Author / Nancy Charley
Nizami the Poet takes Centre-Stage
On Tuesday 17th November we welcomed Azadeh Fatehrad to lecture on the poet, Nizami Ganjavi. She started by giving an introduction to the poet’s life and work and, in particular, his five epic…
19 November 2015The Cairo Genizah and other Egyptian Treasures
On Thursday 12th November we welcome Dr Ben Outhwaite from the University of Cambridge for the next lecture of the RAS 2015-16 Lecture Series. Dr Outhwaite will speak on “Lewis, Gibson and…
3 November 2015Thomas Manning: a son’s letters to his father
With the accession of any new archive, decisions need to be made about how to arrange the papers ready to catalogue them. The Manning Archive arrived in 15 lots with some degree…
29 October 2015Burma and Buddhism
In the first of the RAS Lecture Series for 2015-2016, Professor Janice Stargardt from the University of Cambridge spoke about the adoption of Buddhism in Burma using the case study of Sri…
9 October 2015National Poetry Day – Illuminated Poetry Manuscripts
Today, October 8th, is National Poetry Day in the UK. The theme for this year’s events is Light in recognition of 2015 being the UN International Year of Light (and Light-based Technologies).…
8 October 2015The “Father of Himalayan Studies”
On Saturday 26th September the RAS, in association with the Bagri Foundation, were pleased to host a Special Study Day, “Updating Hodgson”. The gathered participants were encouraged to view an exhibition of…
1 October 2015