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Congratulations to the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. It was formed on 7th February 1845 as the Asiatic Society of Ceylon. It immediately applied for incorporation which…
14 February 2020 -
What’s Happening in the Archives?
A new year and decade, and just over five years in post as archivist, I decided it would be a good idea to take stock of the progress in caring for the…
7 February 2020 -
National Girl Child Day
In India today (24 January) it is National Girl Child Day, an initiative set up in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to highlight the inequalities often faced by…
24 January 2020 -
Sir George Thomas Staunton
Last night, on 16 January, the Society was delighted to welcome Professor Henrietta Harrison (Pembroke College, Oxford) to lecture on “George Thomas Staunton and the Perils of being a China Expert in…
17 January 2020 -
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! Despite all the world difficulties that present themselves as we begin 2020, we hope that this year will bring some fulfillment in your research and personal activities. Here at…
9 January 2020 -
Bibles, Mulberries, Cambodia, and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Last week saw two very different lectures from Dr George Mak and Dr Peter Coles looking at the history of the Mandarin Union version of the Bible and of Mulberry trees. More…
17 December 2019 -
Where to Catalogue the Inscription from Kedah?
The main focus for my cataloguing on to Archives Hub in the last few weeks has been material associated with Societies that are, or have been, allied with the Royal Asiatic Society.…
6 December 2019 -
Old Bagan, and The Human Odyssey
The last fortnight has seen perhaps the Society’s busiest period during this academic term. Following the three evening events last week, the Society was delighted to host another two lectures this week.…
22 November 2019 -
Celebrating Georgia and India
On Monday 11 November, the Society with the British Georgian Society hosted the annual celebration for Rustaveli day, marking the 150th birthday of Marjory Scott Wardrop (1869-1909), the first translator of the…
15 November 2019 -
Lectures and Events
This week, on Tuesday 5th November, we welcomed Paul Bromberg to the Royal Asiatic Society. Paul Bromberg, the serving editor of the Journal of the Siam Society and a contributing editor to Arts of Asia…
8 November 2019
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