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Category / 2021-2022 lecture series / anniversary / book launch / Collections / James Tod / Manuscripts / Paintings and Drawings

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  • James Tod and the ‘Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han’

      This Thursday (18th November) marked the anniversary of the death of the Oriental Scholar, Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod (20 March 1782 - 18 November 1835). Painting of Lt. Col James Tod from,…
    19 November 2021
    2021-2022 lecture series, anniversary, book launch, Collections, James Tod, Manuscripts, Paintings and Drawings
  • Celebrating our Achievements

    For this week’s blog post, we wanted to celebrate some of the work that has been carried out at the society over the last year, amidst such challenging circumstances. One of these…

    11 December 2020
    Archives, Exhibitions, James Tod, virtual events, Volunteering, West collection
  • Burton, Tod and Coping with Covid

    As most of you will know, or have guessed, the Royal Asiatic Society is now closed for the foreseeable future with the Reading Room shut to researchers and all lectures and events…

    20 March 2020
    About the Society, Digital Library, Events, James Tod, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series, RAS Library, Richard Burton
  • Henry Colebrooke Writes Again…

    This week, we are indebted again to “Henry Colebrooke” for our blog post: According to the inscription on the verso of the above painting, it shows my friend James Tod making his…

    13 July 2018
    Henry Thomas Colebrooke, James Tod, Publications, RAS Collections
  • A Blog from Henry Colebrooke

    This week, we have a guest blogger. Written in the voice of Henry Colebrooke, the Royal Asiatic Society’s founder in 1823, we learn of a new project, one of the ways in…

    8 June 2018
    About the Society, James Tod, Publications, RAS Lecture Series
  • More Birthdays and a Death

    This week sees the birthdays of three people associated with the RAS and the death of another… Richard Burton was born on 19th March 1821 in Torquay, Devon and his wife Isabel…

    21 March 2017
    James Tod, RAS Collections, Richard Burton
  • Happy Birthday Royal Asiatic Society

    The Royal Asiatic Society was founded on the 15th March 1823, so this week marks its 194th birthday. Its inaugural meeting was held in the Thatched House Tavern on St James Street,…

    16 March 2017
    Archives, Archivist, Collections, James Tod, Library, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series, Richard Burton, The Richard Burton Collection, Thomas Manning
  • South 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 2016
    Archives, Brian Houghton Hodgson, Collections, Events, Indian Art, Indian princes, James Tod, John Baily, Music Performances, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series, Treasures
  • Conservation students’ remarkable work on RAS collections

    The Royal Asiatic Society has been collecting material for almost two centuries, and holds many objects whose origins date back far into the previous millennium. Looking after a diverse and important collection…

    7 July 2016
    Collections, Conservation, India, James Tod
  • The 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 2016
    Book Launches, Collections, Devi, Fresh Perspectives Lecture Series, James Tod, RAS Lecture Series
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