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Mittal Institute Event Archive

South Asia Week 2015: Afghanistan – Covering America’s Longest War

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Mon, Apr 27, 2015 from 02:30pm — 04:00pm, ET

Harvard Kennedy School Alumnus Sean Carberry, recently-returned Kabul Bureau Chief for NPR, discusses covering America’s longest war with Anand Gopal, author of “No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes,” in conversation with Future of Diplomacy Project Executive Director, Cathryn Cluver, in a seminar co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center. Sean Carberry was most […]

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The Future of Capitalism in India

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Fri, Apr 24, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Prasannan Parthasarathi, Professor of History, Boston College Amit Basole, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts-Boston Discussant: Sanjay G Reddy, Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Academic Director of the India-China Institute, The New School for Social Research Chair: Parimal G. Patil, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy, Committee on the Study of Religion, […]

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South Asia Week 2015: Ambassador Jalil Jilani on US-Pakistan relations

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Fri, Apr 24, 2015 from 02:30pm — 04:00pm, ET

In this first public event of the Future of Diplomacy Project’s annual South Asia Week Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani discusses his country’s relationship with the United States and regional powers in a talk moderated by South Asia Institute Director, Professor Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School. Ambassador Jilani assumed his responsibilities as Ambassador of Pakistan on January 2, […]

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India’s National Security Calculus

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Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 02:00pm, ET

A lecture by Ambassador Shivshankar Menon, Fisher Family Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India The South Asian Politics seminar series is co-sponsored by the Watson Institute at Brown University, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and the MIT Center for International Studies Free and open to […]

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Responsible Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation in an Era of Global Change

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Fri, Apr 24, 2015 - Sun, Apr 26, 2015, ET

CYRUS Institute of Knowledge Annual Conference Scholars and practitioners are invited to submit a proposal for an interactive paper presentation session that reflect different perspectives across disciplines. We welcome participation from public and private sectors to attend the conference. Participants will find presentations enlightening and enriching their personal and professional life. Additionally, there will be significant opportunities for […]

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The Ephemeral City: Looking at Temporary Landscape of Religion in South Asia and Latin America

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Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 06:00pm, ET

What is the role of the Ephemeral City in the broader discussion about urbanism globally? Professor Rahul Mehrotra, Chair of  the Department of Urban Planing and Design (GSD), will moderate a conversation across disciplines about ephemerality in the landscapes of South Asian and Latin American cities.  The panel will feature Harvard scholars Felipe Hernandez (GSD), Marianne […]

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Building Storeys: An Architect’s journey through the Indian landscape

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Tue, Apr 21, 2015 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, ET

Urbanization Seminar Brinda Somaya, Architect and Urban Conservationist. Chair: Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Whether it involves the restoration of a rural Indian village, the creation of a corporate campus, the rejuvenation of city monuments or the […]

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Katiyabaaz: Powerless

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Fri, Apr 17, 2015 from 04:00pm — 06:30pm, ET

Film Screening and Discussion Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa, Directors Chair: Rohit Chandra, PhD candidate, Harvard Kennedy School 4:00-5:30 pm – Film Screening 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Discussion and Q&A with Directors Katiyabaaz is a 2014 Indian Hindi documentary film directed by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa about the problem of power theft in Kanpur. Released in India on August […]

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Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Book Launch and Exhibition

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Thu, Apr 16, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Over fifty Harvard professors, students, administrative staff, and medical practitioners made the pilgrimage to Allahabad, India, to the Kumbh Mela site in 2013, to analyze issues that emerge in any large-scale human gathering. The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY book and exhibition consolidate research findings and serve as an example of interdisciplinary research conducted at […]

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