Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

The **Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS)** was founded in London in 1823, and established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further *"the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia."* From its incorporation the Society has been a forum, through lectures, its journal, and other publications, for scholarship relating to Asian culture and society of the highest level. It is the …