Indus Kohistan

[r.l.schmidt at easteur-orient.uio.no]

Dear Indology subscribers,

I have been working on the Shina language of Indus Kohistan in Pakistan
(grammatical analysis, lexicography, design of a writing system etc.).

Is there anyone else out there working on any topic concerned with Indus
Kohistan, or any of the adjacent regions?

Best regards,

Ruth Schmidt
Dept of East European and Oriental Studies 
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1030 Blindern
N-0315 Oslo, Norway
Phone: (47) 22 85 55 86
Fax: (47) 22 85 41 40
Email: r.l.schmidt at easteur-orient.uio.no 



> From P.Friedlander at wellcome.ac.uk 08 96 Feb EST 11:51:00
Date: 08 Feb 96 11:51:00 EST
From: P.Friedlander at wellcome.ac.uk
Subject: social darwinism in British India
Reply-To: P.Friedlander at wellcome.ac.uk
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Dear list members
is anyone aware of any studies or is there any published material on this 
topic that you know of?
(I am asking this on behalf of someone who is not a member of this list)


> From 100734.2313 at compuserve.com 08 96 Feb EST 07:02:36
Date: 08 Feb 96 07:02:36 EST
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