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Brian Houghton Hodgson and Bernard Quaritch
We are pleased to announce that the complete catalogue for the Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson is now available on Archives Hub. The Papers previously had detailed listing of some of them,…
16 February 2018Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1873
I am currently listing all the Personal Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson ready for their entry on Archives Hub. The material has been partly catalogued before and I am keeping approximately…
15 September 2017New Light on Old Problems: Multi-Spectral Imaging of Sanskrit Manuscripts
Earlier this year, the Society was delighted to play host to an innovative project looking at some of our Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts from the Hodgson Collection. Most of the manuscripts in this…
19 December 2016South Asian Collections
Thursday evening (10th November) saw the third of three Events held this week at the RAS. On Monday 7th Francis Gooding and Noah Angell, both independent film makers, spoke concerning Lux Imperium – …
11 November 2016Nepal: Natural History Exploration and Learned Societies
On Wednesday 2 November, we were privileged to host a lecture by Mark Watson (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) who spoke on “Nepal: The Early Years of Natural History Exploration and the Role…
4 November 2016A week of three events at the RAS
This week saw a trio of wonderful lectures and events at the Society to educate, inspire and entertain. On Monday 24 October, Professor Karel Werner (SOAS) delivered a lecture on “Pure Yoga…
28 October 2016Ralph Russell and the Poetry of Ghalib
On Tuesday 18th October the RAS was pleased to host the launch of a new edition of Ralph Russell’s work on Ghalib, the Urdu poet. We were delighted to be able to welcome…
20 October 2016Kathmandu
Yesterday evening, 31st March, the RAS hosted the launch of Thomas Bell’s book, “Kathmandu”. In a packed lecture room, David Gellner, Professor of Social Anthropology at Oxford University, introduced this evening. Kathmandu…
1 April 2016Jang Bahadur in Europe; the First Nepalese Mission to the West
On Friday 18th March, John Whelpton, Honorary Research Associate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, lectured on “Jang Bahadur in Europe; the First Nepalese Mission to the West”. By 1850 this Nepali…
22 March 2016Commemorating Nepal’s architecture
We are well aware of the earthquakes last year (2015) in Nepal and their devastating effect – the loss of life and the devastation of buildings. However, perhaps less well remembered is…
15 January 2016