Nov 16, 2022 | Announcements, Community, Faculty, Fellows, In Region, News, Pakistan, South Asia in the News
Yaqoob Khan Bangash is a historian of Modern South Asia and a current Fulbright Fellow at the Mittal Institute (read our Q&A with Dr. Bangash). He is also the coordinator of the upcoming event, “The Pakistan Conference: 75 Years of Independence,” November 29-30 at CGIS South.
The conference aims to bring a focused, though not exclusionary, lens to the study of the country and its 75 years since independence. It will provide the space to reflect upon the past, but also explore the lingering legacies and challenges that continue to cast a shadow over the country. We spoke with Yaqoob about his motivations behind the conference, and what attendees can expect.
Nov 9, 2022 | Afghanistan, Announcements, Community, In Region, News, South Asia in the News
Tania Saaed, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan, and Marie Curie fellow at Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy, recently arrived at Harvard as part of her Marie Curie Fellowship with LMSAI. Her work focuses on comparative and international education, from exploring Islamophobia and securitization in the context of universities in the U.K., to the increasing securitization of education in Pakistan, and across South Asia. She spoke with the Mittal Institute about her work and fellowship.
Oct 5, 2022 | Announcements, Bangladesh, Community, In Region, India, News, Partition, Social Enterprise, South Asia in the News
Tariq Omar Ali received his Ph.D. in history from Harvard and is now an Associate Professor at Georgetown University. His research focuses on nineteenth and twentieth century South Asia and global histories of capital with a particular interest in how the material and everyday lives of ordinary men and women are shaped by transnational circulations of commodities and capital. His first book, A Local History of Global Capital: Jute and Peasant Life in the Bengal Delta was published by Princeton University Press, 2018. He will be presenting his new research examining how decolonization, independence, and the rise of the nation-state restructured the working lives of peasants, boatmen, itinerant traders, and small businessmen in post-colonial East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) in the 1950s and 1960s at the Tufts-Harvard Conference on the 75th Anniversary of Independence and Partition, October 7-9. Prof. Ali will be speaking on Friday, October 7 at 4:30 p.m. on a panel chaired by Prof. Amartya Sen at the ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Building, Tufts University.
Oct 4, 2022 | Announcements, Community, Faculty, News, South Asia in the News
The State of Architecture in South Asia, a new multi-year project, will research, document, and create conversations around architecture in South Asia and the emergent frameworks and models of practice. This multi-year project will utilize podcasts, lecture series, exhibits and conferences to ask some fundamental questions.
Sep 9, 2022 | Announcements, Community, News
We are back on campus with in-person events and an exciting line-up of speakers on key topics impacting South Asia. We’ll be launching two Mittal Institute books, including one on Meritocracy in India and China and the other on the 1947 Partition of British India; hosting a conference on Pakistan’s 75 years of independence; and featuring our Visiting Artist Fellows with an opening reception. We are also looking forward to hosting Ali Sethi on September 14 for a tribute to “75 Years of Azadi: A Celebration of South Asia.”
WHEN
Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 09:00am
COST The event is free and open to all.
VENUE
CGIS South Concourse, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Conferences and Symposiums, Current Events, Education, Global Health, Partition, Science Technology and Energy, Social Enterprise, Special Event, Urbanization, Water & Climate Change, Pakistan
This conference aims to bring a focused, though not exclusionary, lens to the study of the country, where in a regional context, Pakistan is overshadowed by its much larger neighbor.
More InfoSep 5, 2022
Dr. Tania Saeed is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, and Associate Professor of Sociology at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. Her research focuses on questions of citizenship, identity and...
Modern architecture in Bangladesh finds it roots in numerous influences, including the pioneering Bangladeshi architect Muzharul Islam, numerous western architects such as Paul Rudolph and Stanley Tigerman, and the iconic Louis Kahn-designed National Parliament House and its surroundings, among others. This coincided with development of the first school of architecture in Dhaka, which then saw […]
More InfoAug 30, 2022 | Announcements, Community, News, Pakistan, South Asia in the News
Call for Papers: The Pakistan Conference: 75 Years of Independence
Aug 22, 2022 | News
Harvard offers a wide array of courses on South Asia, ranging from language to history, politics, economics, religion, and much more. Check out the what’s on offer for Fall 2022. Please refer to the Course Catalogue for the most up-to-date information. We will...
Jun 16, 2022 | News
It’s summer here on the Harvard campus and a great time to catch up on reading. We caught up with some of Mittal Institute faculty members and affiliates to see what’s on their reading list and to hear more about their favorite reads. We would also love to...
