Madras Literary Society Zoom Presentation

The RAS is delighted to announce a Zoom call with the Madras Literary Society on its history and collections on Friday, 28^th March at 11.30 am with

Ms. Jaya Mahbubani – Chairperson,

Ms. Thirupurasundari Sevvel, Secretary

Mr. Prabhu Vishwanathan

The Madras Literary Society began as a small library in 1812 and in 1830 it became associated with the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.  The library was initially located inside the Fort St George and moved to its current location in 1905. It was founded by Sir John Henry Newbolt, Chief Justice of Madras with Benjamin Guy Babington as the founder secretary. It houses more than 55,000 books. The oldest book in the impressive catalogue is a 1619 copy of Aristotle’s Opera Omnia.