Those of you who have been reading the articles by our trustee Sir Nicholas Barrington on his collection of books about the 19th-century history of Afghanistan, the ‘Great Game’ and northern India may like to know that a seventh article is now available. Read the eighth article here Read the seventh article here Read the sixth article here Read the fifth article here Read the fourth article here Read the third article here The first and second articles can be read in Indiran 14 and 15, respectively.

Those of you who enjoyed reading the articles by our trustee Sir Nicholas Barrington on his collection of books about the 19th-century history of Afghanistan, the ‘Great Game’ and northern India in the last two issues of Indiran (14 and 15) may like to know that a third article is now available. It covers more about the western (Herat) side of Afghanistan, with pictures of some of the remarkable characters involved. Sir Nicholas is working on a fourth article, which will include material on often-forgotten Baluchistan and the lead-up to …

Issue 16 of of our newsletter, Indiran, is now available to view here. We hope you enjoy reading it. If you would like a print copy please contact our Administrator, Munizha Ahmad-Cooke, by emailing info@indiran.org or calling 01223 356841.

Gérard Fussman at the Collège de France