SAI is Harvard's premier center on regional studies, cross-disciplinary research, and innovative programming pertaining to South Asia.
The Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute advances teaching and research at Harvard through an inter-faculty initiative that brings multiple perspectives on topics related to South Asia. LMSAI supports work of faculty and students at Harvard, in the United States and in South Asia through faculty and student research grants. LMSAI engages in outreach activities that include seminars, lectures and symposiums that are open to Harvard and the larger community.
LMSAI fulfills its research programs and needs in the following ways:
Facilitates scholarly exchanges among Harvard faculty and students, international South Asia specialists, visiting academics, and public figures from South Asia.
Supports Harvard faculty from across the University who work in South Asia by connecting them with academic and governmental leaders involved in key strategic, social, economic, environmental, and political issues.
Sponsors lectures and conferences at Harvard by distinguished academic, governmental, and business leaders whose work contributes to a better understanding of the challenges facing the region.
Supports Harvard undergraduate and graduate students with grants for language study, research, and internships.
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