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October 9, 2015
This week's news from the South Asia Institute
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The potential of mobile technology
On September 21, students from SAI's
summer program on mobile technology presented their final projects on campus, which focused on using cell phones to improve education and public health in India.
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 A life inspired by music
On October 2, musicians Salim and Sulaiman Merchant visited Harvard to reflect on their musical careers and some of their widely acclaimed compositions inspired by Islam's rich tradition of spirituality and artistic expression.
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Faculty profile
Bringing global experience to Harvard
"One of the key threads in all of my work is that I am very interested in the links between South Asia and Southeast Asia," says the Sunil Amrith, the Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies and Professor of History, who joined the Harvard faculty in 2015.
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Winter session grant deadline: October 16
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Students: Apply now for a SAI winter session grant!
The deadline to apply for a SAI research, internship, or language study grant for the winter session is October 16.
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 How Does MNREGA Affect Rural Labor Markets and Incomes? Evidence From a Large-scale Experiment
TODAY, Friday, Oct. 9, 2:00pm - 4:00pm, CGIS Knafel, K354, 1737 Cambridge Street,
Cambridge, MA
Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics
Sandip Sukhtankar,
Assistant Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
Cosponsored with Brown University, MIT, and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
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 Department of South Asian Studies Tea Time
TODAY, Friday, Oct. 9, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, CGIS South, 4th floor, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Join Harvard's Department of South Asian Studies for their weekly Tea Time gathering, which will be held at SAI this week.
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Webinar: Who owns Big Data?
Tuesday, October 13, 8:30am - 10:00am EST
8:30 AM in Cambridge, 5:30 PM in Pakistan, 6 PM in India, 6 PM in Sri Lanka, 6:30 PM in Bangladesh, 6:15PM in Nepal
Malavika Jayaram,
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; Visiting Scholar with the Surveillance and Every Day Life Group FARS Research Group, the Centre for International Security Studies and the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, The University of Sydney
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 M-HEALTH-A student centered approach to Long Term Community Surveillance: Opportunities and Challenges
Global Health Seminar
Omar Rahman,
Vice Chancellor, Independent University, Bangladesh
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 Understanding Bihar's Election
Friday, October 16, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Bell Hall, Belfer building, Harvard Kennedy School,
79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA
Student Event
Jeffrey Witsoe,
Associate Professor, Union College
Milan Vaishnav
, Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Discussants:
Rohit Chandra,
PhD Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Sharan Mamidipudi,
PhD Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Cosponsored with the Harvard Kennedy School India Caucus
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Love, War and Other Longings: Harvard-Brown Pakistani Film Festival
Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 18,
Northwest Building, 52 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
Film Festival
Cosponsored by the Harvard Asia Center, Brown University Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard Arts and Humanities Division, and the Harvard Pakistan Student Group
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Video: In case you missed it...
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 The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics
In this book talk from December 2014,
Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University, discussed how Pakistan has evolved and why its dilemmas weigh so heavily on prospects for peace in the region.
Watch the video.
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Upcoming event of interest:
If you have an announcement or event you'd like to share, please email [email protected].
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CGIS South Building, 4th Floor
1730 Cambridge Street,
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