circumstances of any of the volunteers will permit them to continue. As part of its expansion and in order to meet its needs on a more certain footing, the Trust will need to increase its staff by appointing a full-time Curator/Librarian (in addition to the Assistant Librarian) and to increase to full-time the Administrator’s hours.

Fortunately, the Trust has enough space on site for the proposed extension. It has commissioned architects to design and cost both the resource centre and two new residential flats. The total construction cost for the new wing, including furniture and equipment, is estimated at £1.95 million. A further £1.6 million will be needed to increase the Trust’s endowment so that it can meet its present and future running costs.

The proposed expansion is not only necessary, but timely. The Trust is dedicated to promoting education and research about regions and cultures that have become more prominent both through British multiculturalism and changes on the international scene. By enhancing its facilities and resources as proposed, the Trust will be very well placed to develop its work further and in new directions, and respond to growing interest in the areas of knowledge it represents.

Although the Trust’s available manpower is limited, it will start seeking advice from friends and associates about sources of funding including the Lottery, international agencies and Trusts. In particular, it will appeal for support from private individuals who share interest in the geographical areas and areas of scholarship promoted by the Trust. Parts of the new building might be named after individual donors.

Trustees

Bridget Allchin phd fsa, Chair

Emeritus Fellow, Wolfson College, Cambridge

Nicholas Sims-Williams phd fba, Treasurer

Research Professor of Iranian and Central Asian Studies, SOAS

Almut Hintze phd dr habil, Secretary

Zartoshty Reader in Zoroastrianism, SOAS

Ursula Sims-Williams ma, Librarian

Curator of Iranian Collections, British Library

Raymond Allchin phd fba, Chair Emeritus

Emeritus Reader in Indian Studies, Cambridge

Sir Nicholas Barrington ma, kcmg, cvo

Former British High Commissioner to Pakistan Honorary Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge

T. Richard Blurton, mphil, fsa,

Assistant Keeper, Department of Asia,

British Museum

Robin A.E. Coningham phd,

Professor of South Asian Archaeology,

University of Durham

Neil Kreitman ba,

Historian of Early Buddhist Art

Michael Petraglia phd,

Lecturer in Human Evolution, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, Cambridge

Gregory L. Possehl phd,

Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania; Emeritus Curator, South Asian Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania Museum

Honorary Fellows

Professor Gérard Fussman, Paris

Professor Gherardo Gnoli, Rome

Ralph Pinder-Wilson, London

Professor Prods Oktor Skjærvø, Harvard

Professor Werner Sundermann, Berlin

If you would like to make a donation or require further information about the appeal,

please contact:

Munizha Ahmad-Cooke, Administrator

Ancient India and Iran Trust

23 Brooklands Avenue

Cambridge, CB2 8BG

Tel: +44 (0)1223 356841

Fax: +44 (0)1223 361125

Email: info@indiran.org

www.indiran.org


	circumstances of any of the volunteers will permit them to continue. As part of its expansion and in order to meet its needs on a more certain footing, the Trust will need to increase its staff by appointing a full-time Curator/Librarian (in addition to the Assistant Librarian) and to increase to full-time the Administrator’s hours. Fortunately, the Trust has enough space on site for the proposed extension. It has commissioned architects to design and cost both the resource centre and two new residential flats. The total construction cost for the new wing, including furniture and equipment, is estimated at £1.95 million. A further £1.6 million will be needed to increase the Trust’s endowment so that it can meet its present and future running costs. The proposed expansion is not only necessary, but timely. The Trust is dedicated to promoting education and research about regions and cultures that have become more prominent both through British multiculturalism and changes on the international scene. By enhancing its facilities and resources as proposed, the Trust will be very well placed to develop its work further and in new directions, and respond to growing interest in the areas of knowledge it represents. Although the Trust’s available manpower is limited, it will start seeking advice from friends and associates about sources of funding including the Lottery, international agencies and Trusts. In particular, it will appeal for support from private individuals who share interest in the geographical areas and areas of scholarship promoted by the Trust. Parts of the new building might be named after individual donors.		Trustees Bridget Allchin phd fsa, Chair Emeritus Fellow, Wolfson College, Cambridge Nicholas Sims-Williams phd fba, Treasurer Research Professor of Iranian and Central Asian Studies, SOAS Almut Hintze phd dr habil, Secretary Zartoshty Reader in Zoroastrianism, SOAS Ursula Sims-Williams ma, Librarian Curator of Iranian Collections, British Library Raymond Allchin phd fba, Chair Emeritus Emeritus Reader in Indian Studies, Cambridge Sir Nicholas Barrington ma, kcmg, cvo Former British High Commissioner to Pakistan Honorary Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge T. Richard Blurton, mphil, fsa, Assistant Keeper, Department of Asia, British Museum Robin A.E. Coningham phd, Professor of South Asian Archaeology, University of Durham Neil Kreitman ba, Historian of Early Buddhist Art Michael Petraglia phd, Lecturer in Human Evolution, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, Cambridge Gregory L. Possehl phd, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania; Emeritus Curator, South Asian Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania Museum Honorary Fellows Professor Gérard Fussman, Paris Professor Gherardo Gnoli, Rome Ralph Pinder-Wilson, London Professor Prods Oktor Skjærvø, Harvard Professor Werner Sundermann, Berlin