STUDENTS
Research, Language and Internship Grants The Mittal Institute supports the work of undergraduate and graduate students focused on deepening their academic engagement with issues facing South Asia through our grants. Student grant awards were made possible by generous contributions from Mukesh Prasad, Syed Babar Ali, and the Arts Council.
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he Mittal Institute provides funding to students for their pursuit of research, language studies, or internships focused on South Asia during the winter and summer recesses.
Winter 2021 Grants Nariman Aavani PhD Candidate in Comparative Study of Religion Hindu Engagement with Rumi's Mathnawi in Mughal India (India) Manasa Acharya Master in Urban Planning, 2023 Internship with Community Design Agency, an architecture firm focused on informal settlements (India) Arielle Bernhardt PhD Candidate in Economics The Local Transmission of Gender Norms: Evidence from India Nikhil Dharmaraj Harvard College, 2023 Internship at The Caravan magazine (India)
Ronak Jain PhD Candidate in Economics An Economic Inquiry into Begging and Street Vending: Evidence from India (India) Pankhuri Jha Master in Public Administration, 2022 Spending for Health: A State-level Analysis of Health Spending in India (India) Heer Vipul Joisher PhD Candidate in Molecular and Cellular Biology Impact of Menopause on the Quality of Life of Working Women in India (India) Nosher Ali Khan Harvard College, 2024 Exploring Burushaski Music in the Burusho Diaspora (Pakistan) Shrinkhala Khatiwada Master in Urban Planning, 2023 Internship at Daayitwa with Nepali Planning Commission to propose the addition of an Urban Green Infrastructure Department in Nepal’s cities
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University
