South Asia is home to two of the world's seven billion people. The primary objective of the course is to engage students with the modern day challenges affecting South Asia, and to examine a range of entrepreneurial attempts to solve these problems.
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Aug 21 - Oct 6, Gund Hall, Harvard

Lecture and reception: Sept 6

Professor Rahul Mehrotra of the Harvard Graduate School of Design presents a lecture about  the compulsive drive of the practice to construct soft thresholds -  through research, engagement with the city, and making of architecture.
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Exhibition: Aug 26-Jan 7

Drawn from the Harvard Art Museums' renowned South Asian art collection, this installation complements an  undergraduate course  exploring images of women in South Asian art.
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This interdisciplinary course explores key controversies - suicide bombings, Islamism, Muslim minorities, gender, blasphemy - to understand Muslim cultures & societies, and as a tool for self-reflection.
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The complete set of podcasts, recorded during our special seminar series in spring, is now available to stream and download. In each episode, a leading scholar explores key aspects of this landmark historical event. 

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Oct 12-15, 2017

SAI is co-sponsoring the biennial  American Council for Southern Asian Art Symposium.
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Deadline extended: Oct 20, 2017 

We support recent PhDs, those in the final stages of their PhDs, and advanced professional degree holders in areas related to Pakistan, particularly in science and development.
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