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In Memory of Christopher C. F. Naylor
Kit Naylor (1929–2026) The Society was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Christopher Charles Francis Naylor, known to all as Kit. He was a long-standing and devoted member of the…
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Happy New Year & Upcoming Bayly Prize Ceremony
This is our first blogpost in 2026 so we’d like to wish our readers a very Happy New Year! We hope everyone is having a great start to the new year. Here…
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New Issue of JRAS Now Online
As 2025 comes to an end, we’re delighted to say that the whole of the July issue of our Journal for this year has been released on Cambridge Core. This issue brings…
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James J. Busuttil Prize For Human Rights Prize Lecture
Yesterday evening, the Society hosted the prize-winner lecture for its inaugural James J. Busuttil Prize and Medal for Human Rights. This award, generously offered by Dr James Busuttil, an activist, author, academic…
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Busuttil Prize Winner Lecture & Event Recordings
As November draws to a close and we welcome the final month of 2025, the Society is gently winding down its event programme ahead of the holiday break. But before we pause…
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View of Burma, from Two Perspectives
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been busy working on the Society’s art collection – enhancing metadata, sorting through long‑unprocessed items, and bringing catalogues online for easier access. This week, we thought…
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More about Events…
Yesterday evening we hosted a vibrant conversation around Marg Magazine’s recent issue, The Third Side of the Coins. The panel brought together an impressive line-up: renowned numismatist Joe Cribb; Marzbeen Jila, Secretary…
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Reminder for Prize Submissions and Coin Catalogues Now Online
We begin this week’s blog post with a reminder to submit to two of the Society’s prizes, both currently accepting nominations. The first is the Charles H. Norchi Prize, awarded for the…
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New Book, Event Recap and Website Refresh
New Book We are delighted to announce the latest addition to our monograph series: The Picture Gallery (Nigaristan): A Persian Moral Miscellany. This new publication is the only known English translation of…
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Top RAS Recordings on YouTube
For this week’s blog post, we thought it would be nice to highlight some of our most-watched recordings on YouTube. As you may be aware, recordings of most of our public lectures…
