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Coromandel – books, plants and snakes
This week we hosted the launch of Charles Allen’s book, Coromandel: A personal history of Southern India. This latest publication focuses on southern India. Charles spoke to a very full lecture theatre, giving…
3 November 2017General John Briggs (1785–1875)
Today, 27th April, marks the death of General John Briggs in 1875, aged 89. Briggs entered the Madras Army in 1801 and served in the Second Mahratta War. In 1810 he accompanied…
27 April 2017The Elephants in the (Reading) Room
I start this blog by wishing all its readers a Happy New Year. May 2017 be a good year for you all. The beginning of this new year seemed a suitable time…
6 January 2017The Last Events of 2016
During this week we hosted our last two events of 2016. On Monday 12 December we welcomed Frances Wood and Christopher Arnander to launch their new book, Betrayed Ally: China in the Great War. This…
16 December 2016Damascus, Joseph Banks, and an Evening for Volunteer Thanks
The above title could well represent the many projects with which are volunteers are engaged – the tasks which they willingly undertake in the course of their volunteering are many and varied.…
9 December 2016A work placement at the RAS
Below we post an edited version of Surekha Agarwal’s report on a work placement at the Society which took place earlier this year. We are very grateful to Surekha for her contribution and for…
2 February 2016
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