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Posted by: Taru Spiegel
This blog discusses the 250 microfilmed newspapers in South Asian languages in the Asian Division and the 2019 Junior Fellow project to inventory this collection.
Posted in: Asian Division, Junior Fellows, South Asia
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
This blog focuses on Mahatma Gandhi, India’s famous advocate for nonviolent resistance, on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary on October 2, 2019.
Posted in: Asian Division, South Asia
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
This blog announces the digitization and online availability of a handwritten essay by Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), India’s messenger of peace and nonviolence.
Posted in: Asian Division, South Asia
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll from Ancient Gandhara Digitized by Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division, South Asia
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Jonathan Loar, South Asian Reference Librarian, Asian Division) On June 28, 1914, the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie soon led to an unprecedented global conflict involving numerous nations and empires. Most people are probably familiar with World War I …
Posted in: Asian Division, South Asia, World War I