0110, 2012

Calling all Shakespeare lovers- ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ set in India

By Farzana Whitfield|October 1, 2012|Music, Media and Film Studies, South Asia|0 comments

I caught this play on Saturday in London and it was marvellous, colourful, rich and witty while accompanied with a beautiful lavish set! It stars Meera Syal, Paul Battacharjee and Kulvinder Ghir, alongside a complete line up of other famous South Asian members. Much Ado has been transported to New Delhi, for only 4 more weeks at the Noel Coward Theatre, near Leicester Square. I highly recommend it, if you are looking for a sultry

2809, 2012

London’s Radical South Asian Writers– Retro Style

By Farzana Whitfield|September 28, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Join Daljit Nagra, Shyama Perera and Bidisha on 3rd October as they read from some of the revolutionary work produced by South Asian literary pioneers and discuss how their own writing follows in this radical – and little-known – tradition. Asia House in central London is brimming with fantastic events that span right across Asia as a whole. To check out more about this event and other exciting ones, please click

2709, 2012

Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire: Forthcoming Event

By Farzana Whitfield|September 27, 2012|Art and Archaeology, South Asia|0 comments

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Mughal Art and culture that stretches from Kabul in the north west to over most of the South Asian sub-continent. From the 9th November 2012 until 2nd April 2013, the British Library will be unveiling their collection of manuscripts and paintings to the public, charting the entire historical period between the 16th to the 19th centuries. Come along and explore over 200 objects

0409, 2012

South Asia – August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|September 4, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Devadattīyam : Johannes Bronkhorst felicitation volume / François Voegeli et al. Political economy of communications in India : the good, the bad and the ugly / Pradip Ninan Thomas. Migration, remittances, and development in South Asia / edited by Saman Kelegama. Pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition : salvific space / Knut A. Jacobsen. Where there is no midwife : birth and loss in rural India / Sarah Pinto. [Also available

2408, 2012

Book review: The Black Hole of Empire … / Partha Chatterjee

By Mary Fisk|August 24, 2012|History, South Asia|0 comments

In 1756, Siraj-ud-daulah, ruler of Bengal, captured Calcutta (Kolkata) and allegedly imprisoned 146 Europeans overnight in a cramped room, where 123 of them subsequently died of suffocation. The story of “The Black Hole of Calcutta” was crucial to the “founding myth of the British Empire in India”. In The Black Hole of Empire: history of a global practice of power, Chatterjee examines the changing representations of the event in the history and political ideology of imperial and modern India

1608, 2012

South Asia – June to August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 16, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Indian and Persian prosody and recitation / Hiroko Nagasaki ; English editing by Ronald I. Kim. Partition of India : why 1947? / edited by Kaushik Roy. Beyond crisis : re-evaluating Pakistan / editor, Naveeda Khan.

0308, 2012

South Asian Lit Fest Heads for Edinburgh this Summer!

By Farzana Whitfield|August 3, 2012|Literature, South Asia|0 comments

On the 21st August, The South Asian Literature Festival (SALF) is teaming up with mutual friends behind the Edinburgh International Book Festival. South Asia Unbound: The Sounds and Words We Make will feature giant figures from the South Asian literary world, including: Kamila Shamsie, Hari Kunzru and music journalist Neil Kulkarni. There will be music, storytelling, stand-up, poetry and much more fun anticipated. Click on the link below to find out more:

0108, 2012

Exploring the Art of Sri Lanka- a recent Digital Photgraphy Archive

By Farzana Whitfield|August 1, 2012|Art and Archaeology, South Asia|0 comments

During the1970’s it was Professor Howard Wilson’s vision to view all Museum and Archive photographic collections, through the power of ‘video technology’. Wilson, managed to photograph caves, museum images and private collections before his death in 1998. Wilson’s dream was carried through by his wife, who found a home for the project at the Ancient India and Iran Trust in Cambridge. The Howard Wilson Archive can be searched through a

3007, 2012

South Asia – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 30, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

South Asia Pakistans freedom & Allama Mashriqi : statements, letters, chronology of Khaksar Tehrik (movement) period : Mashriqis birth to 1947 / edited & compiled by Nasim Yousaf. Indian and Persian prosody and recitation / Hiroko Nagasaki ; English editing by Ronald I. Kim. Changing homelands : Hindu politics and the partition of India / Neeti Nair. Cross-disciplinary perspectives on a contested Buddhist site : Bodhgaya jataka / [edited by]