Richard Blurton is the Senior Curator for South Asian section in the Department of Asia at the British Museum. He has curatorial charge of the late medieval, early modern and modern collections from both South and South East Asia. He carries research on these collections and has a special knowledge of the department’s collection history. Richard has conducted active programmes of contemporary collecting, most notably in eastern and north-eastern India.

During his stay at Guwahati, an interactive session on the topic "Vrindavani Vastra" with teachers, academicians, journalists and students at Sudmersen Hall, Cotton College on Tuesday 27 October, 2009 at 3:00pm.

The meeting will be chaired by senior journalist: Mr. Dhiren Bezbaruah & Dr. Indra Kr. Bhattacharyya, Principal of Cotton College organised by Mrs. Rini Kakati, NRI Co-ordinator for UK and Dr.Tilottoma Barua, Department of Anthropology, Cotton College.

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