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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
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Indian botanicals and heritage wars
Colonial botanical texts, as astonishingly beautiful as they are, may cast very dark shadows.
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Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
Catalogue
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Pay of East India Company and British Army / John Balfour.
Balfour, JohnDate: 1856- Archives and manuscripts
Colin Paterson. Assistant Surgeon, East India Company
Date: 8 March 1836Reference: RAMC/801/2Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Appointment as surgeon in the East India Company
Date: 1849Reference: RAMC/217/6Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Appointment as assistant surgeon in the East India Company
Date: 1844Reference: RAMC/223/2Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Appointment as surgeon in the East India Company, Bengal Establishment
Date: 1851Reference: RAMC/120/6Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection