The Society's building is currently closed due to the pandemic. Staff are continuing to work from home and should you have any enquiries, members of staff can be reached by email:
Director: Alison Ohta
Email: aoATroyalasiaticsocietyDOTorg
Librarian: Edward Weech
Email: ewATroyalasiaticsocietyDOTorg
Archivist: Emma Jones
Email: ejATroyalasiaticsocietyDOTorg
Journal Executive Editor: Charlotte de Blois
Email: cdbATroyalasiaticsocietyDOTorg
We send our best wishes to all our members and supporters. We hope everyone stays virus free and we look forward to resuming our activities once this difficult time has passed.


A portico of four columns. Ram Raz Collection c.1825


Kunisato Triptych: View of Akabane, Yedo, early evening. From an album of theatrical prints presented by Herbert Charles Fanshawe, December 1923


Tod Collection: Rana Jai Singh of Newar being weighed, Udaipur


Demons and kings seated in two main rows. Illustration from the Adi parva of the Mahabharata.
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Happy New Year and January Events
Happy new year to all of our members and readers!
We have three events in January. To register for any event please contact Matty at mb@royalasiaticsociety.org who will send you a zoom link to attend.
19th: The virtual book launch of Ian Talbot’s The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan
21st: A lecture by Jonathan Lawrence entitled Acquiring Books in Eighteenth-Century Bengal: William Jones' Library
29th: The virtual book launch of Arndt-Walter Emmerich’s Islamic Movements in India
These events will take place at 6.30pm over Zoom.
15/01/21 ANOUNCEMENT OF THE BAYLY PRIZE 2020 WINNER
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Upcoming Events
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Ian Talbot’s The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan Book Launch
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Jonathan Lawrence Lecture: Acquiring Books in Eighteenth-Century Bengal: William Jones’ Library
January 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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To find out the latest news about the Bayly Prize and the announcement of the 2020 winner, please visit our latest blog post.
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Please join us for a virtual book launch on the 29th January of Islamic Movements in India by Dr. Arndt Emmerich. Email Matty Bradley at mb@royalasiaticsociety.org to attend. Early booking is recommended!
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