1905, 2016

Alchemy 2016 Festival- South Asian Culture at its Best!

By Farzana Whitfield|May 19, 2016|Art and Archaeology, Films and Sound Recordings, Music, Media and Film Studies, Photography, South Asia|0 comments

Courtesy of Alchemy Festival 2016 webpage I cannot praise this event enough, it is fun, colourful, vibrant and cultured! Each year, Alchemy fills Southbank Centre with a vibrant array of performances, workshops and exhibitions – and a delicious food market. The festival celebrates the rich cultural relationship between the UK and the Indian subcontinent, and explores the creative influences generated by our shared history. In 2016, the seventh Alchemy brings

0504, 2016

Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy In Pakistan

By Farzana Whitfield|April 5, 2016|Art and Archaeology, History, Photography, South Asia|0 comments

Image courtesy of www.amazon.com Acclaimed photographer Amardeep Singh’s beautifully illustrated travelogue is a true labour of love. The author visited 36 cities in Pakistan to explore the region’s impact and influence on Sikh culture (and vice versa) – the resulting book’s photography and commentary offers a unique insight into West Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan Administered Kashmir. You can join Amardeep at the Bradford Literature Festival for an enlightening event

1709, 2015

Up and coming events at the King’s India Institute- this September

By Farzana Whitfield|September 17, 2015|Development Studies, Economics, Films and Sound Recordings, History, Literature, Politics and International Relations, South Asia|0 comments

All the events organised by the King’s India Institute are free. RSVP is not needed unless mentioned on the event listing. Events in September 2015 Uski Roti ‘His Bread’ (1969, dir. Mani Kaul, Hindi with English subtitles) Indian Modernisms film series at The Tagore Centre for Global Thought Date: 21 September 2015 Venue: Anatomy Lecture Theatre (K6.29), Strand Campus, London Time: 6.30-9pm Our first screening in the Indian Modernisms series.

1006, 2015

SOAS academic book launch- ‘Key Concepts in Modern Indian Studies’

By Farzana Whitfield|June 10, 2015|Economics, History, Linguistics, Literature, Politics and International Relations, South Asia|0 comments

Kings India Institute is holding a book launch on the 18th June for a title co edited by Jahnavi Phalkey (King’s College London) and Rachel Dwyer (School of Oriental and African Studies) Bringing together ideas, issues, and debates related to modern Indian studies, this volume charts out the social, cultural, political, and economic processes at work in the subcontinent. Authored by internationally recognized experts, this work consists of over one

0810, 2013

India Music Week (6th-13th October)

By Farzana Whitfield|October 8, 2013|Music, Media and Film Studies, South Asia|0 comments

Image courtesy of The Archive of Contemporary Music: http://www.indiamusicweek.org/gallery.html This week marks India Music Week! India Music Week is an online effort to identify and catalog all the recordings of Asian Indian Music throughout the world, and introduce you to ideas and music from this vibrant culture. It will remain active as an online resource to make this culturally significant body of work readily available to people around the globe

0708, 2013

South Asia – July 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 7, 2013|South Asia|0 comments

Political thought in action : the Bhagavad Gita and modern India / edited by Shruti Kapila, Faisal Devji. Religious cultures in early modern India : new perspectives / edited by Rosalind O’Hanlon and David Washbrook. The magic of Bollywood : at home and abroad / edited by Anjali Gera Roy. Adi Parva : churning of the ocean / Amruta Patil. Indian diaspora in the Caribbean / [editor], Kumar Mahabir. Understanding

0705, 2013

South Asia – April 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 7, 2013|South Asia|0 comments

Sri Lanka and the Kandy Esala Perahera : discovering the spirit of Buddah in the land of elephants / Michael Sarnacki. The great Indian phonebook : how the mass mobile changes business, politics and daily life / Robin Jeffrey and Assa Doron. Beyond Swat : history, society and economy along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier / edited by Magnus Marsden, Benjamin Hopkins. Contesting nation : gendered violence in South Asia : notes on the postcolonial present / edited by Angana P. Chatterji and Lubna Nazir Chaudhry. Coins of Jahangir : creations of a

1604, 2013

The RSA and Samosa launch ‘Pakistan Calling’

By Farzana Whitfield|April 16, 2013|South Asia|0 comments

Image from RSA Pakistan Calling web page: http://www.thersa.org/events/video/pkcalling-videos The RSA and The Samosa launched ‘Pakistan Calling’ last week to challenge perceptions of today’s Pakistan and to promote constructive cross-cultural dialogue between Britain and Pakistan. The films depict Pakistani civil society organisations, social entrepreneurs and individuals who are attempting to tackle the country’s many pressing social problems. It’s a brilliant joint project that addresses the real and hardhitting areas of Pakistani

0803, 2013

South Asia – January and February 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|March 8, 2013|South Asia|0 comments

Gujarati communities across the globe : memory, identity and continuity / edited by Sharmina Mawani and Anjoom Mukadam. Bamboo : the wonderful grass / by G.K. Ghosh. Dalits and environment : a critical analysis / D.V. Rao, P. Lakshmi. Narrative noodles : essays on Indian novels in English / C.L. Khatri. A report on the preservation of Buddhist monuments at Bamiyan in Afghanistan / by B.B. Lal and R. Sengupta ; edited

1412, 2012

South Asia – November 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|December 14, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Ancient Indian influence on Japanese culture : a comparative study of civilizations / Yoshihiro Kaburagi. Abibhakta Bāṃlāra kr̥shaka saṃgrāma / Susnāta Dāśa South Asian texts in history : critical engagements with Sheldon Pollock / edited by Yigal Bronner, Whitney Cox, and Lawrence McCrea. Nepal : nation-state in the wilderness : managing state, democracy, and geopolitics / by Lok Raj Baral. Partition of India : why 1947? / edited by Kaushik

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