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Cambridge and India have well over 100 collaborations and partnerships, many forged over decades, others more recently.

India in the global age

India in the global age

20 Sep 2012

The University of Cambridge hosted a major international summit in New Delhi last week which brought together opinion leaders in global business...

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New Delhi from Jama Masjid's tower

India in the Global Age

10 Sep 2012

An India Cambridge 'summit' will take place on Monday 10 September at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, to coincide with the Vice-Chancellor's visit to...

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Letter from directors of the East India Company ordering an inquiry into the allegations of torture raised in a recent parliamentary debate.

Hidden narratives of torture

05 Jul 2012

Allegations of torture by government officials are emerging daily from countries caught up in the struggle for democracy. Derek Elliott, a researcher...

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Venkitaraman

Cambridge scientist appointed inaugural Jubilee Professor of the Indian Academy of Sciences

27 Jun 2012

The Indian Academy of Sciences has appointed Professor Ashok Venkitaraman from the University of Cambridge as its first Jubilee Professor in 2012.

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Gurkha recruits awaiting inspection c.1950. The never-before-seen footage has been released to mark the launch of the Amateur Cinema Studies Network, http://amateurcinemastudies.org.

Candid camera

19 Jun 2012

After years of being overlooked as a film genre, amateur cinema is finally being recognised by academics as a form that merits serious study in its...

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A vegetable vendor uses a solar lamp to light her stall

Frugal innovation

17 May 2012

Co-author of recently published book 'Jugaad Innovation', Professor Jaideep Prabhu argues that a frugal and flexible approach to innovation can...

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Melioidosis can be acquired through contaminated soil

Melioidosis: exposing the ‘Great Mimicker’

01 May 2012

Each year melioidosis – a soil-borne disease dubbed the ‘Great Mimicker’ because of its frequent misdiagnosis – kills as many people in some regions...

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Moscow skyline

Building the future with BRICs

17 Feb 2012

A major conference examining how the emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China as leading world powers should be accommodated by the international...

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Palm leaf manuscript

‘Picture This #10’ – The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 lines, University Library

16 Nov 2011

The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 lines is the oldest dated and illustrated Sanskrit manuscript known worldwide.

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Sanskrit manuscript dating from 997 AD

Powerful words

09 Nov 2011

Ancient manuscripts that hold important clues to India’s intellectual and religious traditions will be the focus of a new study.

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milk

Indians and Europeans share a milky past

09 Sep 2011

Cambridge University researchers have discovered that lactose tolerant milk-drinkers in India and Europe could be related to the same person who...

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Ghana forest

Sparing or sharing? Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land

02 Sep 2011

Separating land for nature and land for crops may be the best way to meet increased food demand with the least impact on wild species.

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