This Week's Top Stories
March 6, 2020
We recently spoke with Nivedita Saksena , the first India Digital Health Network (IDHN) Policy Fellow, to learn more about her team's work to develop a patient-centric and provider-friendly health data exchange ecosystem in India.
Nadyeli Quiroz carried out field research in Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee camps to gain a deeper understanding of the space and design of the camps — and to learn if these factors contribute to the marginalization of future generations of inhabitants.
This year, the Crossroads Virtual Program was offered to qualifying students of the Crossroads Emerging Leaders Program from around the world. This seminar series on Zoom features 13 senior faculty, teaching courses from across a range of disciplines.
Upcoming Events
TODAY, March 6, 12:30 PM
CGIS S250, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
Founded in 1972, BRAC has become one of the largest and most successful NGOs in the world. Muhammad Musa , Executive Director of BRAC International, will discuss the efforts that go into making BRAC a success, exploring the organization’s vision to continue expanding in Bangladesh and around the world.
Tuesday, March 10, 4:30 PM
CGIS S250, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
How does Pakistan’s educational system influence the creation and construction of gender in society? In this talk, Abdul Razaque Channa will discuss his research on the textbooks that are taught to primary school students in Sindh province. He will uncover how these textbooks contribute to the construction and perpetuation of gender roles in Pakistan.
Wednesday, March 25, 6:00 PM
CGIS S250, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
The film  Lovely Villa  explores an apartment building designed by Charles Correa, intended to represent the ideal community for modern India. Using found materials, like old photographs, drawings, and stories of family histories, filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore delves into the relationship between architecture, everyday life, family, and the memory of home.
Tuesday, March 31, 4:30 PM
CGIS S153, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
Rarely does a developing nation democratize smoothly through a peaceful transfer of power. Nitasha Kaul has ethnographically evaluated the 2008 and 2018 elections in Bhutan, observing ten years of widening democratic consciousness. In this talk, she will discuss the first decade of Bhutan’s non-traditional democratization.
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Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
The annual Seed for Change competition at the Mittal Institute welcomes applications from Harvard students to present projects that can positively impact societal, economic, and environmental issues in India and Pakistan. Students have the chance to receive a grant to bring their project to life in-region.
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