The Royal Asiatic Society Blog
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2026 AGM and Closing Lecture of Japan Series
The Society gathered yesterday for its 2026 Anniversary General Meeting. Apart from being a cornerstone of the institutional governance of the Society, the AGM is also an opportunity for current members to…
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Collections Evening and Aga Khan Library Visit
Collections Evening 2026 We had a wonderful time at the Society’s annual Collections Evening yesterday. It’s always one of our favourite events of the year: a chance to share new scholarship on…
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Upcoming Events in May
As the month of May fast approaches, we’re delighted to share a round‑up of the exciting events we’ve planned for the month: Thursday 7 May – Collections Evening Our annual Collections…
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An Archival Reunion
Last month, we were contacted by the Archivist at the Royal Anthropological Institute about a set of institutional papers belonging to the Society that had been in their custody for some time.…
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New Donation – South Indian Temple Photographs
For this week’s blog, we’re delighted to share some exciting news about our collections. Professor Christopher Fuller, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political…
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The Arab Hall, Mongolian Artwork, Journal and Member Profiles
The Arab Hall – Frederick Leighton: Traveller and Collector Yesterday evening, we had the pleasure of celebrating the launch of Dr Melanie Gibson’s brand‑new publication, The Arab Hall – Frederick Leighton: Traveller…
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Staff Intro, Noh Theatre Chants and Prize Reminder
This week, we open our blog with a piece written by Evelyn Dodds, who joined the Society last week as our new Outreach and Communications Officer. Some of you may already recognise…
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2026 Bayly Prize, New Starter, Book Launch and NACIRA Conference
For this week’s blog post we’re giving you a roundup of updates on the activities taking place at the Society and across our wider community: 2026 Bayly Prize While we’re still…
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Chinese Scrolls and Staff News
In a previous blog post, I promised to share more about the Chinese scrolls I’ve been working on, so this week I’m diving deeper into two of them, both of which have…
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A Message from Udaipur
This week, we’re delighted to share a message from our President, Dr Norbert Peabody, who is currently travelling through Rajasthan, India. One of the highlights of his trip has been his visit to…
