In the fifth episode of The COVID Chronicles podcast, Dr. Satchit Balsari speaks with Anup Malani, as they explore India's initial response to the pandemic, the involvement of private sector in scaling up the testing strategies, and innovations in collecting COVID-19 data in India.

Anup Malani: Preparing for the Pandemic

This panel discusses the development of British diplomatic efforts in Pakistan from 1947 through the “War on Terror,” as chronicled in the new book by Ian Talbot, Director of the Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Southampton and Research Affiliate at the Mittal Institute.

The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan, with Ian Talbot

Marty Chen: WIEGO

WIEGO: Marty Chen Interview 2021

In this episode, we are in conversation with Professor S.V. Subramanian, professor of Population Health and Geography at Harvard University.  Professor Subramanian discusses his ongoing research project India Policy Insights for which he has been awarded a 2.2million-dollar grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. His current research interests include developing and applying data science approaches for precision public policy in the context of health, nutrition, and development with a focus on India; and understanding individual and population inequalities in health from a multilevel and cross-comparative perspective.

India in-Focus, Episode 7: India Policy Insights

India In Focus: The Union Budget 2022 with Atanu Chakraborty

India In Focus: Hemakshi Meghani on the Indian School of Democracy

The impact of the 1947 Partition still ripples throughout South Asia, 73 years later. However, our knowledge of this historic event is constantly being reevaluated by academics and researchers who have continued to illuminate the details of what occurred. Moderated by Jennifer Leaning, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, this panel explores how new research efforts help us understand the full depth of the history and legacy of Partition. 

Ian Talbot, Professor of History and Director of the Centre for Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies at the University of Southampton, and Yaqoob Bangash, Assistant Professor at Information Technology University in Lahore, join the discussion to provide their insights on this historic event.

Rediscovering Partition from New Perspectives

The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University (The Mittal Institute) engages in interdisciplinary research to advance and deepen the understanding of critical issues of South Asia and its relationship to the world.

Rediscovering Partition from New Perspectives

The Mittal Institute, Harvard University