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Understanding Central Asia

To make the rich heritage of Central Asia accessible to scholars and to assist development of long-term ties between students from India, Russia and China, a three-day seminar on “History of Central Asian Collections in Institutions Worldwide” has been organised by the International Dunhuang Project at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi.

The seminar is the last of three organised under the Ford Foundation’s project, “Bringing Together Scholars, Scholarship and Scholarly Resources on the Silk Road 2006-2008, India–Russia–China”. The project aims at building resources for the Silk Road scholarship by focusing on the hitherto neglected collection and provides an excellent opportunity for scholars from the three countries to travel, exchange ideas and benefit from this mutual exchange.

The ongoing seminar here traces the journey of Central Asian collections from their archaeological site of origin to their present institution, focusing on either all Central Asian collections in one country or on discrete collections in an institution. Although much is known about major institutional collections, the scholars would benefit from a closer look at smaller and lesser known collections.

Kunal Diwan

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