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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

Book Launches, Collections, Devi, Fresh Perspectives Lecture Series, James Tod, RAS Lecture Series
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

Brian Houghton Hodgson, Collections, Events, Nepal
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

Brian Houghton Hodgson, Jang Bahadur, Nepal