Front Page Introduction  Latest News  Library  Photo Archive  Current Projects Ongoing Events   Bursaries  Contact Us  Web Links		The Ancient India & Iran Trust holds a number of lectures open to the general public from a variety of speakers during each academic term. These lectures are held at 23 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge on Friday afternoons at 5 pm. Admission is free, and light refreshments are served. Friday Lectures, Michaelmas Term 2008 (5pm, 23 Brooklands Avenue) 3 October Mr Shyam Chainani (Bombay Environmental Action Group) ‘Defending Heritage: An Indian Experience’ 31 October Mr Mohammed Tahir Zeb (Hazara University; AIIT Pakistan Visiting Fellow) ‘Early Islamic Monuments from DI Khan to Multan’ 21 November Dr Iain Gardner (University of Sydney) ‘The Apostle Mani at the Court of King Shapur I: Towards an Edition of the Coptic ‘Kephalaia’ Codex Housed in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin’ Saturday One-Day Seminar: ‘New Research in the Field of Indian Art’ 29 November (Chair: Richard Blurton, British Museum) Due to space restrictions, admission is strictly by ticket only. Please apply to the Administrator using the contact details above. 5 December Bailey Memorial Lecture Professor Robert Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh) ‘Why Write on Pots? Reflections on Medieval Persian Ceramics’ Special Event for AIIT Friends Only 24 October Dr Vrej Nersessian (British Library) ‘Armenian manuscripts at the Ancient India and Iran Trust’ Other Events at the Trust The Trust holds a Summer Garden Party, a tea party on the anniversary of Sir Harold Bailey's birthday in December, as well as other social gatherings. From time to time, the Trust hosts or sponsors various conferences, symposia and other meetings. Organisations interested in holding events at the Trust should click here for further information.