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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
Sir George Thomas Staunton

This Tuesday (10th August), marked the anniversary of the death of Sir George Thomas Staunton, 2nd Baronet (26 May 1781- 10 August 1859) who was a former Vice President and one of…

13 August 2021

Archives, Book Launches, Cataloguing, institutional archive, lectures, Paintings and Drawings, Sir George Thomas Staunton
Collections Open Evening

Do you know how to repair an Indian painting? Or mend a Persian manuscript? Do you know the story of Nana Fadnavis and the Maratha Peshwa, Madhu Rao Narayan, or the how…

25 May 2017

About the Society, British India, Conservation, Indian Art, Manuscripts, Paintings and Drawings, Persian Manuscripts, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
John Griffiths and the Caves at Ajanta

December 1st marks the anniversary of the death of the artist, John Griffiths, who died on this day in 1918, aged 81. Born in 1837, Griffiths studied at what would become the…

1 December 2016

biography, Christmas closure, India, Indian Art, Paintings and Drawings, RAS Collections, Volunteering