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Thomas William Rhys Davids and the Pāli Language

This Wednesday (12th May) marked the 178th anniversary of the birth of Thomas William Rhys Davids (1843-1922) who was a scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pāli Text Society.…

14 May 2021

Archive, Book Launches, Oriental Translation Fund, Thomas William Rhys Davids, virtual events
Cataloguing the Abraham Poliak Papers

We start this week’s blog post on a sombre note with tributes to the lives of Dr. David Washbrook and Dr. Filiz Çağman. Dr. David Washbrook (1948-2021) It is with great sadness…

12 February 2021

Archive, Book Launches, Chinese New Year, Collections, Digital Library, Events, Library, Tributes
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1801-1894)

Part of the joy of being an archivist at the Royal Asiatic Society is learning about some of the characters that were pioneers in the fields of Asiatic studies. Brian Houghton Hodgson…

27 January 2015

Archive, biography, Brian Houghton Hodgson, Darjeeling, Nepal, Poetry, RoutledgeCurzon
Explore Your Archive

This week marks the second year of the Explore Your Archive Campaign – an initiative run by The National Archives and The Archives and Records Association. It aims to encourage people to…

11 November 2014

Archive, Explore your Archive, Family tree, Kakar, Kharan, Makran, Opening hours