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...Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flatheads” in one corner—a coming-together between “Indian-Feather and Indian-Dot,” Marks notes gleefully while pointing to his forehead. And in another corner, we find the intimately decorated, framed pages from some Mumbai bookseller...
...South Asian Languages and Cultures”) must draw on alumni resources to fund it. (This is how other regional departments at Harvard have successfully grown.) Former University President Lawrence H. Summers was committed to such fundraising efforts, as exemplified by his organizing an alumni conference in Mumbai last year. Yet, the conference failed to raise much support, partially because donors rescinded their offers in light of Summers’ departure. (At least one major donor expressed such sentiment outwardly to the South Asian Studies Initiative.) Despite initial setbacks with alumni funding, we encourage the Faculty, Interim President Derek...
...wasn't hit by a nuclear attack or a natural disaster. Instead, the city simply ditched its British colonial--era moniker in favor of Bengalooru, which, in the local Kannada language, means "town of boiled beans." Other big Indian cities have already taken new names--Bombay is now Mumbai and Madras became Chennai. According to Kannada writer and Bengalooru advocate U.R. Ananthamurthy, such moves are a long-overdue reassertion of local identity. "It was the colonizer who changed the name first," he says...
...presence overseas—and especially in Asia. This year the University launched a China Fund—in part to promote research projects with Chinese partners. And in March, then-President Lawrence H. Summers travelled to India for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new Harvard office in Mumbai. Meanwhile, students from both those countries are coming to U.S. schools in greater numbers. The Council of Graduate Schools study found that first-time enrollment from India grew 32 percent—the fastest rate of any country—followed by China at 20 percent. The large gain...
Look out, Bollywood. There’s a new player in the South Asian media market—the Harvard Business Review (HBR). The Harvard-owned management journal is launching its 11th international edition in Mumbai, home to the Hindi-language film industry. Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP), the review’s not-for-profit parent company, announced last week that it would team with the India Today Group, a media conglomerate, on the South Asian venture. The South Asian monthly will contain close to the same content as the U.S. edition but will run regional advertising, according...