8 events found.
Lecture Series 2017-18
Events
- Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom
Professor Francis Robinson (Royal Holloway), Marion Molteno and Dr. Rakhshanda Jalil: Introducing the New Edition of Ralph Russell’s Anthology of Urdu Literature A Thousand Yearnings
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomFor many people, Urdu is indelibly associated with a bygone era: the cultural renaissance of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the face of colonial oppression, heady mushairas and romantic poetry. For others, it brings to mind the gritty prose of the Progressive Writers portraying the grim social realities of the mid-twentieth century. In this…
Charles Allen History and Myth: India and Britain Seventy Years On
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomA fascinating exploration of the roots of Indian history by the acclaimed author of Ashoka. Coromandel was the name given by European traders to India's south-eastern seaboard, a corruption of the Tamil Cholamandalam, after the temple-building Chola kings who ruled the southern peninsula for centuries prior to the Islamic invasions. Indian history tends to focus on Northern…
Dr. Andrew Arsan (University of Cambridge) – Beyond Formal and Informal Imperialiam: Beirut, Hong Kong, and the Growth of European Power, c. 1830-1870
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomProfessor David Park (Courtauld Institute of Art): Preserving the Buddhist Wall Paintings of Bhutan
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomDr. Elaine Wright (Chester Beatty Library, Dublin): Lapis and Gold, Exploring Chester Beatty’s Ruzbihan Qur’an
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomDr. Diana Lange (Institute for Asian- and African Studies, Humboldt University Berlin) – Exploring Tibet in Mid-19th Century: The British Library’s Wise Collection
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom