This Week's Top Stories
November 1, 2019
Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali and New Year!
We sat down with Alex Beaudette , Sapna Shah , and Ankur Goel — three members of the Soft Robotics Toolkit team — to learn more about their work to develop a kit that will teach students how to design and test their own soft robotic device in the classroom.
Throughout Asia and Africa, ambitious infrastructural development projects are paving the way for a new type of urbanization. Ahead of her seminar next Tuesday, Sai Balakrishnan answered a few questions about what these large-scale projects mean for India and its population.
This week, Ashima Krishna joined us to discuss urban conservation in historic Indian cities, specifically Lucknow — and the challenges these types of cities face due to the pressures of rapid development. How can advocacy, politics, and civic engagement help preserve history?
Upcoming Events
Monday, November 4, 4:15 PM
S050, CGIS SOUTH, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
The leaders who took charge of the newly independent Indian state in 1947 sought to build a nation where science would play a key role. Projit Bihari Mukharji and Victor Seow will explore science, postcolonial statecraft, and India's de-colonial future through the history of parapsychology.
Tuesday, November 5, 6:00 PM
S020, CGIS SOUTH, 1730 CAMBRIDGE STREET
Ambitious infrastructural development projects throughout Asia and Africa — also known as economic corridors — are dramatically redefining the shape of urbanization. Sai Balakrishnan and fellow experts will focus on urbanization along the first economic corridor built in India.
Friday, 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.
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
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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