April 1988

Jamal's Tandoori Restaurant, 108 Walton St. Tel: 54905130102. Recently refurbished, Jamal's Tandoori is a beautifulexample of a traditionally decorated Indian restaurant trans-formed by Jamal Hasib, himself an experience restauranteur.Great care has been taken over the menu: Tandoori clay ovendishes are the house speciality, e.g. Tandoori Jhinga (king prawnsmarinated with special sauce) and Shish Kebab Murgh (dicedmarinated chicken on skewers). Other house specialities, whichare all served with special Basmati rice, include Tandoori Biryani,Lamb Paasanda, and Jhinga Masala Rampuri (king prawnscoated in fresh herbs and delicate spices). The extensive menu alsocaters for vegetarians. Jamal's 'I'andoori is open for seven days aweek from midday until 2.30 p.m. and from.6.00 p.m, until 11.30p.m. For reservations and take-aways phone 0865 54905.

Dear Member,

Summer comes to Oxford once again . The promise of longafternoons ofpunting and croquet is threatened only by theimminence of examinations and the expectance ofcloudbreak. ...

We hope that the summer spirit lends itself to this term'sprogramme of events, which features music and dance recit-als and a much awaited Majlis day-trip toCambridge. Cultural talks include a journey intoBhutan,with slides,and a look at today's cricket world.

Across the broad horizons encompassed by the Majlis,the sum-mer months may also witness significant developments incurrent affairs both in the South Asia region and in the UKMeetings try to focus on a number of topical issues ~hichpose questions of considerable importance.

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On behalf of the Majlis we extend our gratitude to Habib BankLimited for the very generous sponsorship to thesociety.Habib Bank's assistance will certainly strengthenthe impact of the Majlis in Oxford.

We do hope that the events stimulate your interest and warmlyinvite your continuing participation.We wish you a mostsuccessful and enjoyable Trinity Term.

Mohammad ChowdhuryNaveen HimayatJoint Presidents.

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Telephone: (0865) 277255Eoqulries: 271256

Senior MembersProf. Richard Gombrich , BalliolDr. Sudhir Anand , St. Catherine's

Joint PresidentsNaveen Himayat , SomervilleMohammad Chowdhury , St. Anne's

General SecretaryTreasurerSecretaryPublicity Officer

Sub-committee

MODERN HISTORY PACULTY.BROAD STREET.

OXFORD OXI 3BD

COHHOHWEALTH HISTORY SEMINAR

The following seminars will be held in the POWIClrn ROOK in theModern History Faculty on Fridays at 5 p.lII.Please note the chanqeof venue for this term and the exception in WeekS.

Sunil Bakrania , WorcesterSoni Zuberi , MertonSalma Omar , SomervilleSujata Rana , Jesus

Aruna Premkumar , BaIliolHeeraman Tiwari , BalliolJiteen Shah, HertfordVinod Achan , BrasenoseYasmin Zafar , Wadham

29 April

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3 June

FULL Y LICENSED

17 June

for TRADITIONAL INDIAN FOOD

135 High Street, Oxford Tel. 242062727892

Open from 12.00 noon - 2.30 p.m.6.00 p.m. -11.30 daily

Proprietors; Deb Brothers

Chitta Panda, st. Antony's.'Beneficiaries of colonial rule: experiences of theagrarian society of a Bengal district'

Susan Billington Harper, Balliol.'Dilemmas of Church and State in British India: thesignificance of the first Indian Anglican Bishop'.

Tapati Guha Thakurta, St. Antony's.'Orientalist constructs ot Indian art at the turn ofthe century: the pol~ics of 'tradition' and'Indianness'. '

TO BE ARRANGED.

lain SlIIith,Warwick; ~ Porter, King's College,London; Mark YaJcutie1.st. Antany's.'Recent work on the South A.!rican war'. To be heldin Nuffield, 2.30-6.30.

