NEWSLETTER
OCT 6, 2017
SAI MAHINDRA LECTURE

Weds, Oct 11: Loeb House, Harvard Yard

Reception: 4.30pm
Lecture: 5.00pm

Arun Jaitley will deliver SAI's 2017/18 Mahindra Lecture, in honor of the late Harish C. Mahindra, a distinguished alumnus of Harvard College and a visionary leader of business and industry in India. Mr. Jaitley will speak about the complexity and impact of India's tax reforms.

Space will be limited - you must register here.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
Tues, Oct 10, 12.30-2pm: William James Hall, Harvard

Dr Devi Shetty will explain how his  innovation in driving down cardiac surgery costs at his Narayana Health Hospital chain has often been compared to Henry Ford's automobile assembly lines. 
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Tues, Oct 12, 4-6pm: Robinson Hall

A Borders in Modern Asia Workshop c ommemorating Sister Nivedita's 150th birth anniversary, with historian Dr Reba Som. The event is chaired by Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University.
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ACSAA Symposium
Sunday, Oct 15, 12.00pm: Menschel Hall, Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums will screen two landmark Indian films, Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) and Chak De! India (2007) - screenings are free with museum admission.
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Fri, Oct 20, 4-5.30pm: Tozzer

Prominent Indian student and activist Shehla Rashid Shora discusses the key events, issues and challenges for young people's movements in India.
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Aug 21 - Oct 15, Gund Hall, Harvard

Professor Rahul Mehrotra of the Harvard Graduate School of Design curates an exhibition about  the compulsive drive of his practice in Mumbai to construct soft thresholds -  through research, engagement with the city, and making of architecture.
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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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HARVARD STUDENT GRANTS

Winter Session deadline: October 15, 2017
Summer Session deadline: February 15, 2018

We are offering  internship grants to Harvard students who want to spend summer or winter working on South Asia-related projects.
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SAI PARTITION PROJECT

We are collecting stories, reflections, memories and experiences of Partition, to feed into our major research project about this landmark historical event. 
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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. 
SAI FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: 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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