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Rethinking Nutrition and Food Systems for Planetary Health in South Asia
February 2026

Join us for a webinar on “Rethinking Nutrition and Food Systems for Planetary Health in South Asia,” hosted jointly by the The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – India Research Center. It brings together leading experts in nutrition, epidemiology, and food policy to examine the relevance, feasibility, and equity implications of planetary health diets in South Asia.
Speakers:
- Shilpa Bhupathiraju, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Purnima Menon, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy and Acting Senior Director, Transformation Strategy, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Time: 6:30–8:00 pm IST / 8:00–9:30 am EST
Mode: Online on Zoom