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Bayly Prize 2023 Winner and Finalists
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas Barrett has been awarded the Bayly Prize. The finalists included Dr.Mariano Errichiello, Dr. Kelsey Granger and Dr. Yui Lo. Dr. Thomas P.…
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Dr Norbert Peabody on the launch of the reissue of James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han
On Wednesday the Society launched its three volume reissue of James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han at the Brunei Gallery, with Maharaj Kumar Sahib Dr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur in…
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The Mythic Society of Bangalore
As part of the bicentenary activities, we continue to renew our links with our sister societies. On the 21st of November we held a Zoom meeting with the Mythic Society of Bangalore.…
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Dr Hamid Keshmirshekan: The Art of Iran in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
On the evening of October 5th, attendees congregated at the Society to partake in an informative lecture by Hamid Keshmirshekan, a distinguished art historian, art critic, and Research Scholar at the Department…
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The Photography Collection at the RAS – Dr Amy Matthewson
If you have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Extraordinary Endeavours exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, do please come before it closes on the 15th of December 2023. The…
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Professor Waleed Ziad – The Extraordinary, Enchanted Journey of a Female Scholar Saint in the Afghan Empire
In a recent lecture at the Royal Asiatic Society, Professor Waleed Ziad, an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explored the…
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Dr Philip Jagessar on Orientalists and their maps: cartographic views from the Royal Asiatic Society collection
In the annals of history, maps have often been celebrated as windows to the world, offering glimpses of uncharted territories and serving as tools of exploration, documentation, and navigation. Yet, their role…
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Risāla i-Shaṭranj or Chess Treatise – by Dr Amy Matthewson
Risāla i-Shaṭranj or Chess Treatise One of the more fascinating objects that is on display at the Royal Asiatic Society’s Extraordinary Endeavours: Celebrating 200 years of Communication, Collaboration and Dissemination exhibition…
Extraordinary Endeavours Opens next week!
This week we have been putting the finishing touches on our exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, which will pay homage to 200 years of Extraordinary Endeavours at the Royal Asiatic Society.…
Professor Mark Liechty: Winner of the Subedi Prize 2023
The Society is delighted to announce the winner of the first Surya P. Subedi Prize which is awarded to Professor Mark Liechty for his book “What Went Right” (Amazon link), subtitled: “sustainability…
