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A 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 2017Reflections on Chinese Porcelain Collectors
On Wednesday 18 January, the Society was privileged to host a lecture by The Hon. James Stourton (Senior Fellow, Institute of Historical Research, London University) titled “Reflections on Chinese Porcelain Collectors”. James…
20 January 2017Dr Edward Anderson on Hindu nationalism abroad
We are pleased that our lecture series for 2017 is already underway, thanks to a lecture from Dr Edward Anderson, Smuts Research Fellow in Commonwealth Studies, University of Cambridge. Dr Anderson spoke…
13 January 2017The Elephants in the (Reading) Room
I start this blog by wishing all its readers a Happy New Year. May 2017 be a good year for you all. The beginning of this new year seemed a suitable time…
6 January 2017The Last Events of 2016
During this week we hosted our last two events of 2016. On Monday 12 December we welcomed Frances Wood and Christopher Arnander to launch their new book, Betrayed Ally: China in the Great War. This…
16 December 2016Damascus, Joseph Banks, and an Evening for Volunteer Thanks
The above title could well represent the many projects with which are volunteers are engaged – the tasks which they willingly undertake in the course of their volunteering are many and varied.…
9 December 2016South 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 2016Nepal: Natural History Exploration and Learned Societies
On Wednesday 2 November, we were privileged to host a lecture by Mark Watson (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) who spoke on “Nepal: The Early Years of Natural History Exploration and the Role…
4 November 2016A week of three events at the RAS
This week saw a trio of wonderful lectures and events at the Society to educate, inspire and entertain. On Monday 24 October, Professor Karel Werner (SOAS) delivered a lecture on “Pure Yoga…
28 October 2016The BBC and India
On Thursday 13th October, Dr Chandrika Kaul from the University of St Andrews presented a lecture, detailing some of her current research, as part of the RAS Lecture Series for 2016-2017. She…
14 October 2016