December 18, 2015

This week's news from the South Asia Institute
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SAI News
SAI travels to Pakistan for Mental Health Conference
The conference, held in partnership with the Aman Foundation in Karachi, aimed to identify existing challenges, best practices, and innovations around mental health relief efforts in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. The conference was held on December 16, the one year anniversary of the Peshawar school attack.
Harvard students in South Asia this January
SAI has awarded grants to 20 students for the 2016 January session. Projects include studying special education in Pakistan, using data to understand Nepal's recovery efforts, and an internship  with NDTV in India.
Update from the field
Leaving footprints in the sand: Rajasthani artisans' struggle for survival
On a recent field visit, team members from SAI's Livelihood Creation project saw how Rajasthani  artisans, who preserve the region's cultural heritage, are today struggling to earn a livelihood and keep their craft alive.
Upcoming SAI Events
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Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity
Monday, Jan. 18, 6:00 - 8:30PM, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
Special Event
Welcome by Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Director, CSMVS Museum
Introductory remarks by Vikram Gandhi, Harvard South Asia Institute Advisory Council Member; Founder, Asha Impact
Diana Eck, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Harvard Divinity School
Devesh Chaturvedi, Divisional Commissioner, Allahabad, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela
Satchit Balsari, Weill Cornell Global Emergency Medicine Division; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Alok Sharma, Inspector General of Police, Allahabad, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela
Facilitated by Rahul Mehrotra, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Cosponsored with the Asia Society India Centre and the Harvard Club of Mumbai
Video: In case you missed it...
Gandhi on Courage, Ethics and Society
In this South Asia Without Borders Seminar from 2014, Uday Mehta, The City University of New York, discussed the moral and political thought of M. K. Gandhi.
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