Royal Asiatic Society Blog
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From the archive: The Seven Planets by Sayyid Mohammed Riza
Our Librarian Ed Weech recently made a striking discovery in the Society’s archive, topical today and thoroughly evocative of the world in which the Society came into being. The Seven…
6 May 2022 -
Digitization of Akhbarat
The Society is delighted to announce the digitization of an important collection of Akhbarat, or court reports/newsletters, pertaining chiefly to the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707, r. 1658-1707). Arranged by regnal…
22 April 2022 -
Recent RAS news
Congratulations to Bayly Prize winner Dr Lexi Stadlen whose first book ‘Nine Paths: A Year in the Life of an Indian Village’ was published by Penguin Random House yesterday. The book is…
8 April 2022 -
RAS Collections Evening 2022
Dr Philip Jagessar The Society was very pleased to host a Collections Evening last week (24 March). In addition to giving people a chance to see some of our collections at…
1 April 2022 -
Call for applications: JRAS Book review editor
Book Review Editor: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society The Royal Asiatic Society seeks a book review editor for its distinguished international Journal. The Society is committed to developing the book…18 March 2022 -
The Ottoman Sultan, Ali Raja Bibi of Kannur, and Compass Bearings
The three titles in the heading do not seem to have a lot in common. Two are people but from different parts of the world, and the other is a generic term.…
4 March 2022 -
Submissions open for the 2022 Bayly Prize
The Society is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the 2022 Bayly Prize. £2500 award for a distinguished thesis in an Asian subject falling within the scope of…
25 February 2022 -
Publications and Collections (and the two combined!)
We start this week with news of a forthcoming special supplement to the Journal: Two hundred years ago the Society took a broad interest in all unfolding and less known parts of…
18 February 2022 -
The Global Transmission of 20th Century Yoga Practice By Dr. Hannah Bartos
Recently published as part of the RAS book series, Dr Bartos’ book Modern Transnational Yoga investigates the social organisation of modern yoga practice and analyses why certain styles have transcended geographical borders…
11 February 2022 -
Introducing the new JRAS Editor Professor Daud Ali / Bicentenary of the Société Asiatique
Professor Daud Ali Last year we were pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Daud Ali to Editor of the journal following the end of Professor Ansari’s tenure. Journal submissions, which had…
4 February 2022