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  • The Goddess Devi

    On Tuesday 12th April, The Royal Asiatic Society were pleased to host a launch of Isabella Tree’s book. “The Living Goddess”.  In the book Isabella explores the Tibetan tradition of choosing a…

    14 April 2016
    Lectures & Events

  • Kathmandu

    Yesterday evening, 31st March, the RAS hosted the launch of Thomas Bell’s book, “Kathmandu”. In a packed lecture room, David Gellner, Professor of Social Anthropology at Oxford University, introduced this evening. Kathmandu…

    1 April 2016
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  • Jang Bahadur in Europe; the First Nepalese Mission to the West

    On Friday 18th March, John Whelpton, Honorary Research Associate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, lectured on “Jang Bahadur in Europe; the First Nepalese Mission to the West”. By 1850 this Nepali…

    22 March 2016
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