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The Tragedy and the Paradox: State Building in South Asia since 1526

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Fri, Feb 24, 2023 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

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Rm S153, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St

Alexander Lee earned his PhD from Stanford and his BA from Yale. His research focuses on the factors governing the success or failure of political institutions. In particular, his work focuses on the historical evolution of state capacity, the political economy of South Asia, the causes and consequences of identity politics, and bureaucratic politics[…]

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Fashioning Future: Autonomy, Agency and Historical Consciousness in Adivasi/Indigenous India

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Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 05:00pm, ET

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S153, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.

The concept of autonomy is the foundation of the Adivasi/indigenous societies across the globe. In one sense, that marked the indigenous society from the normative society and also the primary source for the unending tension between the two. In India, Adivasi autonomy is now folklore, but it has remained a source of Adivasi agency that helped them to contest and negotiate with the modern state.

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Contemporary Practices in South Asia #3 | Sanjeev Vidyarthi

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Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 06:30pm, ET

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S153, CGIS South
1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge

Join us for a conversation with Sanjeev Vidyarthi, a professor of city design in the department of urban planning and policy at the University of Illinois Chicago. He will discuss interim findings from an ongoing, long-term project studying who is building cities in contemporary India and how. Employing a pragmatist approach, the talk will share broad outlines of a sub-project that seeks to explore the nature and scope of practices leading architects and urban designers are innovating to engage with the rapidly growing ranks of India’s city-builders such as state institutions, public agencies, emergent entrepreneurs, real-estate developers, place-based communities, moneyed individuals, and religious movements.

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Emergent Practices in South Asia #9 | Coalesce & Paraa

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Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 09:00am, ET

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Webinar

Emergent Practices in South Asia #9 | Coalesce, Pakistan & Paraa, Bangladesh 9:00 am EST I 7:00 pm PKT | 7:30 pm IST | 8:00 pm BST Register to attend via Zoom “Emergent Practices in South Asia” will convene young practitioners that have displayed rigorous engagement in the making of architecture, landscape, and interventions in the […]

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India Conference at Harvard

Get Tickets Here Organized entirely by students at Harvard University, the 20th edition of the annual India Conference at Harvard is taking place on the weekend of February 11-12, 2023, at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. The conference will be in-person with some panels in a hybrid/ virtual format. As India completes […]

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Can population-level analysis of electronic health records amplify research, education and policy-making in India?

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Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 07:30am, ET

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Lecture Hall 1- India International Centre Annexe, Delhi 110003 or online

Can population-level analysis of electronic health records amplify research, education and policy-making in India? Date: February 7, 2023, 6:00 to 7:30 pm IST/ 7:30 to 9:00 am ET Register to attend via Zoom or Register to attend in person Stream the event on Youtube     With the increasing digitization in healthcare, several institutions have accumulated […]

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Emergent Practices in South Asia #8 | Studio Neba & Kosala Weerasekara

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Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 09:00am, ET

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Virtual

Emergent Practices in South Asia #8 | Studio Neba & Kosala Weerasekara 9:00 am EST I 7:30 pm IST I 7:45 pm NPT Register to attend via Zoom   “Emergent Practices in South Asia” convenes young practitioners that have displayed rigorous engagement in the making of architecture, landscape, and interventions in the public realm in […]

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Sound Economics can Enrich Pakistan

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Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 10:30am, ET

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Webinar

Thursday, 2 February | 10:00 am EST  Please click here to register free for this event; registration closes at 9.30am UK time on the day of the event; the livestream link will be sent thereafter to all registered attendees.  SPEAKERS:   Asim Khwaja (@aikhwaja) is Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance & Development, and Director, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard […]

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Emergent Practices in South Asia #7 | Mehreen Mustafa and MAD(E) IN MUMBAI

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Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 09:00am, ET

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Virtual

Emergent Practices in South Asia #7 | Mehreen Mustafa (Pakistan) and MAD(E) IN MUMBAI (India) 9:00 am EST I 7:00 pm PKT I 7:30 pm IST Register to attend via Zoom “Emergent Practices in South Asia” will convene young practitioners that have displayed rigorous engagement in the making of architecture, landscape, and interventions in the public […]

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