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A Trio of Events
In the past week we have been fortunate to host three interesting and very different events. On Thursday 9th February, Professor Stéphane Pradines from the Aga Khan University spoke on “The Swahili, a…
17 February 2017Afghanistan in the Mid-Twentieth Century
On Thursday 26th January we welcomed Elisabeth Leake as she launched her new book, “The Defiant Border: The Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands in the Era of Decolonization, 1936-1965”. She gave an interesting talk upon…
2 February 2017The Last Events of 2016
During this week we hosted our last two events of 2016. On Monday 12 December we welcomed Frances Wood and Christopher Arnander to launch their new book, Betrayed Ally: China in the Great War. This…
16 December 2016Muhaqqaq: Furthering the Aesthetic of Faith.
Dr. Nassar Mansour, who was visiting London teaching a special class in calligraphy at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, graciously consented to give a lecture on the 24th August to the…
8 September 2016George Manginis Mount Sinai Book Launch
On Wednesday 25th May 2016 George Manginis gave a lecture on Mount Sinai, its travellers and its pilgrims, to introduce his new book which is published by Haus Publishing. A mountain peak above Saint Catherine’s…
26 May 2016The Goddess Devi
On Tuesday 12th April, The Royal Asiatic Society were pleased to host a launch of Isabella Tree’s book. “The Living Goddess”. In the book Isabella explores the Tibetan tradition of choosing a…
14 April 2016James Tod book launch
On Wednesday, 6 April we were delighted to host the launch of Knowledge, mediation and empire: James Tod’s journeys among the Rajputs (Manchester University Press), by Florence D’Souza. Florence gave an introduction…
8 April 2016