Visit by Indian High Commissioner

Indian High Commissioner Mr Kamalesh Sharma paid a visit to the University to open an exhibition and attend a special lecture by Professor Chris Whatley which explained Dundee's former industrial links with India.

Mr Sharma met Principal Sir Alan Langlands and Indian staff and students. He officially opened an exhibition of Michael Peto's photographs of India, which was especially curated for his visit, by cutting a ribbon of tartan and jute twine.

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Chris Whatley explained the city's long relationship with India, which dates back to the late eighteenth century when a large number of ship captains serving with the East India Company were Dundonians.