Sarmaya Talks: Talk by Moin Mir on Friday 17th May, 2024 from 6 p.m. onwards

Release of ASM Journal Volume 92

We are happy to share with you that on 26 th November 2024, on the occasion of the 220 th Foundation Day of the Asiatic, the Society has released Volume 92 of the ASM Journal. This is the latest volume of the journal released by the Society. The editors of the journal are Professor Madhu Kelkar and Professor Usha R Vijailakshmi. It has come to the Society's notice that some unscrupulous elements are collecting money for publishing papers in the Society's Journal and are offering bogus certificates. Some of the candidates had mailed these certificates to the Society. These certificates carry the names of the editors of previous volumes. The Asiatic Society does not collect money for publishing research papers in its journal, nor does it guarantee publication, and most importantly it does not issue any certificate. Authors must verify with the Society before submitting any papers, and papers will be published only after rigorous peer review and editing. The Society does not take responsibility for any payments made to third parties claiming to represent the Society, or for their papers appearing in a cloned/spam journal. Ours is a print-only journal. We do not publish the journal online.

Sarmaya Talks
Sarmaya Arts Foundation is excited to host its series, Sarmaya Talks at the Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai on Friday, 17th May 2024 from 6 p.m. onwards.
Sarmaya Talks is a space for conversations where we invite scholars, authors, and experts to speak on a topic of their choice, introducing our audience to a wide range of subjects from art, culture, and history. We have hosted a diverse range of speakers including Ira Mukhoty, Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Rana Safvi, Girish Shahane, Madhavi Menon, Bijoy Jain, V Sriram, Manu Pillai, Devdutt Pattanaik, and Javed Akhtar.

Our session for the evening is:
A Journey in Search of Unity by Moin Mir
17th May 2024 (Friday)

6 p.m. onwards
Durbar Hall
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai

About the Speaker:
Moin Mir is a writer of non-fiction and fiction. His first non-fiction book, Surat: Fall of a Port. Rise of a Prince, was published in 2017. His novel, The Lost Fragrance of Infinity, featured in The Times of India’s top five reads of 2021 and William Dalrymple described Mir as “…a prodigious talent, the new Amin Maalouf”. In his latest non-fiction book, The Monastery of Solitude, Mir travels in the footsteps of the third-century philosopher, Plotinus, who left Rome in 242 CE with a desire to read the Upanishads in ancient India. In this contemporary journey in the footsteps of the philosopher, Mir marries his personal experiences, philosophy, and poetry to present a compassionate world view to the reader.
The event is free for all with limited seating. To register, please click here.