Bernard Attard, st. Antony's.'Politics and fu~glo-Australian relations, 1914-1918'.

Kartin Shipway, st. !dJIWld H.a.ll.'France's MColonial crisisft 1944-47'.

David Hyland, Wolfson.'7he Egyptian question ~~ tbe partition of Africa'.

C.W.N.A.K.G.S.T.T.R.J .G.D.

56-58 COWLEY ROADOXFORD

Telephone 240275

Opening Hours12-2.30

6-MIDNIGHTSEVEN DAYSAWEEK

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FOOD HYGIENE AND SAFETY MERITAWARD 1988

First Indian fast food take-away in Oxford.

We specialize in Haandee cooking. Each of our dishes iscooked individually with its own distinct spice and variousother ingredients which are specially chosen for their qualityand freshness.There is no waiting as all the food is ready cooked.We also stock over 20 types of Royal Indian sweets. The

finest available in this country.

Our ~avouIY specials are:+Chaats+Tandoori dishes+Selectf.onoJVegetab-le dishes

+Various Burfis+Halwa Ras Malai. etc. etc.Wewelcome you to compare the difference for

QUALITY - SPEED- AND- PRICE.

We also have an extensive collectionof Indian videos.

OPENING TIMES

Sunday to Thursday 12 noon to 9.00 p.m.Friday and Saturday 12 Noon to 10.00 p.m.

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RING OXFORD 246531 WITH YOUR ORDERS

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Date Venue Event Date Venue Event

Week 1 Week 4Fri 29 April Morley Fletcher Room 'Ladoo'tasting Thu19May Lecture Room B 'Sri Lanka since the8:15 p.m. Worcester evening.A drinks 8:15 p.m. Worcester accord',a talk by Prof.

party to start the James Manor,lnst. ofterm on a sweet

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Development Studies,note. Come and Sussex University.chat with memb-

~ers in a friendly Sun 22 May Arlosh Hall KATHAK DANCE byatmosphere. 8:30 p.m. Manchester College NAHID SIDDlQUI

1.50 members;Week 2 2.50 non-members.Sun 08 May Venue CLASSICAL VOCAL8:30 p.m. To be announced RECITAL by AMIT

CHAUDHURI. Week 51.50 Members Wed 25 May Lecture Room 23 The Habib Bank Lecture:2.50 Guests 8:15 p.m. Balliol 'Pakistan's foreign

policy in the region.'Week 3 His ExcellencyFri 13 May Lecture Room 23 Discussion on Shaharyar M. Khan,8:30 p.m. Balliol 'Cricket in the Ambassador of Pakistan,

sub-continent' j will address the society.with commentsby former I. Week 6'\Indian Test Tue 31 May Lecture Room B 'The State and Aidplayer Farokh 8:15 p.m. Worcester in Nepal', a talk byEngineer: Piers Blaikie, Univ. of

East Anglia.Sat14 May Meet at Martyr's Trip to

Memorial.Coach Cambridge. Fri 03 June Massey Room 'Dreams of theleaves at 9:00 a.m. Please send 8:15 p.m. Balliol Peaceful Dragon: a

cheques to Soni Journey into Bhutan,'Zuberi by Fri 06 a talk and slide show byMay. 4 members; Katie Hickman., 5 non-members.

Date Venue Event

Week 7Tue 07 June8:15 p.m.

Thu 09 June8:15 p.m.

Week 8Fri 17 June8:30 p.m.

Lecture Room B 'Nationality andWorcester Immigration law

in the U.K.', a talkby Ann Dummett.

CLASSICAL VOCAL RECITAL BY AMIT CHAUDHURI

Amit Chaudhuri was initiated into music by his mother,Bijoya Chaudhuri,the eminent singer of Tagore songs andHindi Bhajans. For ten years he received intensive trainingin classical vocal music from the late Pandit GovindPrasad Jaipurwale of the Tulsidas Goswami Gharana. Hehas performed regularly in prestigious public functions inBombay and Calcutta, and has received a warm andencouraging response from the audience and veteranclassical singers wherever he has performed.

