Category / Awards & Prizes
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James J. Busuttil Prize for Human Rights Prize Lecture
Yesterday evening, the Society hosted the prize-winner lecture for its inaugural James J. Busuttil Prize and Medal for Human Rights. This award, generously offered by Dr James Busuttil, an activist, author, academic…
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Reminder for Prize Submissions and Coin Catalogues Now Online
We begin this week’s blog post with a reminder to submit to two of the Society’s prizes, both currently accepting nominations. The first is the Charles H. Norchi Prize, awarded for the…
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Artworks, Digitisation, Book Launch and Bayly Prize
Recently catalogued artworks This week I have spent some time cataloguing our visual material. Those who have visited our Reading Room would probably have consulted our physical catalogue entitled Catalogue of Paintings,…
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The James J. Busuttil Medal and Prize for Human Rights – Winners Announced
The Royal Asiatic Society is pleased to award the 2025 James J. Busuttil Prize and Medal for Human Rights jointly to Dr Lydia Walker for States-in-Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization (Cambridge University Press, 2024) and…
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Charles H. Norchi Prize Ceremony
The Society held a ceremony to award its inaugural Charles H. Norchi Prize yesterday evening. It was a joyful occasion filled with engaging discussions, celebrations and drinks, and the event was well-attended…
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The Surya P. Subedi Prize – Winners Announced and Calling for Nominations
The Royal Asiatic Society is delighted to announce the winners of the Surya P. Subedi Prize 2024. The first prize has been awarded to Professor Sara Shneiderman (University of British Columbia) and…
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The James J. Busuttil Medal and Prize for Human Rights
On Tuesday 10 December 2024, the Royal Asiatic Society was delighted to announce the launch of the annual James J. Busuttil Medal and Prize for the publication of a book on human…
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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…
