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Anniversary 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…
The RAS Anniversary Meeting 2023
The annual Anniversary Meeting of the Society was held on Thursday 18 May at 5.30pm. Fellows received and considered the Report and Accounts for 2022 (Access Here). The meeting was well…
The Society’s 100th Anniversary in 1923
As well as researching the Society’s past, and its collections for the forthcoming exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, I am also researching the past anniversaries of the Society to present a paper…
Reading Manuscript Paintings in the Kulliyat of Nava’i, and RAS AGM 2022
Dr Funda San (Yildiz Technical University) is currently exploring the Society’s collection of Turkish manuscripts, as part of a research project supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey).…
Changing of the guard as RAS welcomes new President
On Thursday 27th May, the Society’s AGM was held over Zoom. Professor Stockwell stepped down as President having completed his term and Professor Sarah Ansari was elected making her the first woman President…
Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia receives English Heritage blue plaque
Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia (1808-1877), a pioneering naval engineer and former member of the Society has recently been awarded an English Heritage London blue plaque marking the 180th anniversary of being the first…
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Anniversary General Meeting in the virtual world
Last Thursday evening (22nd October), the society held its Anniversary General meeting, celebrating 197 years of its existence. For the first time in the society’s history, this meeting was held virtually due…
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The significance of The Oriental Translation Fund and the role of Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot
This week’s blog post focusses on the cataloguing of The Oriental Translation Fund papers. Very little has been published around the work of the fund which has been significant in funding published…
Saladin at the Anniversary General Meeting
Last evening, Thursday 9th May, the Society held its Anniversary General Meeting, celebrating 196 years of its existence. President Anthony Stockwell opened the proceedings before handing over to Treasurer, Lionel Knight, to…
A Burmese Theme
On 2nd May we welcomed author, Philip Davies, to lecture on his new book “Lost Warriors – Seagrim and Pagani of Burma – The Last Great Untold Story of WWII”. This book…
