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↑ Up one levelLetter from P.R. Sittampalam to the Royal Asiatic Society
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Reference code
GB 891 RAS BHA-RAS BHA/2-RAS BHA/2/2-RAS BHA/2/2/2
Publication status
Published
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Extent and medium
Typewritten aerogram.
Date(s)
- 25 February 1980 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1823-)
Biographical history
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.
Biographical history
Honorary Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, Sri Lanka Branch in the 1980s.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from P.R. Sittampalam, Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform that their letter concerning the Barwis-Holliday Award had been circulated among members of the Sri Lanka Branch.
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gb 891 ras bha/2/2/2
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