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Thompson Room
Barker Center

Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Events at this Venue

2017 SAI Symposium, MAY 3-4: South Asia: Migrations and Transformations

WHEN
Wed, May 3, 2017 - Thu, May 4, 2017

VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center

ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Join us at the 2017 SAI Symposium, our annual flagship event, where we bring together scholars, practitioners and audiences to discuss, debate and dissect major South Asian themes from an interlocking variety of perspectives. This year, we are exploring migrations and transformations in society, from the points of view of visual arts, life sciences, and the study […]

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Seed For Change Finalists Presentations

WHEN
Fri, May 6, 2016 from 03:15pm — 04:30pm

VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center

ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Special Event The Harvard South Asia Institute competition awards prizes to interdisciplinary student projects that impact societal, economic, and environmental issues in India. The three finalist groups will present their project plans and a jury will award the grand prize of $40,000. GoMango: provides low-cost refrigerated transport to food producers in India Torr Energy: for-profit company that uses a series […]

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Celebrating Another Harmony: South Asian Folklore in the 21st Century

WHEN
Fri, Apr 8, 2016 - Sat, Apr 9, 2016

VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center

ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Cosponsored Event On Friday, April 8th and Saturday, April 9th, 2016, the annual Folklore & Mythology Symposium will be “Celebrating Another Harmony: South Asian Folklore in the 21st Century”! Friday evening, April 8th, at 6:00 pm, Margaret Mills (Professor Emerita, Ohio Station University) will deliver the keynote address, in the Barker Center, Room 133. Saturday, April […]

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Reflections: A Conversation with Salim and Sulaiman Merchant

WHEN
Fri, Oct 2, 2015 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm

VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center

ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Read a summary of the event here. Salim and Sulaiman Merchant, Musicians and composers Moderator: Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures; Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University The Merchant brothers, Salim and Sulaiman, rank among the most dynamic and talented musicians and composers […]

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Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding

WHEN
Mon, Mar 10, 2014 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm

VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center

ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

SAI Book Talk Husain Haqqani, Director of the Center of International Relations; Professor of the Practice of International Relations, Boston University; Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Shuja Nawaz, Director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council  Chair: Asim Khwaja, Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development Professor of International Finance […]

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Mind & Attention in Indian Philosophy

WHEN
Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 09:15am —
Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 03:30pm

VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center

ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138

South Asia Without Borders Workshop Organized by: Parimal G. Patil, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Susanna Siegel, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University Sebastian Watzl, Center for the Study of Mind in Nature, University of Oslo View full schedule here. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Mind and Nature, Oslo, the Department […]

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