2021-22
Highlights July 2021 - December 2021 DECEMBER The Mittal Institute welcomed new Executive Director Hitesh Hathi, who joined the Institute after two decades at one of Boston’s leading public radio stations. Page 10
OCTOBER Two Visiting Artist Fellows–Bunu Dhungana, a photographer from Nepal, and Pragati Jain, a performance artist from India–arrived at Harvard for their eight-week research residencies. Page 34
SEPTEMBER The academic year on campus kicked off with two events focusing on Afghanistan, just as the US’s withdrawal from the country was making headlines. The events covered Regional Perspectives on the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan. Page 15
The Lancet Citizens' Commission convened at the Mittal Institute's Delhi office for a theory of change workshop to clarify the scope of work and identify potential divergent points that needed to be addressed. Page 36
NOVEMBER The Institute’s Conservation Science Research and Training Program (CoSTAR), which aims to build up a temper of scientific studies for the conservation of art objects in India in conjunction with art historical studies, launched Module 2 with a roundtable discussion featuring experts from the Harvard Art Museums on how they engage with research in technical art history. Page 32
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University
