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Council Member, Lionel Knight, shares memories of the Society
As part of our bicentenary celebrations we asked some members of the Society to share their memories. This week long-serving Council member, Lionel Knight, gives us a few insights. He writes: “After…
19 July 2024The Royal Asiatic Society’s Visit to Norwich
Our Director, Dr Alison Ohta, writes: On the 24th May, the Society visited the Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia and the exhibition held at the Forum library entitled Nara…
7 June 2024Anniversary General Meeting 2024
The Anniversary General Meeting for the Society was held yesterday evening, Thursday 16 May. The meeting was opened by the outgoing President, Sarah Ansari who asked the gathered Fellows to agree to…
17 May 2024A New Edition of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society is now available
The latest edition of the Journal is now available online with Cambridge University Press. All Fellows of the Society can access the articles using their login on our website. For those not…
5 April 2024The 201st Anniversary of the Royal Asiatic Society
Last year, 2023, we celebrated the Society’s bicentenary – celebrations that are continuing into 2024. However today, 15th March 2024, marks the 201st anniversary of the inauguration of the Society. Therefore I…
15 March 2024Postcard from Cairo by RAS Director, Dr Alison Ohta
When people come to Cairo the first thing that comes to mind is a visit to the pyramids and the Egyptian Museum. However, Cairo’s rich heritage of Islamic architecture spanning a period…
1 March 2024Making a Book: The Society’s Anniversary Edition of Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han.
This week’s blog post is provided by Dr Gordon Johnson, Vice-President of the Society: James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States was published in 2…
16 February 2024Bayly Prize 2023 Winner and Finalists
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas Barrett has been awarded the Bayly Prize. The finalists included Dr.Mariano Errichiello, Dr. Kelsey Granger and Dr. Yui Lo. Dr. Thomas P.…
5 January 2024Drawing to the end of our bicentenary year
This will be the last blog post of 2023, the year of the bicentenary of the Society, and though bicentennial activities are continuing into 2024, with further celebratory lectures and a forthcoming…
15 December 2023Dr Norbert Peabody on the launch of the reissue of James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han
On Wednesday the Society launched its three volume reissue of James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han at the Brunei Gallery, with Maharaj Kumar Sahib Dr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur in…
8 December 2023
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