Royal Asiatic Society Blog
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The Surya P. Subedi Prize
The Royal Asiatic Society is delighted to announce the launch of the Surya P. Subedi Prize for the publication of a book or article on Nepal in English in any one calendar…
28 November 2022 -
A Qurʾan manuscript with full Malay translation
We are pleased to introduce this week’s blog by Dr Annabel Teh Gallop, a member of RAS Council. The Royal Asiatic Society holds a Qurʾan manuscript (Arabic 4), which is of exceptional…
25 November 2022 -
Chinese Dreams in Romantic England: The Life and Times of Thomas Manning – Out Now!
This week’s blog post is by RAS Librarian Edward Weech. Many long-time readers of the Society’s blog will remember that, in 2015, the RAS acquired the archive of Thomas Manning (1772-1840). At…
18 November 2022 -
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: A short biographical sketch by Archie Phillpotts
Next Tuesday we will host the first of three Burton Medal award lectures. To coincide with this occasion we are delighted to publish the following essay by Archie Phillpotts comprising a biographical…
4 November 2022 -
Happy birthday Michael Loewe!
Professor Michael Loewe was born a hundred years ago, on 2 November 1922. He has been a Fellow of the Society since 1959, and at various times during the past sixty-three years…
2 November 2022 -
Society Activities – Update from RAS Director Dr Ohta
First, greetings to all in this week of Diwali which provides some light before the darkness of winter establishes itself. The Society has had a very busy October. Giles Tillotson started the…
28 October 2022 -
Derek Davis on A S Pushkin’s A Journey to Arzrum during the Campaign of 1829 – Part 2
On Tuesday 25 October RAS launches Derek Davis’ English edition of A S Pushkin’s A Journey to Arzrum during the Campaign of 1829. Mr Davis continues his account of Society contacts with…
21 October 2022 -
James Tod’s ‘Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han’ 2023 subscription
To commemorate its bicentenary, the Royal Asiatic Society has commissioned a limited edition re-issue of Lt.-Col. James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han, with a new Companion Volume by Norbert Peabody (to…
14 October 2022 -
Derek Davis on A S Pushkin’s A Journey to Arzrum during the Campaign of 1829 – Part 2
On Tuesday 25 October RAS launches Derek Davis’ English edition of A S Pushkin’s A Journey to Arzrum during the Campaign of 1829. Mr Davis continues his account of Society contacts with…
10 October 2022 -
Digitization Sponsorship for RAS Bicentenary
Over the past several years, the Society has digitized some of the most important parts of its collection, and has made digital facsimiles of manuscripts, archives, and artworks freely available via the…
30 September 2022