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The Charles H. Norchi Prize
The Royal Asiatic Society is delighted to announce the launch of the annual Charles H. Norchi Prize for the publication of a book on Afghanistan in English during the two previous calendar…
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,…Professor Francis Robinson is awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award:
The Society congratulates Professor Francis Robinson (RAS President, 1997-2000 and 2003-2006, Chair of the Monograph Board and long-standing member of Council) who will receive the Sir Syed Excellence Award from Aligarh Muslim…The Staunton Award and Recent Lectures
The Staunton Award was instigated by the Society to mark the new Millennium ― the honour is accompanied by a small prize of £250. It is awarded to an outstanding article written…
Silk Road Culture and More Gold Medallists
Last night, 24 May, the Society was privileged to be able to host a launch event for a new publication by Dr Susan Whitfield (Institute of Archaeology, UCL), titled Silk, Slaves and Stupas:…
Anniversary General Meeting and More Gold Medallists
In line with new Data Protection requirements, I start this blog post with a reminder to all of you who are signed up to receive notification of a new blog post, that…
Announcement of Bayly Prize
The Royal Asiatic Society is pleased to invite nominations and applications for the inaugural Bayly Prize. The award of £2,500 will be made in 2018 for an outstanding thesis in an Asian…
