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Journal, Book Launches and Reviews
This week’s blog begins with an update from the Archivist: I am currently creating the catalogue for the records of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. It has been interesting to…
15 July 2022 -
Gertrude Caton-Thompson
As we prepare to bestow the Burton Memorial Medal on new recipients this year, I thought I would take a look back at the recipient of just under seventy years ago. In…
28 January 2022 -
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Special Issue on Sanskrit Literature
The January 2022 JRAS (vol 32:1) contains (among other essays) five related articles about Sanskrit literature during the 500 years or so when Persian was the dominant language of culture in north…
21 January 2022 -
Reflecting on 2021
For the last blog post of 2021, we wanted to reflect on some of the work that has taken place across the Society over the last year. Before we mention these achievements,…17 December 2021 -
December Events
Before the Society closes for Christmas, there are several events taking place in December to look forward to. If you don’t fancy venturing out in the cold weather, most of these will…26 November 2021 -
James Tod and the ‘Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han’
This Thursday (18th November) marked the anniversary of the death of the Oriental Scholar, Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod (20 March 1782 - 18 November 1835). Painting of Lt. Col James Tod from,…19 November 2021 -
Cataloguing the Collections
Cataloguing Update: Progress is being made on the cataloguing of collections material in the institutional archive with descriptions now ready to be uploaded onto Archives Hub. I have discovered several interesting finds…12 November 2021 -
A Cartographic “Guide for Strangers in Madras”
This week’s blog is written by Philip Jagessar who provides an update on one of the earliest maps that the Society acquired which features a detailed town plan of Madras. Full…5 November 2021 -
Studying the Sanskrit Language
Friedrich Max Müller: This Thursday (28th October) marked the anniversary of the death of the philologist and Orientalist, Friedrich Max Müller (6th December 1823-28th October 1900). Friedrich Max Müller by…29 October 2021 -
Halloween Update
There’s a chill in the air as we enter the second half of Autumn, but the Society’s events programme is running at full steam with several events planned between October and November.…22 October 2021
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