Tag / Herbert Charles Fanshawe
Japanese culture through rare books
With Library services closed for the time being, I thought I would take the opportunity to enrol myself on some online courses to improve my skills and knowledge. A course that particularly…
13 November 2020Emperor Meiji and the Meiji period
On this day (30th July) in 1912, Emperor Meiji of Japan died. Born in 1852, he began his reign in 1867, the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of…
30 July 2020Happy Easter
A message this week from RAS Director, Dr Alison Ohta: We are now in our 4th week of lock-down as Easter quickly approaches. I can hardly believe that it was less than…
7 April 2020National 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 2020The Emperor Jahangir
Today, 31st August, marks the anniversary of the birth of Jahangir, born Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim in 1569. He became the fourth Mughal emperor in 1605 and reigned until his death…
31 August 2018