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From Rituals to the Elite
On Tuesday, 18 September, the Society was delighted to be able to host a lecture by Dr Rose Kerr (former Keeper of the East Asian Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum)…
21 September 2018Ming Dynasty Arrow Vase now on loan at RAS
The Society is delighted to have received this stunning “Arrow Vase” on loan from the Horniman Museum. The loan is made possible thanks to the “Object in Focus” programme, supported by the…
14 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 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 2018A Blog from Henry Colebrooke
This week, we have a guest blogger. Written in the voice of Henry Colebrooke, the Royal Asiatic Society’s founder in 1823, we learn of a new project, one of the ways in…
8 June 2018New Books – New Catalogues
On Tuesday 29th May, Dr Ashmita Khasnabish (Lasel College, Massachusetts) lectured at the Royal Asiatic Society on “Indian Imagination in a Postcolonial Context”, a talk based on her new monograph, Negotiating Capability and Diaspora:…
1 June 2018Silk Road Culture and More Gold Medallists
Last night, 24 May, the Society was privileged to be able to host a launch event for a new publication by Dr Susan Whitfield (Institute of Archaeology, UCL), titled Silk, Slaves and Stupas:…
25 May 2018Hidden Histories
Dr.Deniz Türker of the University of Cambridge gave a very interesting lecture on Tuesday 15th May, entitled ‘The Yildiz Kiosk and the Queen Mothers of the Tanzimat Era: Gender, Landscape and Visibility’.…
21 May 2018Anniversary General Meeting and More Gold Medallists
In line with new Data Protection requirements, I start this blog post with a reminder to all of you who are signed up to receive notification of a new blog post, that…
11 May 2018Cataloguing Collections – Improving Accessibility
This week, Argula Rublack shares about her experience of working at the RAS. She is a student on placement from University College London, Library and Information Studies Masters course: “I was first…
27 April 2018