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Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics: Deliberative Inequality: A Text-As-Data Study of Tamil Nadu’s Village Assemblies

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Fri, Nov 2, 2018 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm, ET

VENUE
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Join Vijayendra Rao in a seminar discussing his paper “Deliberative Inequality: A Text-As-Data Analysis of Indian Village Assemblies” (Co-authored with R. Parthasarathy and N. Palaniswamy). Vijayendra (Biju) Rao, a Lead Economist in the Research Department of the World Bank, integrates his training in economics with theories and methods from anthropology, sociology and political science to study the […]

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Center for Government & International Studies Trick or Treat!

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Wed, Oct 31, 2018 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET

COST   Free

VENUE
CGIS Knafel Concourse

ADDRESS
CGIS Knafel Concourse
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA

Explore the globe this Halloween! Visit the international centers in CGIS South and CGIS Knafel (1730 and 1737 Cambridge Street) Learn more about programs and funding opportunities Enjoy some delicious holiday treats   Participating centers: Asia Center, Center for African Studies, Committee on Regional Studies East Asia, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Davis […]

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Visiting Artist Program Lecture

WHEN
Tue, Oct 30, 2018 from 04:30pm — 06:00pm, ET

VENUE
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute’s Visiting Artist Fellowship (VAF) is an eight-week research fellowship at Harvard that connects artists from South Asia to Harvard’s intellectual resources. The Fellowship provides a platform for conducting independent research that explores critical issues in South Asia through the lens of art and design. The program welcomes […]

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Missing Matrons in a History of Wealth

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Thu, Oct 25, 2018 from 05:30pm — 07:00pm, ET

COST   Free

Indrani Chatterjee, Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin Chair: Jinah Kim, Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture, Harvard University  

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Worldwide Week at Harvard 2018

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Mon, Oct 22, 2018 - Fri, Oct 26, 2018, ET

Worldwide Week at Harvard showcases the remarkable breadth of Harvard’s global engagement. During Worldwide Week, Harvard Schools, research centers, departments, and student organizations host academic and cultural events with global or international themes. For more information, please visit https://worldwide.harvard.edu/worldwide-week  

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Does Rising Education Lead Changing Gender Norms in India?

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Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 02:00pm, ET

VENUE
Watson Institute at Brown University

ADDRESS
Watson Institute at Brown University
111 Thayer Street
Providence, RI

JOINT SEMINAR ON SOUTH ASIAN POLITICS SERIES Sonalde Desai, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland Sonalde Desai is a demographer whose work deals primarily with social inequalities in developing countries with a particular focus on gender and class inequalities. She studies inequalities in education, employment and maternal and child health outcomes by locating them […]

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The Emerging Markets Technological Revolution: Financial Inclusion & Development Through Digitization

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Mon, Oct 15, 2018 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm, ET

Nadeem Hussain, founder of Telenor Microfinance Bank, is globally recognized for his dedication and service to financial inclusion. He has chaired the United Nation’s MDG Session on Financial Inclusion, is a frequent speaker at international forums on branchless banking and microfinance, and has held numerous board and committee positions in the sector. He will discuss the […]

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The Great Indian Migration Wave

WHEN
Wed, Oct 10, 2018 from 04:30pm — 06:00pm, ET

COST   Free

VENUE
CGIS South, S250
Harvard University

ADDRESS
CGIS South, S250
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA

Join visiting scholar Chinmay Tumbe and moderator Ian Talbot for a discussion about the great Indian Migration wave.  In this seminar, Tumbe provides an overview of his book, India Moving: A History of Migration, that attempts to explain when, how and why people have moved to, from and within the subcontinent over centuries. It reveals one of […]

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Autumn Moon: An Evening of Hindustani Music with Aastha Goswami

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Wed, Oct 10, 2018 from 07:30pm — 09:00pm, ET

Join celebrated Hindustani musician Aastha Goswami for an intimate concert on Harvard campus. Aastha Goswami received her music training from the prestigious ITC SangeetResearch Academy in Kolkata where she trained under the tutelage of Pandit Arun Bhaduri and the legendary Padma Vibhushan Smt. Girija Devi Ji.   Performing for more than 20 years all over India, with […]

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