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Bangladesh

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Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute is examining the ramifications of the violent Partition of British India in 1947. One of SAI's interviewees, Vimla Dhingra (center), offered this photo of her performing in a play before the Partition.

Getting to the why of British India’s bloody Partition

Using new technology and techniques, scholars seek answers for 1947 cataclysm that killed millions

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DateApril 6, 2018April 9, 2018

Richard Cash, a senior lecturer on international health at the Harvard School of Public Health, said there are lessons to be learned from Bangladesh’s medical response to Nipah, a virus that shares many characteristics with the Ebola virus.

Weapons for battling viruses

Effective handling of Nipah outbreak in South Asia offers lessons for controlling Ebola in West Africa

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DateSeptember 21, 2014

A recent conference focusing on Pakistan brought together urban design professionals, government officials, and academics from across Pakistan and elsewhere in South Asia, including India and Bangladesh. Rahul Mehrotra (pictured), chairman of the Graduate School of Design’s Department of Urban Planning and Design, was one of the conference organizers.

The bright side of Pakistan

South Asia Institute works to solve urban concerns, foster fresh thinking

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DateMarch 14, 2014

Regina LaRocque (from left), Pardis Sabeti, and Elinor Karlsson have uncovered evidence of genetic changes that might help protect some people from contracting cholera.

Clues to cholera resistance

Evidence that genetic changes may offer protection

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DateJuly 22, 2013April 30, 2019

SAI offers ‘feet on the street’ experience

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DateMay 30, 2013

“Transparency is perhaps the most potent tool in the fight against corruption,” said Associate Professor Karthik Ramanna, launching into a presentation about a fearless publisher of exposés in Russia and an Indian website that crowdsources examples of government officials seeking bribes. His talk was part of a series of live Web chats, hosted by the South Asia Institute and funded by the Pakistan Higher Education Commission.

Bridging the gap, digitally

Video conferences connect Harvard experts, South Asian entrepreneurs

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DateMarch 11, 2013July 26, 2019

“SAI will remain a catalyst for interdisciplinary scholarship on problems in this important region,” South Asia Institute Director Tarun Khanna said. “We look forward to fostering work with those on the forefront of change in South Asia, with the aim of increasingly becoming a leading center of intellectual activities related to South Asia.”

Next step for South Asia Initiative

Initiative gains formal recognition as an academic institute

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DateDecember 21, 2012

SAI offers grants for research, language study

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DateMay 24, 2012July 25, 2019

“All human beings are entrepreneurs, with no exceptions whatsoever,” Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus told his Harvard Business School audience. “Human creativity has no limit,” he said. “It’s only a question of how we apply it.”

Business as a force for change

Nobel Peace Prize winner brings broad vision to Harvard

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DateApril 24, 2012July 22, 2019

Tarun Khanna’s (above) new Gen Ed course on South Asia’s long-term problems and their possible entrepreneurial solutions attracted students from across the University last semester. Harvard’s understanding of the region’s importance will be highlighted by President Drew Faust’s visit to India this week.

India, front and center

Faust visit spotlights Harvard’s growing ties to South Asia

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DateJanuary 17, 2012April 2, 2019

Steven E. Hyman (from left), Julio Frenk, Nitin Nohria, Cherry Murray, and Mohsen Mostafavi discuss the future of South Asia at a conference sponsored by Harvard's South Asia Initiative.

Challenges, solutions for South Asia

Two-day conference focuses on region’s needs, future initiatives

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DateApril 11, 2011June 14, 2019

Nobel laureate Yunus gives Wiener Lecture

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DateOctober 18, 2007

KSG, Quadir award prize for innovations in Bangladesh

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DateOctober 18, 2007

Working for herself so she can work for the community

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DateJune 7, 2007