Fri 28th November, 5.30pm, Razia Sultanova will screen and discuss her film, Music of the Uzbeks of Northern Afghanistan For the last thirty years the on-going war in Afghanistan has thrown the country into a deep economic, social and cultural crisis. Since the 1970s the country has lived through a number of invasions and conflicts which have brought chaos and turmoil to the daily life of its people. Afghan society is multi-ethnic in its nature: the aim of this 34 minutes film, based on Dr Sultanova’s original video recordings from Northern Afghanistan, …
Sam van Schaikon ‘The Married Monks of Kroraina’
Fri 14th November, 5.30pm, Sam van Schaik of the International Dunhuang Project, British Library, will speak on ‘The Married Monks of Kroraina’ The kingdom of Kroraina flourished in the middle of the Taklamakan desert in the first centuries of this millennium. Among the most important of the discoveries excavated from the kingdom were documents providing a detailed (if incomplete) picture of the daily life of Buddhist monks in the region in the 3rd to 4th centuries, revealing how Buddhism was adapted outside of India during the Gupta period. In this talk, …
Imre Galambos on ‘A Forgotten Civilisation’
The Ancient India and Iran Trust Michaelmas Term lecture programme begins this Friday 17th October at 5.30pm with a talk by Dr Imre Galambos on ‘A Forgotten Civilisation – Remains of the Tangut Kingdom in Central Asia’ Refreshments from 5pm. All welcome. Having studied for several years in China (Tianjin) and Hungary, Imre Galambos received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley with a dissertation on the orthography of Chinese writing during the Warring States period. On graduation, he started working for the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library and became involved in …
AIIT Michaelmas Term Lecture Programme
Michaelmas Term: Focus on Central Asia 17 October: Imre Galambos (Cambridge) A Forgotten Civilisation: Remains of the Tangut Kingdom in Central Asia 14 November: Sam van Schaik (British Library) The Married Monks of Kroraina 28 November: Razia Sultanova (Cambridge) Music of the Uzbeks of Northern Afghanistan Lectures begin at 5.30pm with refreshments from 5pm. All welcome. ~ Special Events (booking required) ~ 24 October: Sir Nicholas Barrington Envoy: the experiences of a diplomat in Asia N.B. this event is part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas and booking is essential. …
Ancient India and Iran Trust Friday Lectures
Our summer lecture programme is now over. The autumn programme, which will have a Central Asian theme, will begin on Friday 17th October. Details will be confirmed early in September. The programme will also include the Trust’s contribution to the Cambridge Festival of Ideas on Friday 24th October. Lectures will take place as usual on Fridays and begin at 5.30pm, with refreshments from 5pm.