British Georgian Society Annual Rustaveli Lecture
Lecture by Prof. Rudi Matthee
(University of Delaware)
Includes Georgian Wine and Canapes
Free for BGS and RAS Members £5 for non-members
Seetha's Tamil Recipes - Book Launch
Seetha's Tamil Recipes released in September 2012 by Century House (UK), is a unique collection of traditional family recipes of Jaffna Tamil cookery from Sri Lanka. Compiled and illustrated by Uma Mahadeva, the book presents in layman's English, a complete set of dishes that are the repertoire of Dr. Seethadevi Mahadeva.
There are over 60 recipes in this collection, including all the classic Jaffna dishes such as Thosai (Lentil and Rice Pancakes), Sambar (Vegetable Hotchpotch), Crab Curry, etc., and variations of popular dishes such as Fried Noodles and Chicken Curry. These dishes are tasty, not too hot to eat, and use fresh ingredients obtainable from supermarkets in the world’s cities and Sri Lankan Tamil and Asian grocers. These recipes are meant for busy mothers, workingmen and women and anyone wishing to taste new kinds of exotic curries that are nutritious & simple to cook at home, at modest costs.
The book will be presented, and be available for sale at the Royal Asiatic Society on 7th March from 6 to 8 pm, with samples of some of the popular recipes for tasting. This evening will provide an opportunity to socialise and learn about Jaffna cookery.
RSVP: umamahadeva@hotmail.com
[ISBN: 978-1-873265-92-5; Illustrated, 112 pp, published by Century House UK. The book is also available for purchase at Seetha's Tamil Recipes/amazon.co.uk/Uma Mahadeva/Books]
''Men who loved books' - The literary legacy of Robert Hart and the Chinese Maritime Customs Service'
Additional Lecture: Byzantine & Post-Byzantine Bookbinding: History and Techniques of Manufacture
Professor Konstantinos Choulis
Assistant Professor of Book and Paper Conservation, Technological Educational Institute, Athens
Observations on Some Byzantine and Other Christian Manuscripts and Book Covers from the Mediaeval Eastern Mediterranean
Lecture by:
Professor Lucy-Anne Hunt
Professor Emerita, Manchester Metropolitan University
Lecture to be followed by opening of the exhibition.
Contemporary Bookbindings Inspired by Byzantine Bookbindings
An Exhibition 15-29 November
RSVP cl@royalasiaticsociety.org
Visiting times for the exhibition by prior arrangement: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm
Additional Lecture
A Georgian Evening of Talks, Film and Song to celebrate Rustaveli
It is 100 years since the RAS published the first English Translation of the epic Georgian poem 'A Man in a Panther's Skin' by the 12th century poet Shota Rustaveli.
6.45pm - Welcome by Alison Ohta, RAS Director
7.00pm - Introduction to Georgian music by Tamta Turmanidze (Leader of UK based Georgian Choirs Maspindzeli and Tabuni)
7.15pm - Screening of the film 'Songs of Georgia' directed by Jason Osborn
8.00pm - Talk by Robert Parsons (narrator of the film)
8.30pm - Questions followed by Georgian wine and snacks (provided by Little Georgia Restaurants) and music (by Maspindzeli Choir)
For more information visit the RAS Blog
http://royalasiaticsociety.blogspot.co.uk/
Admission free, all welcome
In association with the British Georgian Society
RAS Additional Lecture
The Moorcroft Mystery
by Dr Garry Alder
On the Indian Origin of Nationalism
(University of Cambridge)
Between Cultures - The Chinese Buddhist Pilgrim Records
(University of Cardiff)
African Soldiers, Governors, Nawabs and Cultural Brokers in South Asia
(Institute of Commonwealth Studies)
Gender and Sexuality in Indonesian Cinema: New Order Constructions of gay, lesbi and waria Identities on Screen
(School of Oriental and African Studies)
"Unshook till the End of Time": Relations between Britain and Oman, 1650-1975
(University of Cambridge)
Bhutan's Smallpox Eradication Programme: International Health and the Limits of Global Influence
(University of York)
Confluence: Arabic and Chinese Calligraphy
(University of Stockholm)
Some Thoughts on the Origins of the Artistic Style that emerged during the Reign of Suleyman 'the Magnificent'
(University of Oxford)
Explorations of an Ottoman Traveller: Evliya Celebi
(University of Chicago)
'An Evening with Zheng He'
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in conjunction with the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at the Institute of South East Asian Studies, Singapore, invites you to an evening of events relating to the Chinese eunuch admiral Zheng He and the ways his image and the Ming sources which portray him are used and abused in history and popular writing.
PROGRAMME
6pm - Welcome and Talk by Dr Geoff Wade.
NSC Visiting Senior Research Fellow Dr Geoff Wade will introduce the eunuch admiral and examine the various ways in which his voyages in the early 15th centuy are seen.
6.30pm -Talk by Prof Tansen Sen.
NSC Head Prof Tansen Sen will speak on "Zheng He in South Asia: trade, Diplomacy, or Regime Change?"
7pm - Screening of the documentary 'Junk History'
7.45pm - Q & A and Discussion
8pm - Drinks Reception
For more information email hp@royalasiaticsociety.org
Additional Lecture
By Julia Boyd
Additional Lecture
the Case of Cairo Geniza
Lecture by Professor Efraim Lev
University of Haifa, Israel
Starts at 6.30pm
Additional Lecture
Dr Monika Bincsik
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
Starts at 6.30pm
Special Double Book Launch
The evening will include a wine reception and
an opportunity to purchase both publications.
Please rsvp to Helen Porter hp@royalasiaticsociety.org
An Evening with Rory Stewart
Please rsvp to Helen Porter hp@royalasiaticsociety.org
Places will be reserved on a first come first serve basis.
Revisiting dance and drama in Bali: Interpreting a photo archive for exhibition
Lecture by Dr Fiona Kerlogue
Horniman Museum
In 1962 the Horniman Museum received a donation of film and photographs taken in Bali in the 1930's, the collection of Beryl de Zoete, author of 'Dance and Drama in Bali', published in 1938 but still the classic book on the subject. This lecture will discuss the research involved in identifying and interpreting this visual material, which has culminated in the current exhibition, 'Bali: Dancing for the Gods,' on show at the Horniman Museum until January 8th 2012.
The British Presence in Macao and Representations of the Enclave in British Travel Writing
Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies, FCSH, New University of Lisbon,Portugal
For God, King and Country: Monarchy, Religion and Nationalism in Modern Iran
University of Oxford
Reel Histories: The Film and Oral History Collections of the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
An Alternative History of India-Pakistan Relations
University of Cambridge
The Chinese in Bengal
Independent Documentary Film Maker, Chair of the Meridian Society
Dressed to Rule - The Chinese Emperor's Wardrobe
Victoria & Albert Museum