South Asian Regional Committee

Date & Time March 31 - April 1, 2023 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location
Multiple
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

From Crisis to Opportunity: Public Health in South Asia

SARC 2023 Symposium

March 31-April 1

Register for the Symposium here: http://bit.ly/SARC2023 (see zoom links for panels below)

Schedule

Friday, March 31

Film Screening and Photo Exhibition, 10am-2pm

Mind Matters: Exploring the Intersection of Mental Health and Public Health, 12pm (zoom)

Decolonizing Health: Addressing the Lingering Effects of Colonialism, 3pm

 

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Date & Time April 29, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
Zoom (@tuftssarc for Zoom info)
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

Biometric Surveillance in India

Beginning in 2010, the Indian government created the biggest biometric ID system in the world, enabling them to collect the fingerprints, photos, and iris scans of more than 1.2 billion people. This system, called Aadhar, has helped distribute welfare, organize the process to join the civil services, streamline voter rolls and allow people to move between states without losing benefits.

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Date & Time April 28, 2022 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location
Cabot 702
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

Myanmar Coup: One Year Onwards

One year after the coup by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmars Spring Revolution continues. Amidst the escalating violence and economic collapse, the revolution continues in multiple ways.

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Date & Time April 27, 2022 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Location
Zoom: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/91423595619
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis

Sri Lanka is in the middle of an economic and political crisis.

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Date & Time April 17, 2022 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location
JCC 076
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

SARC: Repeating History: The Downfall of Imran Khan and Pakistan’s Path Forward

Join SARC for an open discussion on Pakistan's recent political crisis, where we will discuss the downfall of Prime Minister Imran Khan and its implications. Articles will be posted in our Instagram bio @tuftssarc for you to get an overview of the topic beforehand. We hope to see everyone there!

 

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Date & Time March 12, 2022 10:00am
Location
Virtual
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

SARC: Art and Political Resistance in South Asia

Please join SARC this Saturday, March 12 at 10am EST for a panel on Art and Political Resistance in South Asia. The panel hopes to explore the power of art in articulating dissent, looking at both music and visual art and their ability to challenge or fight unjust systems and raise awareness on important political issues across South Asia.

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Date & Time February 20, 2022 5:00am - 6:00am
Location
Tisch 226
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

SARC: Religious Extremism in Pakistan: A Discussion

Tufts SARC is starting biweekly discussion events held on Sundays at 5 pm in Tisch 226. We will be posting articles to read beforehand on our Instagram bio. These will be open to everyone regardless of knowledge or experience on the topics. Our first one is taking place next Sunday, and it will be about religious extremism in Pakistan. We hope to see many of you there!

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Date & Time February 11, 2022 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location
Virtual
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

SARC: Political Resistance in South Asia Symposium, Day 2

The Tufts South Asian Regional Committee is excited to announce its 2022 Symposium taking place on February 10 and 11. The theme of this event is Political Resistance in South Asia. The students aim to explore various ways that resistance is actively taking place in the subcontinent, analyzing both violent and nonviolent political action across class, caste, and gender, through four panels. Get an in-depth look into politics of resistance in Bangladesh and the role of Muslim women, class-based resistance in labor, art as a form of nonviolent dissent, and anti-coup protests in Myanmar.

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Date & Time February 10, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
Virtual
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

SARC: Political Resistance in South Asia Symposium, Day 1

The Tufts South Asian Regional Committee is excited to announce its 2022 Symposium taking place on February 10 and 11. The theme of this event is Political Resistance in South Asia. The students aim to explore various ways that resistance is actively taking place in the subcontinent, analyzing both violent and nonviolent political action across class, caste, and gender, through four panels. Get an in-depth look into politics of resistance in Bangladesh and the role of Muslim women, class-based resistance in labor, art as a form of nonviolent dissent, and anti-coup protests in Myanmar.

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Date & Time January 31, 2022 9:00pm - 10:00pm
Location
Tisch 226
Program
South Asian Regional Committee

Tufts South Asian Regional Committee Spring 2022 GIM

The South Asian Regional Committee is an academic discourse and research group under the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University. Their work revolves around the 9 countries that fall under the region which include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Pakistan. This group will have a focus on social, political, historical and economic affairs, with the conscious intent to be in touch with current issues facing the South Asian subcontinent.

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