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On the Front Lines of the World’s Largest Gathering: Professor Tiona Zuzul at the Maha Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela, one of the largest human gatherings on the planet, is a monumental Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival held in India every 12 years. An even more rare and significant version, the “Maha Kumbh Mela,” occurs just once every 144 years—the most recent taking place in February 2025. Tiona Zuzul, who also attended the recent Maha Kumbh Mela, shared a dispatch from her experience in the Mittal Institute.
Courses on South Asia at Harvard: Fall 2025
Harvard offers a diverse range of courses on South Asia, spanning language, history, politics, economics, religion, and beyond. Explore a selection of Fall 2025 offerings. For the latest updates, please consult the Course Catalog. We’ll continue to expand this list as new courses are announced.
Harvard Faculty Visit Ahmedabad, India, to Understand Extreme Heat Impacts
In advance of the Mittal Institute’s major New Delhi conference last month, “India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future,” a group of nearly two dozen Harvard faculty, affiliates, and climate philanthropists spent two days on an extreme heat immersion trip in the city of Ahmedabad, India. The two days provided unique opportunities to dive more deeply into heat adaptation policies and practices in India, both centuries-old and modern.
India 2047: Four-day convening in New Delhi brings together 180 scholars to advance climate resilience in India and beyond
From March 19-22, more than 180 scholars and experts from Harvard and around the world gathered in New Delhi, India, for one of the largest events Harvard has ever hosted outside the United States. Leading experts in climate science, public health, medicine, labor, business, agriculture, and urban planning convened for “India 2047 – Building a Climate-Resilient Future,” a series of interdisciplinary dialogues on advancing climate resilience.
Welcoming Naiza Khan, Mittal Institute Distinguished Artist Fellow
The Mittal Institute is delighted to welcome our newest Distinguished Artist Fellow, Naiza Khan, for a week-long residency on Harvard’s campus this April. A visual artist with a multidisciplinary practice spanning drawing, sculpture, archival material, and film, Khan explores themes of land, body, and memory.Her work engages deeply with museum collections and the circulation of objects linked to migration across the Indian Ocean, offering a critical lens on contemporary issues.
Spotlight on the Newly Launched Harvard Bangladeshi Students’ Association (HBSA)
This academic year, the Harvard Bangladeshi Students’ Association (HBSA) was founded as a University-wide recognized student organization to build community, amplify Bangladeshi voices, and create spaces for cultural celebration, professional development, and advocacy. The Mittal Institute spoke with president Moomtahina Fatima, vice-president Khondoker Nazmoon Nabi, and treasurer Safwan Hossain about the mission of their group, their inaugural event on February 21, and what role Harvard students from Bangladesh and other diaspora members can take in engaging on challenges that Bangladesh faces today.
Goa-ing the Extra Mile: A Journey of Learning Together Through PSIL
The Program for Scientifically-Inspired Leadership (PSIL) brings together Harvard undergraduates, local college students from India, and underprivileged high school students in India for a week-long residential learning experience. Merlin D’souza ’25, Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology and Global Health and Health Policy, was part of the five-person Harvard undergraduate cohort, and she shares her own dispatch, below.
Bridging the Gender Gap in Rural India Healthcare: Madhavi Jha ’25 Shares Student Grant Update
Madhavi Jha, a doctoral student in Economics, spent this past winter in Suri, India, conducting research for her project, “Addressing Gender Disparities in the Diagnosis of NCDs in Rural India.” Supported by a Mittal Institute Student Grant, her work examines gender disparities in diagnosing and treating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in rural India, with a particular focus on men’s lower engagement in preventive healthcare.
Urbanization in Bangladesh: Prof. Adnan Morshed Previews His State of Architecture Talk
The State of Architecture in South Asia series welcomes Professor Adnan Morshed for its next March 27 installment on “Good Density as Urban Justice.” Prof. Morshed, Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at the Catholic University of America, is a practicing architect and architectural historian with an academic focus on the history and theory of modern architecture and urbanism. We spoke with Prof. Morshed in advance of his talk, which will explore urbanization in Bangladesh with a focus on population density.
Filmmakers Preview “Seed Stories,” A Documentary on Sustainability, Biodiversity, and Changing Food Systems
The documentary “Seed Stories,” which will be screened at the Mittal Institute on Monday, March 31, is a powerful and thought-provoking narrative on sustainability amid the rise of genetically modified crops and hazardous herbicides.
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