Child Priests in Varanasi (Banaras), India
Prior to independence in 1948, a number of RSAA members were employed by the Indian Civil Service (ICS). Images taken by diplomats, bureaucrats and photographers such as Sir Stuart Mitford Fraser, are included in the society’s archive and show regional rulers, politicians and religious figures as well as royal processions and religious ceremonies.
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JPT Family Trust Medical Science Award for 2012 The Royal Society for Asian Affairs invites applications from medical students aged 21 - 30 for purposeful travel in Asia more…
Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam New exhibition opened at the British Museum: 26 January - 14 April 2012 more…
Ragmala Paintings from India: Poetry, passion, song Exhbition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery: 25 January - 27 May 2012 more…
Traditions Revised: Japanese Fans from the Ishizumi Family Collection Rediscover the fan as contemporary art form through traditional fan designs more…
One for your diary - an exhibition in the autumn of 2012 The British in Palestine: 1917 - 1948 more…
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