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VAF Art Exhibition

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Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 06:00pm

VENUE
CGIS South, Room S354

Join us for the launch of the Fall 2023 Visiting Artist Fellowship, starting with a seminar moderated by Prof. Jinah Kim and our two featured artists. Be sure to stick around for the exhibit reception – food and refreshments provided!

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Feyaad Allie — The Representation Trap: How and Why Muslims Struggle to Maintain Power in India

WHEN
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 from 02:00pm — 04:00pm

VENUE
Rm S153, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St

Feyaad Allie is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Government at Harvard University. In July 2024, he will begin his appointment as an Assistant Professor of Government. Feyaad’s research broadly focuses on identity, democracy, and representation. His book project studies the causes and consequences of the political inclusion of marginalized groups with a focus on Muslims in India. In other work, Feyaad studies the intersection of technology and politics and the role of religion in intergroup relations. Across his research, he uses large-scale administrative data, original surveys, archival documents, and in-depth interviews during fieldwork.

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The Climate Crisis with Senator Sherry Rehman, Former Federal Minister of Climate Change, Pakistan

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Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 06:30pm

VENUE
Nye Conference Center, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School

Senator Sherry Rehman is Chair of the Climate and Environment Caucus of the Senate of Pakistan, former Federal Minister of Climate Change, first woman Opposition Leader in Senate of Pakistan, Vice President of Pakistan Peoples Pakistan.

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South Asia in Translation: Geography, Memory, and Textuality

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Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 02:00pm —
Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 04:30pm

VENUE
Seminar Hall 1 & 2, India International Centre (Main Building), New Delhi, and on Zoom

Organized by the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University in collaboration with National Translation Mission, CIIL, Mysore, the conference aims to study South Asia through the themes of translation, geography, and memory and place translation within the framework of the geographical settings in which knowledge and power were transacted. The conversations during the two-day conference will unravel the intertwined narratives of land, conquest, memory, and translation as found in the textual traditions of the subcontinent. The conference will also contribute to an understanding of translation as a key tool in studying the evolving geographies and ecologies of South Asia.

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Transforming Education: The Story of Pratham Education Foundation

WHEN
Mon, Oct 2, 2023 from 05:00pm — 07:00pm

VENUE
Gutman Library Conference Room G-1-2-3 (6 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA, 02138)

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Transforming Education: The Story of Pratham Education Foundation Register here to join the discussion! This event is organized by Harvard Graduate School of Education and is a panel discussion led by Professor Dr. Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education, with Dr. Rukmini Banerji (CEO, Pratham Education Foundation) and Dr. Madhav […]

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Raga Revelry: A Journey Through India Classical Music with Padma Shri Malini Awasthi

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Sat, Sep 30, 2023 from 03:00pm — 05:30pm

VENUE
JCR, Winthrop House, 32 Mill St, Harvard College

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Raga Revelry is a documentary that immerses viewers in the world of North Indian classical music. Through heartfelt performances, interviews with legendary musicians, and joyful camaraderie. Raga Revelry transports viewers to the center of Indian culture, and unfolds the rasa, or soul of this music. Join us for a screening and discussion with filmmaker Shreedevi […]

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Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India and Its Global Reach Symposium

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Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:30am —
Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 06:00pm

COST   Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required.

VENUE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Join an international group of scholars for a two-day symposium presenting new scholarship around the themes explored in the exhibition Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE. The keynote lecture is presented by Gregory Schopen, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles. Free with Museum […]

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Data-Driven Decision Making in a Changing Climate

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Thu, Sep 28, 2023 from 05:00pm — 06:30pm

VENUE
Harvard University Center for the Environment, Room 429 (26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138)

2023 has seen a new wave of climate extremes causing disruptions and displacement throughout the world, from heat and wildfires in North America and Europe to unprecedented flooding in Greece, Libya, and Hong Kong. Novel data sources and methods for analyzing human population dynamics and health impacts during extreme weather events are opening up new perspectives on the scale and speed of change, the dimensions of humanitarian response, and the possible futures of vulnerable communities.

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Digital Public Goods and the AI Economy—India Bets on an Alternative Approach

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Tue, Sep 26, 2023 from 04:00pm — 07:00pm

VENUE
Batten 301, Harvard Business School

India Stack is digital public infrastructure that mediates the flow of people (through digital identity), money (UPI), and information. The newest part—mediating the flow of information—happens through Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA). DEPA is now enabled in India through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP). The two acts have ushered in techno-legal regulation for both personal data and aggregate datasets, used in Machine Learning and AI. India is the first country to adopt this approach. Techno-legal regulation for personal data formalizes informed consent in a revocable, auditable, purpose-limited, and storage-limited way. It gives agency to the citizens and empowers them to improve their livelihoods.

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