Past Events



South Asia Book Award Presents: Global Reads Webinar with Ruchira Gupta

Ruchira Gupta, award-winning author and activist, I Kick and I Fly
Jun 17, 2025 at -



বসন্ত উৎসব ২০২৫ - Spring Festival 2025

Hosted by Friends of Bangla
Jun 7, 2025 at -

The Spring is here! It is the time again to celebrate Nature’s blessings with our beautiful Bengali tradition. Come and share your joy with the festive mood, accentuated by dancing, singing, food and adda! We warmly…



Keynote Lecture: Transporting Visions, Transcending Boundaries: Pothi-format books’ travels and transformations over the Himalayas and beyond

SoFCB Annual Meeting, cosponsored by SAC and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Professor Jinah Kim, Harvard University
May 22, 2025 at -

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Buddhist Monasticism, Material Culture and the Secular World in Early Medieval South Asia

International Research Workshop of Vihāra-KAKEN Project
May 2, 2025 - May 3, 2025 at -



Akkari Sisters Performance

Hosted by Fire Museum Presents
Apr 30, 2025 at -

The Akkarai Sisters, S Subhalakshmi and S Sornalatha, are among India’s most distinguished musicians today. Hailing from a family with a rich musical background and having learnt under illustrious gurus, they hold…



AI, Technology and the Future of Storytelling: Spotlighting Key Trends, Risks and Costs

In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center (Hybrid Event)
Sushmita
Apr 29, 2025 at -

This talk critically examines AI's impact on South Asia, focusing on the hidden labor, environmental, and social costs faced by communities there. It explores AI's capabilities and limits, highlighting issues of…



Opportunities & Challenges of Climate Action Planning in Indian Cities: A Case of Mumbai City

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center, EnviroLab & Penn Institute for Urban Research
Lubaina Rangwala, Program Head, Urban Development & Resilience, World Resources Institute India; CASI Spring 2025 Visiting Scholar
Apr 24, 2025 at -



Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India

CASI seminar series in partnership with the South Asia Center & Political Science Dept
Sumitra Badrinathan, Assistant Professor Politics, Governance & Economics, American University
Apr 22, 2025 at -



Bangladesh: Human Rights, Democracy, and Post-Coup Governance

Sponsored by the Maaya Movement Institute, South Asia Center, and Perry World House
Paulo Casaca, South Asia Democratic Forum, Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court, Nasir Uddin, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, Urmee Hossain, Former Program Officer, Yunus Centre
Apr 21, 2025 at -

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Islam in the Tamil World

Co-sponsored by the South Asia Center, South Asian Studies Department, Department of Religious Studies, and the Vice Provost for Research
Kombai Anwar, Aditya Harchand, Ilona Kędzia-Warych, Harini Kumar, Dennis McGilvray, Ashir Mohamed, Afsar Mohammad, Shrinidhi Narasimhan, Arun Rasiah, Davesh Soneji, Torsten Tschacher, Shobhana Xavier
Apr 18, 2025 - Apr 19, 2025 at -