Training Sessions
The aim of these training sessions is to familiarise students and researchers with the use of primary sources. Each session will examine a particular type of source, discuss the particular problems & issues it poses, and suggest ways of reading them.
| 27 May | Sunil Sharma, (Harvard University) | Kalim Kashani and Shahjahani Court Poetry |
| 30 May | Sunil Sharma, (Harvard University) | Firishtah's Gulshan-i Ibrahimi and Indo-Persian History Writing |
| 3 June | Najaf Haider, (JNU, New Delhi) | The Social Life of a Temple Town: Brindaban Documents (Persian and Braj) |
| 6 June | Najaf Haider, (JNU, New Delhi) | Memoirs of a Mughal Valet:Tazkirat ul Waqiat |
| 24 June | John Seyller, (University of Vermont) | Seals of Mughal manuscripts |
| 25 June Wed Room 536 | John Seyller, (University of Vermont) | Seals of Mughal manuscripts |
| 27 June | Shandip Saha, (Athabasca University) | Vārtās (hagiographical tales) |
| 1 July | Shandip Saha, (Athabasca University) | Vārtās (hagiographical tales) |
Materials will be circulated in advance. Please leave your email or contact:
Dr Francesca Orsini at fo@soas.ac.uk
Room 538, SOAS, Tuesdays and Fridays, 2-4 pm
