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Reflecting on the past year
For the last blog post of 2020, we are reflecting on the activities that have taken place around the Society during the past year. Having only joined the RAS towards the end…
17 December 2020Cartographic discoveries across Asian collections
NACIRA Conference: This week, we attended the virtual conference of the National Committee for Information Resources on Asia. The committee was established in 2008 to provide a forum for professionals that work…
4 December 2020A 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 2017Ralph 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 2016From Bombay to Oud Playing, Damascus to Jane Austen’s London
Over the past week the RAS has been delighted to host several events. On Thursday 9th June, Professor Sarah Ansari presented the last lecture in the 2015-2016 RAS Lecture Series. She spoke…
17 June 2016Events, Displays, Archives, Napoleon and Thomas Manning and, of course, Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope that you had a relaxed and enjoyable time over the festive period and that 2016 will be a successful year for you. As…
7 January 2016December lectures at the RAS
We are to delighted to have been able to host several wonderful events over the past week, bringing 2015’s RAS lecture and events series to a close in fine style. On Thursday…
15 December 2015