To study the contemporary use and production of scroll paintings and the techniques of miniature painting in relation to the conservation of similar objects at the V&A Museum
Scroll and Miniature Painting Collections
To study the contemporary use and production of scroll paintings and the techniques of miniature painting in relation to the conservation of similar objects at the V&A Museum
Chalcolithic period organisation and architecture
Fieldwork in Rajasthan and Gujarat, to examine the settlement organisation and architecture of the Chalcolithic period in Western India
Gujarat Textiles
Research on historical and contemporary collections of textiles from Gujarat
Contemporary Art in India
Study and research and development of contacts in contemporary art studies in India
Scots in India 1760-1800
Research on the rule of Tipu Sultan, with particular focus on Scots in India 1760-1800, for an exhibition 'The Tiger and the Thistle' to be held in Edinburgh, summer 1999
Anglo-Indian furniture
Fieldwork in relation to the catalogue of the V&A Museum's Anglo-Indian furniture collection
Islamic architecture and stone carving in Cambay
Western Artists in India
Research relating to the catalogue of paintings of India by western artists in the collections of the V&A Museum
"Cinema and Independence" research project
The Conservation of Indian Paintings
To present two training workshops on the conservation of Indian paintings and to study painting on cotton in India