Author / Nancy Charley
The first English translator of Tohfut-ul-mujahideen
Working with the RAS Collections is always an interesting experience – no two days at work are ever quite the same. Recently I have been working on some big collections – doing…
7 September 2018The Emperor Jahangir
Today, 31st August, marks the anniversary of the birth of Jahangir, born Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim in 1569. He became the fourth Mughal emperor in 1605 and reigned until his death…
31 August 2018A Voyage to the Southern Seas
This week I went to the “James Cook: The Voyages” Exhibition at the British Library – in fact it was a family affair as I met up with my two sisters and…
24 August 2018Commemorating the Declaration of Indonesian Independence
Today, 17th August, marks the anniversary of the proclamation of independence in Indonesia, This marked the start of diplomatic and armed resistance against the Dutch until final independence was acknowledged in 1949.…
17 August 2018A Short Reflection: Archive, E.W. West, Knowledge
This week, the blog post is provided by Aaditya Sathish, an undergraduate student from the College of the Atlantic, Maine, USA, who has just completed an internship with the Society. During his…
9 August 2018David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer and Emily Overend Lorimer
We are pleased to announce that the catalogue for our small collection of Papers belonging to David and Emily Lorimer is now available on Archives Hub. The Papers we hold came from…
20 July 2018Henry Colebrooke Writes Again…
This week, we are indebted again to “Henry Colebrooke” for our blog post: According to the inscription on the verso of the above painting, it shows my friend James Tod making his…
13 July 2018Commemorating Sir Stamford Raffles
Thursday 5th July marks the anniversary of the death of Sir Stamford Raffles, who died the day before his 45th birthday in 1826. He was born on 6th July 1781 on the…
5 July 2018Society News
We start this blog[post with warm congratulations to Amy Riach, our Outreach and Publicity Officer, and her husband, Olly, on the safe arrival of their son, Hamish, on the 18th June. We…
22 June 2018The Staunton Award and Recent Lectures
The Staunton Award was instigated by the Society to mark the new Millennium ― the honour is accompanied by a small prize of £250. It is awarded to an outstanding article written…
15 June 2018