‘Restoration of the Palaces of the Western side of the platform at Nimroud’, lithograph from drawing by Baynes, supervised by James Fergusson, ca. 1850, from A.H. Layard, A second series of the monuments of Nineveh (London, 1853), plate 1

‘Nineveh’ in Bombay and Histories of Indian Archaeology

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In connection with her talk ‘Nineveh’ in Bombay and Histories of Indian Archaeology at the Ancient India & Iran Trust on 21 October, Sudeshna Guha has kindly allowed us to repost her article on the same subject which was originally published by Scroll.in on 13 December 2015 A little-known 19th-century history of “Nineveh” in Bombay provides a glimpse of the many new histories, which collections, and their visualisation and displays, allow us to establish. It also underlines the importance of noting the ways in which we establish historical evidence, and …

AIIT launches new website and blog!

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The Ancient India and Iran Trust is very excited to be able to announce the launch of its brand new website and blog at www.indiran.org! We have been eager for some time to redesign the website and in addition to improved access and overall design, the site also has some great new resources including a brand new Library page, with information on our Manuscript and Photographic Collections, as well as Private Papers and Archives.  You can also search our catalogue of over 30,000 books online, via Cambridge University Library’s brand …

Annual Allchin Symposium on South Asian Archaeology

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Annual Allchin Symposium on South Asian Archaeology 2-3 December 2016, Cambridge VENUE: The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, & The Ancient India and Iran Trust About the Symposium The Annual Allchin Symposium on South Asian Archaeology was established to commemorate the work of Raymond and Bridget Allchin, and the outstanding contribution that they made to development of South Asian studies in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is currently home to the largest community of scholars working on South Asia outside of South Asia itself. Yet, until recently, there has …

Wandering mango tree

AIIT: Michaelmas Term Lecture Programme 2016

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AIIT: Michaelmas Term 2016 Lecture Programme Lectures begin at 5.30pm. Refreshments from 5pm. All welcome. 14 October Special event for Friends of the Trust (Advance booking required: email info@indiran.org) Conor Jameson (RSPB): Save Asia’s Vultures; 21 October Sudeshna Guha (Shiv Nadar University): ‘Nineveh’ in Bombay and histories of Indian Archaeology; 28 October in association with the Cambridge Festival of Ideas Alan Williams (University of Manchester): Migration and the Mango Tree that Walked: the Arrival of Persian Zoroastrians in Eighth-century India. Advance booking required from Cambridge Festival of Ideas; 18 November …

‘The Multimedia Yasna’ Research Project Awarded Grant

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Good news for Zoroastrian and Avesta studies! AIIT trustee Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS University of London, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Investigator Grant of just under €2.5 million (ca. £2 million) for a project on the Yasna, the core ritual of one of the most ancient and influential living religions, Zoroastrianism. The yazishn-gah (‘place of worship’), where the Yasna ritual will be filmed. Andheri Athornan Institute, Mumbai. Photo: Almut Hintze ‘The Multimedia Yasna’ (MUYA) focusses on the interpretation and ritual of …