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September 5, 2014
South Asia Institute News
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Welcome Back!
The South Asia Institute welcomes all students, faculty, staff and affiliates back to campus for another exciting academic year. We look forward to seeing you at our Welcome Back Party on Monday. Please take a look at student resources, and mark your calendars by reviewing SAI's upcoming events. SAI's newsletter will now resume circulating every Friday.
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 Preventing gender based violence
On August 26 and 27, practitioners, researchers, government leaders, and academics from both the US and India gathered to explore how gender violence in South Asia can be prevented in a workshop hosted by SAI and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, titled 'Gender, Civil Society, and the State in Contemporary South Asia: Preventive Approaches to Gender Based Violence.'
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 Exploring the potential of mobile technology
On Thursday, August 28, a group of Harvard alumni and SAI supporters gathered in Palo Alto for a conversation with Tarun Khanna, SAI, HBS. Professor Khanna discussed SAI's role as a bridge between Harvard faculty and South Asia, as well as his research on emerging markets and mobile technology. This was the second event in SAI's San Francisco Series, which brings Harvard faculty to the West Coast for events on a variety of topics related to South Asia.
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Fall South Asia courses
Harvard is offering many courses this fall with South Asian content, including classes on Muslim Societies in South Asia, religious texts and traditions in India, and the study of India through narrative forms.
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Upcoming Events
 Chaat Welcome Back Party
Celebrate the start of the school year with SAI! Come to our welcome back party and enjoy delicious South Asian food, meet representatives from South Asian student groups, and learn about SAI's internship and grant funding opportunities.
Monday, September 8, 5:00 pm, CGIS South Concourse, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
This SAI Book Talk, with Moeed Yusuf, director of South Asia Programs at the US Institute of Peace, will discuss the experience of South Asian countries with insurgencies, causes of their onsets, and the effectiveness of various strategies to counter them. Adil Najam, Boston University, will chair the discussion.
Book sale to follow event.
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 4:00pm, CGIS South, S050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA
Film Screening: Bawandar
Based on a true story that sent shockwaves through India in 1992, this drama concerns Sanwari (Nandita Das), who is raped, then works to bring the crime to the attention of the national media, leading people across the country to demand justice for Sanwari - and for women all over India.
Thursday, Sept. 18, 6:00pm, CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
The Role of Arts in Social Change
In this Gender Seminar, Actor and Director Nandita Das will speak on her work that addresses social issues in the South Asia context, with particular focus on gender issues. Cara Moyer-Duncan, Emerson, will discuss her work on art and social change in Africa, with Mukti Khaire, HBS, moderating the discussion. This is the inaugural event of the Arts Initiative at SAI.
Friday, Sept. 19, 5:00pm, Plimpton Room, Barker Center 113, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA
Co-sponsored by the Arts and Social Justice Program and Mahindra Center for the Humanities.
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Announcements
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Harvard University South Asia Institute
CGIS South Building, 4th Floor
1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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