Diary Dates
BACSA Newsletter readers, family and friends may be interested in the following events:
| Date / Time | Event | Place |
On now (until Sunday 2 Nov 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. |
On now (until Sunday 1 Feb 2026)  | ‘The Indian Army Camps at Hampton Court Palace’ This exhibition of objects, photographs, film and personal stories covers the ‘fascinating but forgotten’ story of the soldiers from the Indian Army who were invited to join the coronation celebrations of Edward VII (1902), George V (1911) and George VI (1937), as well as the WW1 peace parades in 1919. | Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Way, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AU. Click here for further details. |
| 15, 16, 21, 23, 29 + 30 Nov 2025, from 11:00 -14:45 | ‘Sepoys in the Great Hall’, ‘Chai with the Princess’, ‘Sepoys and the Spanish Flu’ Written and directed by Pravesh Kumar, MBE, with Ameet Chana, this series of 3 x 15-minute costumed performances, based on the exhibition, will be performed twice daily by Rifco Theatre Company (a British South Asian theatre company). | Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Way, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AU. Click here for further details. |
On now (until Monday 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 the Indian, British, African and Asian forces in defeating the Imperial Japanese Army. | National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HT Click here for details of the exhibition and the accompanying series of public events. |
Monday 17 Nov 2025, 18:30-20:00  | ‘Glorious Failure: The Forgotten Story of French Imperialism in India’ A BIHT lecture by Robert Ivermee (online) | Zoom Lecture Click here for further details, including registration. |
Tuesday 25 Nov 2025, 11:30-2:30  | ‘Britain’s Man on the Spot’ A joint BIHT and Indian Civil Service Society lecture about Sir Henry Dobbs (1871-1934), presented by Ann Wilks, CBE, and followed by an (optional) 2-course meal | University Women’s Club, 2 Audley Square, Mayfair, London W1K 1DB Click here for further details, and to make a booking. |
Friday 5 Dec 2025, 6:30pm-7:30pm   | Yuletide Concert An evening of ‘carols, readings and musical performances from the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas’ organised by the Gurkha Welfare Trust. Proceeds will go towards the support of Gurkha veterans, their families and communities in Nepal. | St Peter’s Church, 119 Eaton Square, London SW1W 9AL. Click here for further details. |
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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