September 26, 2014
South Asia Institute News
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The politics of conservation 

In a Q+A, SAI's 2014-15 South Asian Studies Fellow Anand Vaidya explains his interdisciplinary research on the politics of conservation in India, and why India is the best place in the world to study the social sciences.

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Art and social change
On Friday, Sept. 19, SAI held its inaugural event of the SAI Arts Initiative, with a seminar that explored the role of arts in social change. Cara Moyer-Duncan, Emerson College, and actress Nandita Das discussed the use of cinema in Africa and South Asia as a tool for social activism.
Princes of the Mughal Empire
In a SAI seminar on Sept. 23, Munis Faruqui, UC Berkely, posited that, contrary to the popular belief that court intrigues, political backbiting, rebellions, and wars of succession caused the downfall of the Mughal Empire, they actually helped spread, deepen and mobilize Mughal power.
Winter Grant Deadline: 
October 10
SAI is currently accepting applications for research or short-term internships in South Asia during January 2015, for undergraduate and graduate Harvard students. 
Upcoming Events
For a full list of events, please visit our website.

 

The Future of Indian Higher Education: Four Case Studies

Education Seminar

Science, Technology and Energy Seminar

Jairam Ramesh, Economist, Member of the Indian National Congress, Fisher Family Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

Cosponsored with the The Future of Diplomacy Project, Belfer Center for Science and Science and International Affairs and the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 4:30pm

Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor Taubman Building, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 


 

  

Webinar: Incident Command

SAI Webinar

Shawn D'Andrea, MD, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

This is the first webinar of the semester on Disaster Management and Emergency Response in South Asia. 
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, 8:30 AM in Cambridge, 5:30 PM in Pakistan, 6 PM in India, 6:30 PM in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.
Watch live on SAI's website and participate on social media.

 

The Wakhis at musical crossroads of Tajikistan and Pakistan

South Asia Without Borders Seminar

Richard WolfDepartment of Music and South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Cosponsored with the Harvard Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies


 

China, India, and the Global Struggle for Oil in Sudan and South Sudan

SAI Book Talk

Luke PateySenior Researcher at the Dan�ish Insti�tute for Inter�na�tional Studies

Discussants: Rohit Chandra, PhD candidate, Harvard Kennedy School

Ahmad Al-MahiMPA candidate, Harvard Kennedy School

Thursday, October 2, 2014, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Cosponsored with the Asia Center Modern Asia Seminar.
 
Perkins Room, Rubenstein Building 415, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA

Book sale to follow.

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