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Lumley's Children? The Nepali Community in Britain

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Alumni Weekend
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The Nepali community is one of the newest minorities in the UK, but already numbers more than 100,000, with the biggest concentrations around Farnborough, Ashford, Wembley and Plumstead.
Professor David Gellner, Head of the Department of Anthropology, will share his expertise on Buddhism, Hinduism, and shamanism in Nepal, and describe how those religions are being transformed in the UK.

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Series
Alumni Weekend
People
David Gellner
Keywords
social science
religion
nepal
alumni
anthropology
diaspora
nepalese
joanna lumley
nepalli community
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 02/10/2012
Duration: 00:53:41

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