October 12, 2018
The Mittal Institute Newsletter
The Mittal Institute engages in interdisciplinary research to advance and deepen the understanding of critical issues of South Asia and its relationship to the world. Our weekly newsletter highlights the work of the institute and its affiliates.
Reporting India
Sreenivasan Jain, Managing Editor of one of India's major TV news networks, NDTV, discusses the demands and challenges of effectively covering such a large and diverse country, with former BBC News producer and 2014 Nieman-Berkman Fellow Hasit Shah.

TODAY, 3.00-4.30pm, Stewart Room, Lowell House
As part of its successful India Seminar Series in New Delhi, The Mittal Institute invited Professor Anita Raj, UC San Diego, to present three major studies on gender, youth and violence.
Green Screen is a zero-electricity passive air cooling panel installed in urban slums, made entirely of agricultural waste. Earlier this year, it won The Mittal Institute’s Seed for Change competition. It will launch in New Delhi in 2019 and one of its founders, Gina Ciancone, discusses her presentation of the product at the UN General Assembly last month.
HBS’ Business, Government and the International Economy seminar series hosts Tarek Ghani, Assistant Professor of Strategy at Washington University's Olin Business School.

Weds, Oct 17, 3.30-5.00pm, Cotting Conference Room, HBS
Lunch with members of the Obama Administration - Rumana Ahmed, Gautam Raghavan and Aneesh Raman - who will share their experiences of high-level politics. This event is organized by the South Asian Americans in Public Service (SAAPS) initiative at Harvard University.

Monday, Oct 15, 1.00-2.00pm, Stewart Room, Lowell House