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Thinking about Alasdair Gray and Lanark, forty years since
25 February 2021 English and Drama
a guest blog by Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow. 25th February 2021 is the first GRAY DAY, a celebration of the writer and artist ALASDAIR GRAY, on the 40th anniversary of his masterpiece Lanark. I’ve been...
Sources for Dr B R Ambedkar
25 February 2021 Untold lives
The India Office Records and Private Papers contains much fascinating material relating to one of the most inspiring figures in India’s struggle for independence from British rule, Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Despite the obstacles put in his way, Dr Ambedkar...
Qur’an manuscripts from Southeast Asia digitised by the Endangered Archives Programme
25 February 2021 Asian and African studies
I have recently been writing on the British Library’s collection of eight Qur’an manuscripts from Southeast Asia, which have all been digitised. These eight manuscripts represent three regional traditions in the Malay world, with one fine Qu r’an from Patani...
Start-up Stars: Taste of Success
24 February 2021 Innovation and enterprise
Last week at our Start-up Stars: Taste of Success event we heard from Innovating for Growth: Scale-ups businesses, Chilli Tuk Tuk, The Good Slice, Ming Foods and Enrica Rocca on how they entered into the busy and thriving world of...
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