The Bhagavad Gita

Presented in association with the Bodleian Libraries

Ahead of tonight’s concert, we head to the Bodleian for an exploration of the Bhagavad Gita, a seminal Hindu scripture, with an introduction and recitations from the text by Diwakar Acharya, Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at All Souls College. Dr Gillian Evison, Keeper of Asian and Middle Eastern Collections at the Bodleian Libraries, shows and introduces several important manuscripts from the Libraries’ collection.