Spring 2021
Dear Friends,
Welcome back to Berkeley! Hope you all had a wonderful break and are keeping safe.
This semester we commemorate two major milestones in Bangladesh. First, 2020-21 is the birth Centenary of the Founding Father of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. To honor Bangabandhu and his many contributions, the Chowdhury Center is pleased to partner with the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and UNESCO on a virtual celebration on March 2nd.
Second, to celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh's independence, we are pleased to partner with the American Institute for Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) on two virtual events. The first is focused on the economic transformations in the country over the last 50 years, and the second one on the foreign policy path the country has taken and the path forward. We hope to organize an in-person conference with many speakers and panels at UC Berkeley this Fall.
We kick off the semester with Celebrating Rabindranath Tagore, a two-week long virtual festival. Featuring lectures and presentations by eminent scholars of Tagore Studies, Rabindrasangeet performances by world renowned artists, as well as a staging of Dak Ghar, this festival is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to showcase the life and legacy of Rabindranath Tagore. Please visit the festival homepage for further details on the various events and information on how to attend. See the coverage in Protidin (in Bangla).
A detailed list of all our events lined up for this semester is included below. All our events are video recorded and made available on our website. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see all the newly added videos.
In 2020, the Chowdhury Center in partnership with BRAC University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and James P. Grant School of Public Health, conducted a rapid survey with more than 1,000 garment workers to understand the impact of the pandemic on their livelihoods. The results of the study received widespread coverage in the media and continues to inform advocacy campaigns for key international labor organizations (like Remake, Clean Clothes Campaign and the Business and Human Rights Resource Center). and serve as a resource for researchers and policy makers.
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We look forward to seeing you at one of our many virtual events this semester! Please continue to stay safe and well. We look forward to seeing you in person this Fall.
Sanchita B. Saxena
Director, Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies
UC Berkeley
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