Friday, September 9 –
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St
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Join us for the inauguration of the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia! With a theme of Marginalization and Inclusion in South Asia, the Saxena Center's inauguration will feature experts on each nation in South Asia to discuss economics, politics and culture in the region. Friday evening we'll host a concert featuring Pakistani musician Ali Sethi in Starr Plaza.
Friday, September 9th, 2022:
2:00-2:30pm | Welcome & Inauguration with President Paxson
Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St
2:30-4:30pm | Economics Panel
Organized by Andrew Foster, chaired by Christina Paxson
Shantayanan Devarajan, Georgetown University
Asim Khwaja, Harvard University
Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University
Karthik Muralidharan, University of California, San Diego
Sailesh Tiwari, World Bank
Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St
4:30-5:30pm | Reception in Starr Plaza
5:30-6:30pm | Concert by Ali Sethi & Band
Starr Plaza
Saturday, September 10th, 2022:
10:00-12:00pm | Politics Panel
Organized by Ashutosh Varshney
Avidit Acharya, Stanford University
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Princeton University
Shandana Khan Mohmand, Institute of Development Studies
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Centre for Policy Alternatives
Ali Riaz, Illinois State University
Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St
2:00-4:00pm | Culture Panel
Organized by Shahzad Bashir & Prerna Singh
Vikram Doctor, Economic Times
Marina Tabassum, Marina Tabassum Architects
Manjushree Thapa, Writer
Ali Sethi, Writer,
Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St
4:00-5:00pm | Closing Reception