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May 8, 2015
This week's news from the South Asia Institute
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SAI has launched
Harvard For Nepal, a university wide initiative that aims to unite Harvard in response to the earthquake that devastated Nepal.
Click here to learn more about
Students For Nepal, a group of
students and professionals from the greater Boston area who stand in solidarity with Nepa
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How you can help:
- Contribute: The Nepal Research and Reconstruction Fund will provide support for projects in Nepal that are developed in partnership with local organizations, with a focus on Nepal's long-term reconstruction.
- Attend: SAI will host a panel discussion on Thursday, May 14 at 4PM titled 'Consequences and Responses: Lessons from and for Nepal,' with a candlelight vigil at 7:30PM to follow.
- Connect: Our blog shares stories from Harvard affiliates working on the ground. Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter to stay updated.
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 SAI welcomes new members to its Advisory Council
SAI is honored to announce that KP Balaraj, Sumir Chadha, and Chandni and Mukesh Prasad have joinined SAI as the newest members of its
Advisory Council
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Read more.
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Research spotlight: Mobile technology and healthcare
This research project aims to explore the use of mobile technology to provide healthcare services. SAI's Annual Symposium showcased three real-world case studies of unique applications of the technology in the health field. Read more. |
 Astu - So Be It sheds light on elderly care in India
In partnership with the Harvard Asia Center, SAI hosted a screening and panel discussion of
Astu - So Be It on April 29, a film that
aims to create awareness about dementia and elderly care in India.
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 Harvard India Poetry Reading
Sunday, May 10, 2:00pm, CGIS South S010, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Community Event Join SAI and the Department of South Asian Studies for the seventh annual meeting of the South Asian Poets of New England. This year's theme is Identity. All are welcome.
 Consequences and Responses: Lessons from and for Nepal
Thursday, May 14, 4:00-7:15pm, CGIS South S010, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Special Event
4:00 - 5:30pm: Panel 1: Public Health; Water and Sanitation; Reconstruction and Conservation of Heritage Sites
Ted Gilman, Executive Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University
Michael Hooper, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Daniele Lantagne, Usen Family Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University
Chair: Jennifer Leaning, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights; HSPH, Director, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University
5:45 - 7:30pm: Panel 2: Equity in Humanitarian Efforts
Jarrod Goentzel, Director, MIT Humanitarian Response Lab; Lecturer, MIT
Other speakers TBD
Cosponsored with Students for Nepal
Harvard for Nepal Candlelight Vigil
Thursday, May 14, 7:30pm, Steps of Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Cosponsored with Students for Nepal
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Video: In case you missed it...
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 The Future of Indian Higher Education
In this Education Seminar from September 2014, Pramath Raj Sinha, Ashoka University, provided examples of several recent experiments that are attempting to challenge the status quo and transform existing higher education institutions in India.
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