LECTURE AND EXHIBIT IN HONOR OF ROMILA THAPAR
Wednesday, March 3
5:00 pm
Hillyer 117
Ajay Sinha, Associate Professor of Art, Mt. Holyoke College, "Painting and Kingship in Mughal India"

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RECEPTION catered by India House will follow the lecture in the College Museum (until 7:30pm) for the viewing
of the Galbraith Collection of Indian Miniatures owned by the Museum, hung in Professor Thapar's honor.

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NEILSON LECTURES BY ROMILA THAPAR
Mondays, 4:30 pm (dates below)
Wright Hall Auditorium,
followed by reception in Wright Hall Common Room
(followed by reception and concert)

MARCH 8 - "Death and the Hero"

MARCH 22 - "The Raid on the Somanatha Temple -- The Aftermath"

MARCH 29 - "Shakuntala -- The Biography of a Narrative"
This lecture will be followed by a reception in Wright Hall Common Room catered by India House, and a concert performance of "Sageeta," performed by Indira Peterson, David Reck, and David Nelson.

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FIVE-COLLEGE SEMINAR SERIES BY ROMILA THAPAR
Fridays, 12:00 - 5:00 pm (dates below)
Series Title: "Rethinking the Beginnings of North Indian History"
The seminar series is open to faculty and advanced students in the five colleges with prior registration. Lunch may be served; details pending.

APRIL 16 - "The concept of Aryan race and its integration into Indian history."
Mary Maples Dunn Seminar Room, Pierce Hall

APRIL 23 - "Alternate theories to an Aryan invasion and their implications."
Mary Maples Dunn Seminar Room, Pierce Hall

APRIL 30 - "The Ganges Civilization? Clan, Caste, and State."
Common Room, Dewey House

MAY 7 - "Seminal patterns towards an understanding of Indian Civilisation."
Mary Maples Dunn Seminar Room, Pierce Hall

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