Tag: Sugata Bose

  • Arts & Culture

    Journeys through song

    The Silk Road Ensemble was back at Harvard for a residency with faculty, students, and crafting new compositions using the Ganges River as inspiration.

    3–4 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    Taming nature, then man

    Humankind, after millennia of reluctance and ambivalence, surrendered finally to growing fixed crops — a precondition of modern states.

    6–9 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    His Majesty’s Opponent: Subhas Chandra and India’s Struggle Against Empire

    Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs Sugata Bose parses the life of Indian revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose, who struggled to liberate his people from British rule and led the Indian National Army against Allied Forces during World War II.

    1–2 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    A river of concern

    Artist and photographer Atul Bhalla uses his work to explore the cultural and historical contexts of water. His current installation at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum is part art and part performance project involving India’s Yamuna River.

    3–5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    No shortcuts in Pakistan

    Harvard experts from a variety of fields discussed the Pakistan flooding disaster, saying that poverty blocks preparedness and an enduring commitment is needed to help the nation recover.

    3–5 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Khanna to head South Asia Initiative

    The South Asia Initiative welcomed Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, as its new director.

    2–3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    In Pakistan, controlling water is key

    Pakistan’s long-term water security requires institutional renewal and new infrastructure, including new dams, on the Indus River.

    6–8 minutes