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September 19, 2014
South Asia Institute News
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 Meet SAI's Graduate Student Associates
SAI's Graduate Student Associates (GSAs) are doctoral students from various departments at Harvard whose research focuses on South Asia. The goal of the program is to establish a community of peers to support original and independent research about South Asia. This year's GSAs are studying education and nationalism in Pakistan, the ideology of the East India Company, Indo-Persian history, prominent early Indian nationalist leader Dadabhai Naoroji, and failed nationalism during decolonization.
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Harvard Students for Myanmar
The newly formed Harvard Students for Myanmar hopes to encourage dialogue about a country that is mysterious to many. By encouraging students to use the hashtag #askmeaboutmyanmar on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, the group hopes to offer an unbiased, unfiltered perspective on Myanmar.
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Fall Webinars: Disaster Management
This semester, join SAI for three interactive webinars on Disaster Management and Emergency Response, led by Shawn D'Andrea, MD, and Usha Periyanayagam, MD. These interactive webinars will highlight the work being done to improve the response to emergencies in urban settings. Anyone can participate by watching the session live on SAI's website and submitting questions on social media. Topics will include Incident Command (Oct. 1), Mass Casualty Triage (Nov. 19), and Planning and Preparedness (date TBD).
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Upcoming Events
 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.
Cosponsored by The Cultural Agents Initiative, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and the Cultural and Humanitarian Agents seminar at the Mahindra Center for the Humanities.
TODAY, Sept. 19, 5:00pm
LOCATION CHANGE: Tsai Auditorium, CGIS S010, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Legends of India
Princes of Mughal Empire
In this Muslim Societies in South Asia seminar, Munis Faruqui, UC Berkeley, will share his research on Mughal emperors, in which he offers a new interpretive lens through which to comprehend Mughal state formation. Ali Asani, FAS, Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program will chair the discussion.
Cosponsored with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program.
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 4:00PM - 5:00PM, CGIS South, S050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA.
The Edges and Beyond: Shedding Light on Shangri La
Join Documentary Photographer Kevin Bubriski at the closing reception for his photo exhibit on Nepal. Discussants include Frank J. Korom, Boston University, and Jinah Kim, Department of History of Art and Architecture, South and Southeast Asia, Harvard University.
Co-sponsored with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard University Asia Center.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 4:30 PM, CGIS S050 and South Concourse, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA
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Harvard University South Asia Institute
CGIS South Building, 4th Floor
1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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