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Next step for South Asia Initiative
In response to the South Asia Initiative’s demonstrated commitment to the advancement of South Asian studies and programs, the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost at Harvard have...
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Bridging the gap, digitally
One recent morning, Karthik Ramanna, an associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), sat down in a virtually empty Harvard conference room and prepared to explain...
View ArticleSAI offers ‘feet on the street’ experience
Since its inception in 2003, the South Asia Institute (SAI) has continued the long tradition of collaboration between Harvard and South Asia. Learning from South Asia and contributing to its...
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The path to fighting injustice
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Lillian Langford’s life could have turned out much differently. Instead of graduating now with two Harvard degrees,...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai is Harvard Humanitarian of the year
Malala Yousafzai, the 16 year-old Pakistani girl who was shot on Oct. 9, 2012, in an assassination attempt for expressing her philosophy of gender equality in education and who famously said, “I want...
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A strong, new voice
A little less than a year ago, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai lay in a Pakistan hospital struggling to survive after being shot in the head by Taliban insurgents — simply for trying to get an education....
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The beep ball player
During the summer, Aqil Sajjad found himself lost in Columbus, Ga., and asked a passerby to point him in the direction of the store he was seeking. But Sajjad was closer than he knew. The stranger, no...
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The bright side of Pakistan
The initial idea was a lecture by a noted Harvard design professor and a quiet discussion with a small group of interested local partners. By January, however, the event had grown into a three-day...
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The fading of polio
The full, preventable tragedy of polio was on display: childhood paralysis, parental anguish, slain health workers, undermined efforts, ignorance, and suspicion. But there was also hope. A...
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Harvard scholars take fresh look at the Partition of British India, which...
The birth of Hindu-led India and Muslim-ruled Pakistan in 1947 from what had been British India was horrifically violent, the start of a religious conflict in which millions died and millions more fled...
View ArticleHarvard student starts nonprofit to help India’s small farmers
Across India, debt and the subsistence farmer go hand in hand. Unfortunately, so does suicide. There are an estimated 62 million distressed small farmers in India. According to a recently formed...
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