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CITY SOCIETY

Conserving the shared heritage of Scotland & Asia A launch reception has been held at The Botanic Cottage for the Asia Scotland Trust (AST) which aims to promote the conservation of heritage buildings in South Asia (principally - so far - in Calcutta) by raising funds in Scotland, the UK and elsewhere in the Western world, as well as in India. AST also supports the transfer of skills in building conservation and urban community regeneration. The Trust was offi cially launched by Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG, UK High Commissioner to India. www.asiascotlandtrust.co.uk

Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG (UK High Commissioner to India), Lady Elliot (Trustee of The Binks Trust), The Rt. Rev. Dr. Probal Kanto Dutta, (Bishop of Calcutta) and Bruce Kerr QC (Chairman & Treasurer, AST) Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG, UK High Commissioner to India.

Pankaj Pankaj, Honor Wiszniewski, Alexander McCall Smith and Dr Dorian Wiszniewski (Trustee, AST)

Alasdair Fairbairn, Lesley Kerr, Sarah Hunt and David Ingram Dr Joseph Marshall, Luke Evens, Lukas Schaefer, Gloria Potter and Mary Marshall

Sally Curtis and Andrew Haughton

Dr George Findlater, Alison Turnbull and Lorna Mitchell

Scotland and India - a shared heritage

Naomi Graham and Aline Dobbie (Adviser to AST)

Tom Addyman (Trustee, AST), Ann Simpson, Bruce Kerr QC (Chairman & Treasurer, AST) and James Simpson (Trustee)

Bruce Kerr QC (Chairman & Treasurer, AST)

Nitya Khenbry, Vrinda Jariwala, Sangeeta Kanekal (Development Director, AST) and Natasha Huq

Roddy Gow (Trustee, AST)

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