WorldWide Week at Harvard
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Sun, Oct 22, 2017 - Sat, Oct 28, 2017, ET
World Wide Week at Harvard
Presented by the Asia-Related Centers at Harvard University
October 22 – 28, 2017
LMSAI Events Archive
Sita Sings the Blues
“I am enchanted. I am swept away. I am smiling from one end of the film to the other.”
This was film critic Roger Ebert’s reaction to Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues (2008), an animated film that follows two parallel stories. The first is the ancient tale of Sita, the heroine of the Hindu mythological story of the Ramayana, and the second is the modern biographical tale of Nina, the filmmaker herself.
More InfoStudent movements in India and current challenges
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Fri, Oct 20, 2017 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET
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Tozzer 203
Shehla Rashid Shora has emerged as a prominent face of the student-youth movement in India. She was active in the movement seeking justice for Dalit research scholar, Rohith Vemula, who ended his life after facing prolonged harassment by the University of Hyderabad administration. She also led the movement for the release of JNU students, Kanhaiya, Umar and Anirban who were wrongfully imprisoned following a vicious media trial.
More InfoPartition of the Punjab
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Tue, Oct 17, 2017 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm, ET
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CGIS South, S030
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138
In this talk, Ahmed will speak about the communal violence experienced during the transfer of power to Indian and Pakistani governments, specifically examining the situation which prevailed in the Punjab. Ahmed will present an analysis based on empirical evidence and a Theory of Ethnic Cleansing to shed light on how and why the Punjab was bloodied (March 1947), partitioned (End of March to 17 August 1947) and cleansed.
More InfoBollywood Screening at Harvard Art Museums
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Sun, Oct 15, 2017 from 12:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
COST Free
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Harvard Art Museum
Harvard Art Museums will screen two landmark Indian films, Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) and Chak De! India (2007) – Free Admission.
More InfoAmerican Council for Southern Asian Art Symposium XVIII
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Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 04:00pm, ET —
Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 12:15pm, ET
COST $50-$180
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CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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MFA, Mabel Louise Riley Seminar Room (Meeting Room 156)
ADDRESS
Mabel Louise Riley Seminar Room (Meeting Room 156)
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
ACSAA symposia occur in alternating years, and serve as opportunities to meet colleagues, reconnect with mentors and graduate school cohorts, and share one’s current research with the field.
More InfoSister Nivedita’s Narrative of Inclusiveness
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Thu, Oct 12, 2017 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street, Lower Level Library
ADDRESS
Robinson Hall
35 Quincy Street
Lower Level Library
Borders in Modern Asia Workshop Inaugural Lecture Commemorating Sister Nivedita’s 150th Birth Anniversary REBA SOM Historian and Author of Margot (2017) CHAIRED BY SUGATA BOSE Gardiner Professor of History
More InfoShared Challenges, Shared Opportunities Healthcare Delivery in Africa and Asia
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Wed, Oct 11, 2017 from 04:00pm — 06:00pm, ET
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CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138
2018 Annual Mahindra Lecture: India’s Tax Reforms
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Wed, Oct 11, 2017 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm, ET
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Loeb House
ADDRESS
Loeb House
17 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Arun Jaitley, India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, will deliver the 2017/18 SAI Mahindra Lecture. This major annual event is in honor of the late Harish C. Mahindra, a distinguished alumnus of Harvard College and a visionary leader of business and industry in India. The lecture will take place on October 11, 2017 at Loeb […]
More InfoDevi Shetty Seminar: Affordable Healthcare: Together We Can Do It
Dr. Shetty’s innovation in driving down cardiac surgery costs at his Narayana Health Hospital chain has often been compared to Henry Ford’s automobile assembly lines. At 14,000 surgeries last year, Narayana Health has given thousands access to life saving procedures that were previously out of reach. Dr. Shetty’s low-cost model has inspired accessible healthcare around the world.
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