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February 13, 2015
This week's news from the South Asia Institute
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Preserving and promoting South Asia's past
Muhammad Zahir, former SAI Aman Fellow, has been working on a project in Pakistan to help preserve South Asia's rich cultural heritage, which is under threat from economic sprawl and a lack of restoration capabilities.
Read more.
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Ephemeral religion Take a virtual tour through the exhibit Temporary Landscapes of Religion in South Asia and Latin America, currently on display at Harvard. The exhibit examines ephemeral configurations deployed to celebrate religious beliefs from the two regions.
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 India's path to global leadership
"I think India's burgeoning 'under 35' population is going to have less tolerance for injustice in society and corruption in government and organizations," says Chandni Sachdeva, HBS, MBA class of 2015, one of the organizers of the India Conference at Harvard, to be held on March 7 and 8, 2015. The event is one of the largest India conferences in the US.
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In case you missed it...
Power Play: Teacher Transfers in India
In this Education Seminar from October 2014, Tara B�teille of the World Bank explains the complex dynamics underlying the nexus between government school teachers and politicians. View the video.
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Upcoming Events
 Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka: The Labor Behind the Global Garments and Textiles Industries
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, CGIS S250, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA
Book Talk
Sanchita Saxena, Director of the Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, Berkeley; Executive Director, Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley
Discussant: Fauzia Ahmed, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, Miami University; SAI Research Affiliate
Chair: John A. Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, HBS; Professor in Health Policy and Management, HSPH
Book sale to follow.
 "The Water, Forest, and Land Belong to Us": Collective action and property in an Indian forest
South Asia Without Border Seminar
Anand Vaidya, SAI South Asian Studies Fellow
Chair: Ajantha Subramanian, Professor, Social Anthropology Program, Harvard University
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