Tag: Harvard University

  • Mihir Sharma joins Bloomberg as columnist

    Mihir Sharma joins Bloomberg as columnist

    MUMBAI: Mihir Swarup Sharma has joined Bloomberg News as a view columnist. He will be focusing on business and economy in India.

    Sharma brings over 18 years of deep journalistic experience and was trained as an economist and political scientist in New Delhi and Boston. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he was a columnist at The Indian Express and Business Standard, and was conferred the Sriram Sanlam award in recognition for his work in financial journalism.

    A member of the Harvard University Fellowship between 2000 and 2003, Sharma has contributed significantly as an economist to reputable universities including his alma mater Harvard University, Institute of International Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    In 2015, Mihir published a book Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy to considerable critical acclaim. It was awarded the Tata LitLive Best Business Book of the Year and was long listed for the Financial Times–McKinsey Business Book of the Year.

  • Mihir Sharma joins Bloomberg as columnist

    Mihir Sharma joins Bloomberg as columnist

    MUMBAI: Mihir Swarup Sharma has joined Bloomberg News as a view columnist. He will be focusing on business and economy in India.

    Sharma brings over 18 years of deep journalistic experience and was trained as an economist and political scientist in New Delhi and Boston. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he was a columnist at The Indian Express and Business Standard, and was conferred the Sriram Sanlam award in recognition for his work in financial journalism.

    A member of the Harvard University Fellowship between 2000 and 2003, Sharma has contributed significantly as an economist to reputable universities including his alma mater Harvard University, Institute of International Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    In 2015, Mihir published a book Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy to considerable critical acclaim. It was awarded the Tata LitLive Best Business Book of the Year and was long listed for the Financial Times–McKinsey Business Book of the Year.

  • ‘The Good Road’ goes to Harvard University

    ‘The Good Road’ goes to Harvard University

    MUMBAI: Gujarati film The Good Road – India’s official submission for the foreign language film category at the 86th Academy Awards – will be screened at Harvard University’s Cambridge campus in Massachusetts, US.

     

    A production by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), the film will be showcased on 9 December at Harvard University’s South Asia Institute (SAI). The film’s director, Gyan Correa, will interact with the audience at the screening.

     

    It will be an academic event held for the Harvard faculty, students and affiliates who have an avid interest in films, said a statement from NFDC.

     

    The event will begin with Vikram Khanna, a professor at the Harvard Law School currently teaching a course on the Indian entertainment industry, sharing a quick introduction on the film followed by the screening. The event will conclude with an interactive question-and-answer session between Correa and the audience.

  • ‘The Good Road’ goes to Harvard University

    ‘The Good Road’ goes to Harvard University

    MUMBAI: Gujarati film The Good Road – India’s official submission for the foreign language film category at the 86th Academy Awards – will be screened at Harvard University’s Cambridge campus in Massachusetts, US.

    A production by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), the film will be showcased on 9 December at Harvard University’s South Asia Institute (SAI). The film’s director, Gyan Correa, will interact with the audience at the screening.

    It will be an academic event held for the Harvard faculty, students and affiliates who have an avid interest in films, said a statement from NFDC.

    The event will begin with Vikram Khanna, a professor at the Harvard Law School currently teaching a course on the Indian entertainment industry, sharing a quick introduction on the film followed by the screening. The event will conclude with an interactive question-and-answer session between Correa and the audience.