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GB 891 RAS BP-RAS BP/3
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- 2020 (Creation)
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(1823-)
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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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In 2020 the Society was unable to hold an award ceremony due to the covid-19 pandemic. The judges reported a strong field of submission with three dissertations being of outstanding merit:
Liana Chase (School of Oriental and African Studies), _Healing ‘Heart-Minds’: Disaster, Care, and Global Mental Health in Nepal’s Himalayan Foothills_.
Hannah Theaker (University of Oxford), _Moving Muslims: The Great Northwestern Rebellion and the Transformation of Chinese Islam, 1860-1896_.
Hedwig Waters (University College, London), _‘Living from loan to loan’: Tracing networks of gifts, debt and trade in the Mongolian borderlands_.
The Prize was awarded to Dr Liana Chase. At present there is no archival material associated with the 2020 award.
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