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Dr Talinn Grigor delivering one of the Government Research Fellowship Lectures.

Ms Ruth Pleyer and Mr Dominik Hruza presented a lecture cum film show on The World Cycling Tour of Framroze J Davar and G. Sztavjanik, 1924 to 1931

Prof Aban Z. Sethna will speak at the Institute on March 10, 2012 on Mr Muncherji C. Murzban - A "Native" Architect of 19th Century Colonial Bombay. She will discuss the stellar work undertaken by Mr Murzban in the planning of the city of Bombay.

Welcome to the K.R. Cama Oriental Institute

The K R Cama Oriental Institute was established in 1916 through funds collected from the citizens of Bombay to perpetuate the memory of Mr. Kharshedji Rustomji Cama, the renowned oriental scholar, linguist, social reformer and educationist who passed away in 1909.

Being an amalgamation of several private collections, the library of the Institute is considered to be one of the finest of its type in the world and

is among the most comprehensive source of information on Zoroastrianism and Iranian studies.

This treasure house of ancient Avesta, Pahlavi and Persian literature along with books on oriental studies, consists of about 26,000 books, 2000 unique manuscripts on a variety of subjects and nearly 2,000 bound volumes of various scholastic journals. Read More...

Calendar of Programs

Future Programs

Date	Speaker	Title
Sat 10th Mar 2012	Dr Aban Z Sethna	Muncherji C. Murzban - Unsung 'Native" Architect of 19th Century Colonial Bombay
Wed 07th Mar 2012	Book Release: Parsi Portraits from the Studio of Raja Ravi Varma	The Book will be released by Dr Saryu V Doshi,Eminent Art Historian
Fri 02nd Mar 2012	Dr. John R. Perry	1500 Years of an Iranian Ombudsman

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Past Programs

Date	Speaker	Title
Mon 13th Feb 2012	Ms Ruth Pleyer & Mr Domnick Hruza	The World Cycling Tour of Framroze J Davar and, 1924 to 1931
Sat 11th Feb 2012	Dr Talin Grigor	Celebrating 2500-years of the Persian Empire in 1971.
Fri 10th Feb 2012	Dr Talinn Grigor	Burying Ferdowsi in Reza Shah’s New Iran
Thu 09th Feb 2012	Dr Talinn Grigor	Western Art Historiography in Iranian and Parsi Architecture
Wed 08th Feb 2012	Dr Talinn Grigor	Neo-Achaemenid Style from Parsi Bombay to Qajar Tehran

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Mrs Avabai B Wadia Research Fellowships

Mrs Avabai B Wadia Research Fellowships in memory of Phiroz Dorabji Mehta.

The Institute is now inviting applications for the Mrs Avabai B Wadia Research Fellowships for the year 2012-2013. Research Fellowships will be offered to researchers in the area of Oriental Studies in the fields of philosophy/religions/culture/history. Applicants must be graduates from a recognised University. The Research Fellowships will be offered to researchers for a maximum period of two years, subject to their making satisfactory progress and sending quarterly progress reports.