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2026 Bayly Prize, New Starter, Book Launch and NACIRA Conference
For this week’s blog post we’re giving you a roundup of updates on the activities taking place at the Society and across our wider community: 2026 Bayly Prize While we’re still…
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A Message from Udaipur
This week, we’re delighted to share a message from our President, Dr Norbert Peabody, who is currently travelling through Rajasthan, India. One of the highlights of his trip has been his visit to…
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Maruyama Okyo’s Fierce Tiger
The Society has had an lively and eventful week. On Monday 9 February, we were delighted to welcome Professor Agus Suwignyo from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. His lecture traced the evolution of…
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Lectures and Opportunities
This week saw the latest event in the Japan Series of Lectures in collaboration with the Courtauld Institute and the Sainsbury Institute for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia. The…
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RAS Collections Evening 2026
On Thursday 7 May, the Society will host its annual Collections Evening. This year, we are delighted to host three talks exploring manuscript and art collections from Malaysia, India, and Japan. Dr…
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Happy New Year & Upcoming Bayly Prize Ceremony
This is our first blogpost in 2026 so we’d like to wish our readers a very Happy New Year! We hope everyone is having a great start to the new year. Here…
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James J. Busuttil Prize For Human Rights Prize Lecture
Yesterday evening, the Society hosted the prize-winner lecture for its inaugural James J. Busuttil Prize and Medal for Human Rights. This award, generously offered by Dr James Busuttil, an activist, author, academic…
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Busuttil Prize Winner Lecture & Event Recordings
As November draws to a close and we welcome the final month of 2025, the Society is gently winding down its event programme ahead of the holiday break. But before we pause…
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More about Events…
Yesterday evening we hosted a vibrant conversation around Marg Magazine’s recent issue, The Third Side of the Coins. The panel brought together an impressive line-up: renowned numismatist Joe Cribb; Marzbeen Jila, Secretary…
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Reminder for Prize Submissions and Coin Catalogues Now Online
We begin this week’s blog post with a reminder to submit to two of the Society’s prizes, both currently accepting nominations. The first is the Charles H. Norchi Prize, awarded for the…
