in the ACSAA community. We are looking forward to welcoming you all in Boston/Cambridge, MA!
ACSAA 2017 Organizers
Jinah Kim, Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture
Laura Weinstein, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy curator of South Asian and Islamic Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
About the ACSAA
The American Council for Southern Asian Art (ACSAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study and awareness of the art of South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayan regions. In addition to periodic symposia, usually held every two years, ACSAA pursues these goals through various projects, including its annual bulletin, bibliographies, a color slide project, a microfiche archive and outreach materials. Since its incorporation in 1967, ACSAA has grown from its original fifteen members to an organization of some three hundred individuals and institutions. ACSAA is formally affiliated with the College Art Association (CAA) and the Association of Asian Studies (AAS).
For more information about this conference, please visit our website: https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/acsaa2017/
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Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 04:00pm
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Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 12:15pm
COST: $50-$180
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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MFA, Mabel Louise Riley Seminar Room (Meeting Room 156)
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465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Tue, April 25, 2017 from 12:00pm - 02:00pm / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Trump and Asia: Business as Usual?
Cosponsored Event
SAI Director Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, moderates a panel discussion on the impact of the election of Donald Trump on America’s trade and business dealings with Asian countries.
Panellists:
Mark Wu – Assistant Professor, Harvard Law School; member of the Faculty Advisory Committees of the East Asian Legal Studies Program and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Mireya Solis – Senior Fellow and Knight Chair in Japan Studies, The Brookings Institution
William Kirby – T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University; Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Chaired by:
Andrew Gordon – Victor and William Fung Director, Harvard University Asia Center; Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History
This event is part of a new series at Harvard on the Asia-Pacific region during Trump’s presidency.
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Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:00pm
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Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 02:00pm
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sun, April 9, 2017 from 04:00pm - 06:00pm / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Kultar’s Mime: The Hidden Story of the 1984 Delhi Pogrom as Told by a Jewish Art Collective
Cosponsored Event
You are invited to the Harvard performance of Kultar’s Mime, a play that blends painting, poetry, theater and music to tell the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre that was organized in the wake of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination. A collective of young Jewish artists decides to commemorate a 1903 Pogrom that targeted Jews in the Russian town of Kishinev. During their journey, they learn about the 1984 massacre of the Sikhs in Delhi and in a powerful moment of embracing the pain of the ‘other’, they shift focus and decide to tell a story that the world has largely ignored. The play incorporates text from two poems: Kultar’s Mime by Sarbpreet Singh and In The City Of Slaughter by Haim Bialik. The play, an unequivocal condemnation of sectarian violence and genocide, has evoked a powerful reaction from audiences all over the world that has affirmed the power of compassion to break the cycle of hatred that continues to plague humanity to this day. So far the play has been presented 75 times in 6 countries and has been seen by 15,000+. It brings a message of inclusion and compassion that is much needed in the troubled times we live in and has been hailed by Interfaith audiences all over the world. The has been performed at British and Scottish Parliament, the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and well known theater venues and universities all over the world. It has received terrific press coverage globally on NPR, BBC, The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Times of India, The Telegraph, The Pioneer, The Tribune, The National Scot etc.
More information can be found here.
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Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 04:00pm
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Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 06:00pm
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu, September 18, 2014 at 06:00pm / CGIS South, S020 Belfer / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Film Screening: Bawandar
SAI Film Screening
Based on a true story that sent shock waves through India in 1992, this drama concerns Sanwari (Nandita Das), a lower-caste woman with a husband, Sohan (Raghuvir Yadav), and two children, who is raising her family in a rural village. While it’s generally Sanwari’s nature to mind her own business and take care of her family, when she sees a neighbor woman being mistreated by an man from the city’s upper caste, Sanwari is outraged and speaks out in public about the incident. Shobha (Deepti Naval), a social worker, is impressed by Sanwari’s conviction and hires her as an assistant as the Indian government begins implementing a program to give greater rights and protection to Indian women. While she’s timid at first, Sanwari soon comes to value her work as a feminist activist, but as she becomes more outspoken against sexism and abuse of caste position, she earns the enmity of many powerful men in the community. First Sanwari and her family are shunned by the local leaders, and then a group of men from the town’s leadership take their revenge by subjecting Sanwari first to a savage beating and then to a gang rape. Sanwari, Shobha, and Sohan refuse to be intimidated or silenced, and when the local leadership refuses to bring Sanwari’s attackers to justice, they bring the crime to the attention of the national media, leading people across the country to demand justice for Sanwari — and for women all over India.
Cosponsored by the Harvard India Student Group
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Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 06:00pm
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Thu, Sep 18, 2014
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CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA 02138
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu, August 7, 2014 at 05:30pm / CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Summer Film Series: Matir Moina (The Clay Bird)
The film is set against the backdrop of unrest in East Pakistan in the late 1960s leading up to the Bangladesh War of Liberation. In this setting, a small family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.
All film screenings are free and open to the public.
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Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 05:30pm
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Thu, Aug 7, 2014
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
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1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
