Diary Dates
BACSA Newsletter readers, family and friends may be interested in the following events:
| Date / Time | Event | Place |
| On now (until Sunday 19 October 2025) | ‘Ancient India – Living Traditions’ This new exhibition ‘explores the origin of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist sacred art in the ancient and powerful nature spirits of India, and the spread of this art beyond the subcontinent’. | British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG Click here for further details, and to make a booking. |
| On now (until Sunday 2 November 2025) | ‘Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain’ This exhibition, featuring over 100 artworks – paintings, photographs, performances, textiles, sculptural installations and new media, by around 70 artists from Wales, England, India and Pakistan ‘delves into the deep-rooted connections between the Indian Subcontinent and Wales’. | Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Alexandra Road, Swansea SA1 5DZ. Click here for further details. |
| Tues 16 Sep 2025 – Mon 13 Apr 2026 | ‘Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies’ An exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Burma Campaign, and the role played by Indian, British, African, and Asian forces. | National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HT Click here for details of the exhibition, and the accompanying series of public events |
| Sunday 5 Oct 2025 – Friday 17 Oct 2025 | British India: The East India Company & Mutiny Tour A 13-day tour in India led by Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones | Delhi, Meerut, Lucknow, Cawnpore, Serampore, Calcutta. Click here (or ring 020-8901-7320) for further details. |
| Tuesday 7 Oct 2025, 11:00am | East India Company Memorials in London A tour of Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral, with expert guide Dr Jennifer Hawes | Click here for further details, and to buy a ticket. |
| Thursday 16 Oct 2025, 11:30am | BACSA General Meeting (Members only) | Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1 8UJ. Speaker: Dr Sonia Ashmore, design historian, will speak on Dacca’s muslin industry, and how textile production in India led to industrialisation in the English Midlands. Further details (including registration instructions) will be published nearer the date. |
| Sunday 26 Oct 2025 | 150th anniversary of CSI Christ Church, Salem to include ‘Holy Communion Service, a Congregation feast and a concluding ceremony’. All are welcome to attend the church’s sesquicentennial celebrations – including descendants of former congregation members. | CSI Christ Church, Fort Road, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. For further details, please contact: ‘csichurchsalem@gmail.com‘. |
| Thursday 26 Mar 2026 | BACSA Annual General Meeting (Members only) | Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1 8UJ. Further details (including registration instructions) will be published nearer the date. |
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