India Votes 2024: Covering the Elections

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Location
Online, via Zoom
Sponsors
Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University
Harvard University Asia Center
Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Department of History, Harvard University
Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
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India Votes 2024: A Four-Part Series on the Indian Elections

2024 is a significant election year globally with more voters than ever before heading to the polls. India will hold the largest election of them all and is one of several South Asian countries to have national votes this year. This four-part series – led by Harvard Professors Arunabh Ghosh, Maya Jasanoff and Vastal Naresh – will feature cutting-edge scholars across the social sciences and media who will come together over the next two months to provoke discussions about democracy, the press, and diasporic politics that resonate with parallel trends in the U.S., Asia, and globally. Learn more and RSVP

Part 3: Covering the Elections
How does one report and present the results of elections for Indian and international audiences?

This session features the following speakers:

  • Seema Chishti, editor, The Wire
  • Surabhi Tandon, Emmy nominated reporter, video journalist and filmmaker from India, and a current fellow at the Nieman Foundation
  • Samir Patil, founder and publisher, Scroll
  • Mujib Mashal, New Delhi Bureau Chief, The New York Times

Moderator: Vatsal Naresh (Harvard University)

Online on Zoom, with in-person watch party in CGIS South, Room S030 (Lee Gathering Room) 

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