Professor Parshotam Mehra

Bio Formerly Professor of History and Central Asian Studies at the Panjab University, Chandigarh, Parshotam Mehra has written largely on India's northern frontiers and relations with Tibet and China. His publications include The North-West Frontier Drama 1945-47 (1998), An 'Agreed' Frontier, Ladakh and India's Northern Borders (1992) and The McMahon Line and After (1974). Two of his books, From Conflict to Conciliation: Tibetan Polity Re-visited and The Younghusband Expedition, an Interpretation (2nd edition), are due to appear later this year.

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Articles in the Journal

The Great Game: Russia's Role in the Persian Empire and Tibet
  Professor Parshotam Mehra
  Asian Affairs, Volume 35 Number 2 July 2004
Sir Olaf Caroe and the North-West Frontier Drama: Peshawar, April 23, 1930
  Professor Parshotam Mehra
  Asian Affairs, Volume 33 Number 2 July 2002
Kazi U-gyen: ‘’ a paid Tibetan spy”?
  Professor Parshotam Mehra
  Royal Central Asian Journal, Volume 1964 Number 3 June 1964

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Forthcoming Events

Wed 13 Jun AGM (for members only) at 6 pm followed by at Society of Chemical Industry
Wed 27 Jun Where Hornbills Fly: A Journey with the Headhunters of Borneo at Society of Chemical Industry
Wed 11 Jul Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibet at Society of Chemical Industry
Wed 25 Jul Annual Tea Party at The House of Lords

News

LIBRARY & ARCHIVE: TEMPORARY CLOSURE Shuts 16 May 2012, reopens 1st August 2012 more…

Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House 15 - 30 May 2012 more…

The Bangladeshi Novel The Royal Society of Literature Tagore Memorial Meeting, with speakers Philip Hensher and Tahmima Anam more…

"Yemen: Challenges for the Future" - an international conference (BYS & LMEI) Invitation for scholars to propose papers for conference in November 2012 more…

Ragmala Paintings from India: Poetry, passion, song Exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery: 25 January - 27 May 2012 more…

Recent Recordings

The Art of Resistance in the Middle East

Ashoka: India's Lost Emperor Charles Allen returns the RSAA to speak about the re-discovery of one of India's greatest Emperors, Ashoka, and the empire he built

The Freedom Factor Humphrey Hawksley discusses how freedoms have come to the world and what can be done to support their spreading in the world

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