This Week's Top Stories
November 8, 2019
Pratishtha Kohli, Ambassador for the Mittal Institute's 1947 Partition of British India Project, recently set out to collect the stories of numerous individuals who had experienced the trauma and mass migration of the Partition, helping to preserve the history and collective memory of the event.
Over the summer, Davindar Singh , PhD Candidate in Philosophy, traveled to the Punjab to learn more about the production of religious sound in numerous settings — from urban centers and villages to rural regions — and how it affects the social demarcation of "spaces" around these sites.
As cities arose throughout the countryside of Western India, they left an indelible mark on the agrarian landowners who lived in each — whether they faced displacement, or delved into the new real estate market. Three cities, Magarpatta, Lavasa, and Cape City, each have a unique story.

Upcoming Events
TODAY, November 8, 2:00 PM
S153, CGIS SOUTH, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
Can political representation help women upend entrenched systems of power? Rachel Brulé will delve into political representation, economic rights, and benefits vs. backlash when a woman is elected in India.
Tuesday, November 12, 12:00 PM
COMMON ROOM, 2 DIVINITY AVENUE
At this Harvard-Yenching Institute Lunch Talk, Kamal Lamichhane and Michael Ashley Stein will delve into the data on low- and middle-income countries to investigate why persons with disabilities have lower access to education and higher dropout rates.
Friday, November 15, 4:00 PM
S050, CGIS SOUTH, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
Thant Myint-U is an award-winning writer, historian, conservationist, and former advisor to the President of Myanmar. In this talk, he will discuss his recent book, The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century.
Latest Announcements
Letter of Intent Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2019
We're now accepting proposals for the Mittal Institute's annual Seed for Change Competition! Grants will be awarded to selected interdisciplinary student projects that positively impact societal, economic, and environmental issues in India and Pakistan.
Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2019
Time's running out! Applications for 2020 faculty grants are open! Harvard faculty members can apply for a grant to support exploratory research projects and advanced research projects that bring together scholars from different fields and regions whose research relates to South Asia.
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