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February 28, 2020
How does Pakistan's education system influence gender construction in society? We spoke with Abdul Razaque Channa , Mittal Institute Syed Babar Ali Fellow, to learn about his research into the textbooks taught to primary school students in Sindh Province.
Fatima Zahra , Research Affiliate at the Mittal Institute, recently traveled to Bangladesh for three months to work at the Rohingya refugee camps and uncover ways to improve the mental and fiscal wellbeing of the refugees who live there.
In an exclusive broadcast from Harvard Business School, Tarun Khanna , Punita Kumar Sinha , Ashutosh Varshney , Vipin Narang , and Rahul Kanwal discuss the potential impact of Trump's recent visit to India in terms of trade, economy, and electoral politics.
Upcoming Events
Friday, 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 Channa will discuss his research on the textbooks that are taught to students between grades 1 and 5 throughout the public-school system of Sindh province. He will uncover how these textbooks contribute to the construction, inculcation, and perpetuation of gender roles in Pakistan.
Tuesday, March 10, 12:00 PM
COMMON ROOM, 2 DIVINITY AVENUE
In this Harvard-Yenching Institute lunch talk, Zhang Ke , Associate Professor at Fudan University, will present the two different discourses of India in late Qing China: one created by the progressive British and American Protestant missionaries, and the other which emerged at the end of the late nineteenth century when the Chinese nation was in peril.
Tuesday, March 24, 2:00 PM
CGIS S020, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
This Harvard-Yenching Institute roundtable will explore the current debate among political economists and others in India, China, Indonesia and elsewhere across Asia about the extent to which politics and structural features of respective political systems may be shaping economic prospects in the region.
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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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