Modern Asia Seminar and Arts at SAI Seminar Ian Holliday,Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), The University of Hong Kong ‘Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a time of transition,’ an exhibit of paintings will be on display Thursday, February 4 – Monday, February 22, 2016 in the Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge […]
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Livelihood Creation Project Webinar Dr. Vandana Bhandari, Professor and Dean (Academics) at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi Indian handicrafts are a vast and important, but rapidly-disappearing aspect of Indian society and culture. While a range of handicraft organizations have been at the forefront of introducing consumers to traditional handicraft techniques and skills in […]
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Thu, Feb 18, 2016 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm, ET
Cosponsored Event Informal settlements are the common features of urban growth in most developing countries and are typically the product of an urgent need for shelter by the urban poor. Rapid urbanization, inefficient land administration and inadequate capability to cope with the housing needs of people in urban areas have contributed to the development of informal […]
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Fri, Feb 12, 2016 from 11:45am — 01:00pm, ET
Cosponsored Event Jean-Paul Faguet, Professor of the Political Economy of Development, London School of Economics Cosponsored with the Center for International Development
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Thu, Feb 11, 2016 from 12:30pm — 01:30pm, ET
Cosponsored Event Jean-Paul Faguet, Professor of the Political Economy of Development Cosponsored with the Department of Global Health & Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor Faguet will also be speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School of Friday, February 12, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm in an event sponsored by the Center for International Development. […]
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Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 04:30pm, ET
Cosponsored Event ‘Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a time of transition,’ an exhibit of paintings will be on display Thursday, February 4 – Monday, February 22, 2016 in the Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA Seminar on February 19: Freedom and Fear in Myanmar with Ian Holliday,Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), The University of […]
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Arts at SAI Seminar Devdutt Pattanaik, Author, Mythologist, Artist (@devduttmyth) Chair: Gokul Madhavan, Preceptor in Sanskrit, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Can you imagine a cross-dressing God? Hindus can, and have, for over a thousand years. Did this express a universal social reality or was this a highly refined metaphor for a few remains a matter […]
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Sat, Feb 6, 2016 - Sun, Feb 7, 2016, ET
India in Transition – Opportunities and Challenges The India Conference at Harvard is one of the largest India conferences in the US. It is hosted at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School by the graduate students of Harvard University. In 2016 we will be celebrating our 13th anniversary. The conference will bring […]
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Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics Adam Ziegfeld, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University Today, regional parties in India win nearly as many votes as national parties. Ziegfeld questions the conventional wisdom that regional parties in India are electorally successful because they harness popular grievances and benefit from strong regional identities. […]
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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
Have you ever thought about working in South Asia, but are unsure of what opportunities exist and what it would be like? Hear from panelists who have worked in a variety of sectors in South Asia including global health, technology, start-ups, and media/journalism. Enjoy food from the region while you learn more about the various […]
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