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This summer, we are reflecting on the people and programs that made headlines at Harvard over the past academic year. Our second highlights the work of our fellows and Harvard students. Through their research scholarship, internships, and initiatives, this exceptional group is contemplating challenges and opportunities facing South Asia.<\/p>\n

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LMSAI Fellows<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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ANU K. ANTONY
<\/span><\/strong><\/a>EXPLORES THE MIGRATION OF CATHOLIC NUNS FROM KERALA TO PERU<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PRADEEP CHOUDHURY
<\/strong><\/span><\/a>QUESTIONS HOW EDUCATION IMPACTS DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL MOBILITY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MUHAMMAD IMRAN MEHSUD
<\/span><\/strong><\/a>STUDIES THE POLITICS OF THE INDUS RIVER<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ROBERT RAHMAN RAMAN
<\/span><\/strong><\/a>RESEARCHES POPULAR POLITICS OF 1940’S BOMBAY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RINAN SHAH<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
SPEAKS ON WATER ACCESS AND MARGINALIZATION IN SOUTH ASIA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SARAH UMER<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
CONSIDERS THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND LEGACY OF THE INDUS VALLEY <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LMSAI Arts Fellows<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u200bGARIMA GUPTA<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
USES DRAWING, FILM AND WRITING TO EXPLORE THE ECOSPHERE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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AMRA KHAN<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
CONTEMPLATES GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH VISUAL ART<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COP SHIVA<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
CAPTURES THE DIVERSITY OF URBAN AND RURAL INDIA THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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WALEED ZAFAR<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
EXPLORES SOUTH ASIAN IDENTITY THROUGH VISUAL ART<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Student Profiles<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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HAFSA AHMAD ’24<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
EXPLAINS HOW FOOD WASTE VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS IN PAKISTAN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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HARISH KRISHNAMOORTHY ’25<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
SHARES A TRAVELOGUE OF A MUMBAI DESIGN STUDIO TRIP<\/p>\n

\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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HITESHREE DAS ’25<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
REFLECTS ON DESIGNING AND CO-CURATING THE HUM SAB EK EXHIBITION<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PALAK GUPTA ’24<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
EXPLORES THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN DESIGN<\/p>\n

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AISHA KOKAN ’26<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
RESEARCHES THE COMPLEX LANDSCAPE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN INDIA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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IMAAN MIRZA ’25<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
STUDIES THE PAKISTANI LEGAL SYSTEM THROUGH INTERNSHIP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SAL PARSA ’25 <\/a><\/span><\/strong>
CO-ORGANIZES THE AFGHANISTAN CAUCUS AT HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u200bISHAN PODDAR + ANANYA CHHAOCHHARIA<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
CO-ORGANIZE THE 21ST ANNUAL INDIA CONFERENCE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ASMER ASRAR SAFI ’24<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
IS AWARDED A PRESTIGIOUS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP FOR OXFORD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ALVIRA TYAGI ’25<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
JOURNEYS TOWARD COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH INDIA INTERNSHIP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u200bSTUDENT TREK TO PAKISTAN<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
27 HARVARD STUDENTS EXPLORE PAKISTAN’S CULTURE, HISTORY AND POLITICS DURING SPRING TRIP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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