Category / Awards & Prizes / Library & Archives
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Bayly Prize, New Book, Exhibition and Reader Visit
Nominations for the 2026 Bayly Prize We begin this week’s post with a reminder that nominations for the 2026 Bayly Prize close in two weeks. The prize is awarded for a distinguished…
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A Fortnight at the Royal Asiatic Society
Last month, we were pleased to welcome Anna, an undergraduate at the University of St Andrews, for a two‑week placement in the Library. The Society periodically hosts volunteers and students who assist…
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An Archival Reunion
Last month, we were contacted by the Archivist at the Royal Anthropological Institute about a set of institutional papers belonging to the Society that had been in their custody for some time.…
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New Donation – South Indian Temple Photographs
For this week’s blog, we’re delighted to share some exciting news about our collections. Professor Christopher Fuller, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political…
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RAS Collections Evening 2026
On Thursday 7 May, the Society will host its annual Collections Evening. This year, we are delighted to host three talks exploring manuscript and art collections from Malaysia, India, and Japan. Dr…
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New Book, Event Recap and Website Refresh
New Book We are delighted to announce the latest addition to our monograph series: The Picture Gallery (Nigaristan): A Persian Moral Miscellany. This new publication is the only known English translation of…
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Early-19th-Century Chinese Magazine and Gulistan of Sa’di in Hong Kong
I feel like the blog has become a space for me to share my spontaneous discoveries in the Library (which I very much enjoy!). Having grown up in Hong Kong, I have…
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Upcoming Lecture on Dvāravatī and Associated Collections
As the new academic year is fast approaching, the Society is programming an exciting line-up of lectures for the 2025-26 Lecture Series, which will commence in September. We are delighted to announce…
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Placing Udaipur: the James Tod Collection at the RAS
The Society’s library recently received a kind donation from the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) in Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) of its beautiful exhibition catalogue Picturing Place: Painted and Printed Maps at…![]()
Henry Faulds and his Japanese Buddhist Albums
We have had a few sweltering days in the Reading Room this week, but thankfully the weather has cooled off significantly, so it is a great relief. While the Society’s lecture programme…
