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A Treasure Trove of Egyptian Cookery
On Monday 13th May, Nawal Nasrallah, introduced by Professor Doris Behrens Abouseif, provided a fascinating and entertaining introduction to her translation of a 14th century Egyptian cookbook entitled Treasure Trove of Benefits…
17 May 2019 -
A Trio of Books
We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest Royal Asiatic Society Book – Refugees and the Politics of the Everyday State in Pakistan: Resettlement in Punjab, 1947 -1962, by Elisabetta Iob.…
27 October 2017 -
A different kind of collection: Nancy Charley launches ‘Little Blue Hut’
We hosted a very special event yesterday with the launch of RAS Archivist Nancy Charley’s new book, Little Blue Hut. As well as being the Society’s Archivist, Nancy is a poet and…
24 February 2017 -
Writ in Water
Wednesday 23rd November found the RAS Reading Room in a flurry of creativity or maybe that should be in a study of creativity. We held our second creative writing event led by…
24 November 2016 -
Ralph 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 2016 -
You Can Take the Archivist Out of the Archive…
…but you can’t take the Archive out of the Archivist to misquote a well-known phrase. I was on holiday in Ireland a couple of weeks ago, enjoying the magnificent Galway coastline. It…
6 October 2016 -
National Poetry Day – Illuminated Poetry Manuscripts
Today, October 8th, is National Poetry Day in the UK. The theme for this year’s events is Light in recognition of 2015 being the UN International Year of Light (and Light-based Technologies).…
8 October 2015 -
Prof. Sarah Moate lectures on Ōtagaki Rengetsu
On Friday 4 September we were delighted to host a lecture by Prof. Sarah Moate (Komazawa University), who spoke on “The Moon of the Fields: the Calligraphy and Poetry of the Japanese…
7 September 2015 -
Searching for Colebrooke’s Grave
As I have been delving into the Collections and beginning to organise the archives, my desire to learn more about the Society’s ‘founding fathers’ has grown. I decided to read Rosanne and…
4 June 2015 -
My Ship Sailed from China…
Do you ever get songs popping into your head? Not the last one you heard on the radio before you walked out the door or got out of the car, with its…
1 May 2015