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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

Brian Houghton Hodgson, Events, lectures, Music Performances, Ottoman, Poetry, yoga
Yogi Practices

On 11th February Dr Sir Jim Mallinson lectured to a full room on the history of Yoga focusing particularly on the history of ascetic practices. Dr Mallinson was keen to show how ascetic…

16 February 2016

fakirs, RAS Lecture Series, Royal Asiatic Society, yoga
January Events at the RAS

In the last two weeks the RAS has hosted three very different events. The first, on Tuesday 19th January, was part of the Fresh Perspectives Series of Lectures. Frederica Gigante of The Warburg…

28 January 2016

Films, Fresh Perspectives Lecture Series, Reginald Campbell Thompson, yoga
Events, Displays, Archives, Napoleon and Thomas Manning and, of course, Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope that you had a relaxed and enjoyable time over the festive period and that 2016 will be a successful year for you. As…

7 January 2016

Archivist, Explore your Archive, Films, Fresh Perspectives Lecture Series, lectures, Photographs, RAS Lecture Series, Reginald Campbell Thompson, Royal Asiatic Society, Thomas Manning, yoga