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Mon, Mar 30, 2026 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South Concourse
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Join us for a low-key chai and book swap social at CGIS South!
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Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 02:00pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South, S153
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Join us for a talk with Dan Slater on “Mischief of the Franchise: The Grant of Universal Suffrage in British Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1927-28.” What prompted a white ruling elite to grant universal suffrage to a population of color for the very first time in modern history? This presentation discusses the surprising and puzzling decision by the colonial Donoughmore Commission to extend the franchise in British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) in 1927-28, offering a novel account for both why and how suffrage expansion unfolds in the absence of either elite or popular pressures to expand voting rights.
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Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 05:30pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South, S250
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Please join us for the launch of our new exhibit featuring Mittal Institute South Asian Arts Fellow Swapnaa Tamhane. The evening will begin with a presentation by the fellow, followed by a panel discussion with Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art in the Department of History of Art & Architecture and Faculty Director of the Arts Advisory Council at the Mittal Institute, Harvard University. The program will conclude with a reception featuring regional snacks and beverages.
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Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 05:30pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South, S250
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Join us for a talk with Seema Kohli, an internationally renowned visual artist from India, as she reflects on the circle as a generative, communal form that dissolves boundaries between body, spirit, stone, and goddess, and considers how this lineage continues in her own contemporary practice through painting, drawing, and sculpture.
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Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 02:00pm, ET
VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S153
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Please join us for a seminar on South Asian politics co-hosted by the Saxena Center at Brown University, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, and the Mittal Institute at Harvard University, featuring speaker Rachel Brule, Associate Professor of Global Development Policy at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.
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Fri, Feb 13, 2026 from 12:15pm — 01:15pm, ET
VENUE
WCC 1023 Classroom, Harvard Law School
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Join us for a discussion with Shashi Tharoor, Sugata Bose and Diana Eck on the chapter ‘Whither Secularism and Pluralism?’ of Dr Tharoor’s book Our Living Constitution: A Concise Introduction & Commentary.
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Wed, Feb 11, 2026 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm, IST
VENUE
Online on Zoom
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute India Office
Join us for a webinar on “Rethinking Nutrition and Food Systems for Planetary Health in South Asia,” hosted jointly by the Mittal Institute and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health–India Research Centre. This webinar brings together leading experts in nutrition, epidemiology, and food policy to examine the relevance, feasibility, and equity implications of planetary health diets in South Asia.
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Thu, Feb 5, 2026 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET
VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S153
On February 12, Bangladesh will hold its first parliamentary elections since a student-led uprising ended the 15-year tenure of the Awami League (AL) and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The election results will have a profound effect on the country’s democratic trajectory and geopolitical position.
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Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 06:00pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer Case Study Room
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
This panel explores how heat is actually experienced in daily life – inside homes, workplaces, and cities. Drawing on perspectives from building science, urban design, and environmental health, Profs. Rajan Rawal and Gary Adamkiewicz will examine how everyday environments shape thermal exposure, behavior, and health. Moderated by Prof. Rahul Mehrotra, the discussion will highlight gaps between measured conditions and lived experience, and consider how design, infrastructure, and policy can better address the growing burden of heat where people live and work.
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Wed, Jan 21, 2026 from 09:00am — 05:00pm, IST
VENUE
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute India Office
The public launch of the report of the Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centred Health System for India on January 21, 2026 in New Delhi marks the culmination of a multi-year effort to synthesise evidence and outline reform pathways for a health system that is equitable, forward-looking, and accountable to India’s citizens. The event will be in hybrid format.
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