Women with pots near Amritsar, India

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Women with pots near Amritsar, India

The RSAA’s image archive is an invaluable resource for social historians. Large numbers of photos from all over Asia display people undertaking everyday tasks and dressed in traditional clothes. Through these photos we can chart changes in fashion, social mobility and types of employment.

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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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