Lecture Room 23 'SAARC: the answerBalliol to regional cooper-

ation in South Asia?

His Excellency Maj. Gen.K.M. Shafiullah, HighCommissioner ofBangladesh, willaddress the society.

KATHAK DANCE BY NAHID SIDDIQUI

Wordsworth RoomSt. Hugh's

End of Term DinnerPlease book early.Send cheques to SoniZuberi by 15 June.4 members;5 non-members.

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Nahid Siddiqui has been described as the most eminent Iclassical dancer to have emerged from Pakistan . Avirtuoso dancer in the art of Kathak , she was trained byMaharaj Ghulam Hussain , a pupil of Achhan Maharaj . Shehas danced in many parts of the world including New YorkTokyo and Moscow and had her own series on Pakistan TV.

If you wish to dine with Farokh Engineer, pleasecontact Salma Omar. )

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The beauty of Kathak dance is the perfectly harmonisedpatterns of the arms and curves of the body that givevisible expression to the rhythm and patterns of the feet.

Also in the pipeline

Rajni Kothari will speak on 'Centre-State relations inIndia' during his trip to the U.K.

DAY TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE

Join Majlis on a day out to Cambridge. En route you will betreated to an 'in-coach' film and free refreshments . A dayof sightseeing will hopefully be complemented by meetingmembers of Cambridge University Asian societies.

Sahebzada Yaqub, ex-Foreign Minister of Pakistan, willspeak on the Afghan issue.

If you know anyone who wishes to join please contactSunilBakrania. Membership is 4 per annum.

Est 1937

TAJ-MAHALWewelcome you to Oxford's only original

Indian Restaurant

SERVING A FULL RANGE OF INDIANTANDOORI AND CURRY DISHES

SPECIALITIES of the house includeTANDOORI, CHICKEN TIKKA MASALLA,

CHICKEN AND MEAT KEBABScooked in our special clay oven.

PARTIES WELCOME,TAKEAWAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

Business Hours 12- 2.30 p.m.Open every day 6 p.m.- 11.30 p.m.

16 TURL STREET, OXFORDTe~phone: 243783/245564

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All seminars take place at 5.00 pm in the Library WingSeminar Room in Queen Elizabeth House.

Friday 29 April

Friday 6 May

Friday 13 May

Friday 20 May'

Friday 27 May

Friday 3 June

Robert CassenAlex DuncanJohn KnightSanjaya LallFrances Stewart

18.04.88

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

Trinity Term 1988

Mr Vincent Cable, CommonwealthSecretariat

Economics, environment and development

Mr Vijay Joshi, Merton College

Macro-economic policy in India

Or Frances Stewart, Queen ElizabethHouse

The growth potential of rural linkages

Mr Simon Maxwell, lDS, University ofSussex

In defence of cash crops

Or Ravi Gulhati, the World Bank

To what extent has there been aturnaround in the economic policies ofAfrican countries?

Professor Ravi Kanbur, University ofWarwick

The Principles of targeting

OXFORD l\1AJLISCOLLEGE REPRESENTAT~

Arena PremkumarHerraman TiwariVinod AchanMobin ChowdhuryDr Rasab RajnalveePushpinder SainiRaza HusainGautam RampuriaSujata RanaShakil ChaudharyAziz AkhtarKumer AIiGurpreet DehalTariq IsaSoniZu.beriVarun SahniAnmol ManghnaniAjz SegratVijayMohanMichael KnightAmerjit ChanionBarak AskariBen RogalyLara FieldenJay BosworthAbida GhoriVivek KataryaAIex EdwardsAIiTahirPratap MehtaNeeth ParaSalma Omar

Ishan LalYasmin ZafarM. Tasneem ShahSunil Bakrania

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