AIIT Trustee Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS, is currently teaching an Avestan language course in Pune. While there, she has given the following interview: http://www.punemirror.in/pune/others/The-meaning-beyond-words/articleshow/48009125.cms An article in the Indian Express describes the course: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/avestan-an-ancient-indo-iranian-language-travels-to-pune/99/
AIIT Newsletter – Indiran 10: Summer 2015
The latest edition of the newsletter of the Ancient India and Iran Trust is now available here: Indiran10 Summer2015 If you would like a printed copy, please contact the Administrator on: info@indiran.org
Rosemary Crill on ‘The Fabric of India’
Friday 5 June, 5.30pm, Rosemary Crill on ‘The Fabric of India’ This illustrated talk is a preview of the major exhibition of the same name to be held at the Victoria and Albert Museum this autumn. It is the first exhibition to give an overview of the whole spectrum of Indian textiles, including their materials and techniques, their use and patronage, their global trade and their place in India today. Dr Rosemary Crill is Senior Curator (South Asia) in the Asian Department of the Victoria & Albert Museum, and specialises in …
John Falconer on ‘Photography and the Archaeological Survey of India 1855–1900’
Friday 8th May, 5.30pm, John Falconer, Curator of Visual Arts, British Library, ‘Photography and the Archaeological Survey of India 1855–1900’ The Ancient India and Iran Trust 23 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8BG tel: 01223 356841 e-mail: info@indiran.org All welcome. Refreshments from 5pm.