Author / Nancy Charley
Kathmandu
Yesterday evening, 31st March, the RAS hosted the launch of Thomas Bell’s book, “Kathmandu”. In a packed lecture room, David Gellner, Professor of Social Anthropology at Oxford University, introduced this evening. Kathmandu…
1 April 2016Jang Bahadur in Europe; the First Nepalese Mission to the West
On Friday 18th March, John Whelpton, Honorary Research Associate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, lectured on “Jang Bahadur in Europe; the First Nepalese Mission to the West”. By 1850 this Nepali…
22 March 2016Manning and Marshman work together on Chinese translation
In 1810 Thomas Manning was in India. We know from a letter to his father, William Manning, Rector at Diss, Norfolk, that he sailed on board the Pellen from Canton to Bengal…
3 March 2016Yogi Practices
On 11th February Dr Sir Jim Mallinson lectured to a full room on the history of Yoga focusing particularly on the history of ascetic practices. Dr Mallinson was keen to show how ascetic…
16 February 2016January Events at the RAS
In the last two weeks the RAS has hosted three very different events. The first, on Tuesday 19th January, was part of the Fresh Perspectives Series of Lectures. Frederica Gigante of The Warburg…
28 January 2016Saving Archival Treasures
What do you do when you find a photograph album whose binding is broken and whose leaves have become so brittle that their edges break very easily on…
22 January 2016Commemorating Nepal’s architecture
We are well aware of the earthquakes last year (2015) in Nepal and their devastating effect – the loss of life and the devastation of buildings. However, perhaps less well remembered is…
15 January 2016Events, Displays, Archives, Napoleon and Thomas Manning and, of course, Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope that you had a relaxed and enjoyable time over the festive period and that 2016 will be a successful year for you. As…
7 January 2016Exploring the Philippines
On Tuesday 8th December, we welcome John Earle to lecture in our Fresh Perspectives Series. He will talk on “British Vice-Consul and Local Hero: Nicholas Loney and a Sweeter Life on a…
3 December 2015Tea and Testimony inspire Creativity
As part of Explore your Archives Week 2015, we held a creative writing workshop on Friday 22nd November. About 15 enthusiastic writers joined Dr Emma Filtness, Lecturer in Creative Writing at Brunel University,…
24 November 2015