Royal Asiatic Society
@RAS_Soc
The Royal Asiatic Society provides a forum for those who are interested in the history, languages, cultures and religions of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
New blogpost looking at the visual depiction of Indian forts and fortifications in our collection, in light of the recent inscription of the Maratha military landscapes as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. royalasiaticsociety.org/visual-depicti…
Join us to celebrate the launch of the essay volume ‘The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity’ at this free event on 4th August! For further info see: royalasiaticsociety.org/event/book-lau… @AUCPress
#Ragamala paintings are visual interpretations of ‘ragas’, melodic frameworks for musical composition or improvisation in Indian classical music. These miniature paintings usually portray narrative scenes and are often complemented by poetic descriptions. (Artwork 067)
New blogpost by the Society's President, Dr Norbert Peabody, highlighting the artistic collaboration between the Udaipur court artist Ghasi and Patrick Young Waugh, as seen in our James Tod collection of artworks: royalasiaticsociety.org/placing-udaipu…
Earliest known photographic records of #Borobudur, the Buddhist temple built in the 9th century in Java. Taken by engraver Isidore van Kinsbergen in the 1870s, they presented to the world a realistic depiction of this awe-inspiring, spiritually significant temple. (Photo 56)
New blogpost on a recent research visit to our Reading Room regarding two curious Japanese Buddhist albums: royalasiaticsociety.org/henry-faulds-a…
🏆 We are pleased to award the 2025 James J. Busuttil Prize and Medal for Human Rights jointly to Dr Lydia Walker and Dr Sandhya Fuchs @FuchsSandhya. Read the full announcement and the winners’ profiles in our latest blogpost: royalasiaticsociety.org/the-james-j-bu… @osuhistorydept @UoBrisSPS
Join us this evening for the lecture!
Amazed by the Torrijos ceiling currently on view in V&A East Storehouse? If so, come along to discover more about it in our upcoming lecture on 26 June by art historian Dr Anna McSweeney (@annamcsweeney) and V&A curator Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen. Details here: tinyurl.com/lecture626
There's still time to register for the "Futures of Travel Editing" workshop on Friday 4 July, organised by @HakluytSociety and Linschoten-Vereeniging and taking place at @RAS_Soc in London. Full programme and registration link: royalasiaticsociety.org/event/the-futu…
Hi fellow researchers and authors – a reminder that there's around three months left to get your application in for this year’s Bayly Prize and Surya P. Subedi Prize! For details see royalasiaticsociety.org/the-bayly-priz… and royalasiaticsociety.org/news/subedi_pr…
Our Reading Room will be closed today, Friday 20 June. We will be back to normal opening hours next week - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 10am to 5pm. To book your visit see: royalasiaticsociety.org/accessing-the-…
A mysterious palm-sized stone tablet in our collection -could it be a talisman? grateful if anyone could shed some light on the inscription and its use!
Amazed by the Torrijos ceiling currently on view in V&A East Storehouse? If so, come along to discover more about it in our upcoming lecture on 26 June by art historian Dr Anna McSweeney (@annamcsweeney) and V&A curator Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen. Details here: tinyurl.com/lecture626
New blogpost looking back at yesterday's Norchi Prize ceremony at the RAS and a talk delivered by winner Dr Annika Schmeding (@AnnikaAneko): royalasiaticsociety.org/charles-h-norc…