26th April 2024 (Friday) at 5.30 p.m.  (Tea at 5.00 p.m.)
The 26th Gulestan and Rustom Billimoria Endowment Lecture
                     by
Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Renowned Historian and Author 
                       on
 “Tagore and Gandhi:  A Legacy of Public Reasoning”
 
Prof. Usha Thakkar
President, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya and Honorary Fellow, Asiatic Society of Mumbai, will preside.

- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande,   Hon. Secretary 
- Meenal Kshirsagar, Chairperson Vice President of the Society & Endowment Lectures Committee 

THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai
cordially invites you to an “In Conversation” with
Murali Ranganathan on his Translation from Gujarati
of “The First World War Adventures of Nariman Karkaria”
at 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday 16th April 2024 in the Durbar Hall

The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you to an “In Conversation” with Murali Ranganathan on his Translation from Gujarati of The First World War Adventures of Nariman Karkaria, at 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday 16th April 2024. The translator will be In Conversation with Prof Vispi Balaporia, President of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.

“Nariman Karkaria’s gripping war memoir is truly one of a kind, and in Murali Ranganathan’s brilliant translation, this astonishing story comes alive with rare immediacy and vigour.” Harper Collins.

Nariman Karkaria (1894 –1949) joined the British Army during the First World War and saw action on three different fronts. His Gujarati war memoir, Rangbhoomi par Rakhad, was published in 1922. His second book, Iranbhoomi par Rakhad (1925), is an account of his year-long rambles in Iran.

Murali Ranganathan is a Mumbai-based historian and translator. He researches on the history of the nineteenth century, with a special focus on Mumbai and western India. His translation, from Marathi, of the iconic Mumbaiche Varnan was published in 2008 as Govind Narayan’s Mumbai: An Urban Biography from 1863.

Do join us for the “In Conversation” as well as for tea at 4.30 p.m.

- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande,Hon. Secretary Vice President of the Society
- Meenal Kshirsagar, Asiatic Society of Mumbai & Chairperson - ASM LitClub

THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai
invites you to the Book Launch and Discussion Programme of the book
"Recasting the Indosphere: Indic Strategy for Sinic Challenge" by Pulind Samant
on Monday 8th April 2024 at 5.00 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society

The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you to the book launch and discussion programme of “Recasting the Indosphere: Indic Strategy for Sinic Challenge” [A Brief Review of Historical Connection of Indic Civilisation with Southeast Asia and Its Implications in Today's Geopolitics] by Pulind Samant on Monday, 8th April 2024, at 5.00 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society.   The programme will be presided by Dr. Uttara Sahasrabuddhe, former Head of the Department of Civics & Politics, University of Mumbai.

This book is an offshoot of the Ph.D. research undertaken by the author on a related topic. Although the topic-specific research is work-in-progress, the need to publish a dedicated research on a diversion discovered on the way was felt necessary, being highly relevant with the backdrop of the ongoing power-rivalry between China and India, which appears to have sharpened since the re-emergence of the construct of the Indo-Pacific.. 
  
Pulind Samant has done his Master's degree in Labour Studies from the University of Mumbai.  He pursued a corporate career in the profession of Human Resource Management, between 1990 and 2017, after which he began his second career of academic pursuits. He has a few research articles and papers published in his area of interest i.e. international relations pertaining to the India-centric geopolitical & strategic dimensions of the Southeast Asia region.
 
Pulind is also a professional translator; his latest Marathi translation ‘धर्म माझा वेगळा: पाश्चात्य वैश्विकीकरणाला दिलेले भारतीय आव्हान' ’ of the seminal work of Rajiv Malhota, 'Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism' was published in June 2023, and was well received.

THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai
invites you to the Book Launch and Discussion Programme of the book
"Women & Political Power in Maharashtra"
 [A Brief Historical Review] by Neelima Bhave
at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 27th March 2024 in the Durbar Hall
 

The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai takes pleasure in inviting you to the book launch and discussion programme of “Women & Political Power in Maharshtra” by Neelima Bhave on Wednesday, 27th March 2024, at 5.00 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society.   The programme will be presided by Mr. Anand Limaye, a dedicated social worker, and well known Printing Technologist. 

This  book is a compilation of the results of three research projects covering three consecutive periods in the history of Maharashtra.   They are combined here to provide a continuous graph of the important landmarks in the political & social situation in Maharashtra with a special focus on the independent minded Marathi Woman who was a product of the Marathi ethos.

Neelima Bhave has done her Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Bombay.  She has been actively involved in various literary & NGO projects.  She has 28 published books to her credit in different literary genres and is a recipient of 4 State literary awards.   She has also received 11 awards for her books from different eminent literary associations.

Neelima Bhave is well-versed in Bengali and has translated a few works from Bengali into Marathi -- including books by Ravindranath Tagore.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai and The Asiatic Society of Mumbai present
Tibet and the Indian Subcontinent in the Eyes of a 20th-century Italian Scholar
Book Presentation & Lecture by Prof. Giacomella Orofino
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Join us for this book presentation and lecture:

Tibet and the Indian Subcontinent in the Eyes of a 20th-century Italian Scholar

By Prof. Giacomella Orofino University of Naples "L'Orientale"

A presentation of the book " Giuseppe Tucci: A biography" by Alice Crisanti

Thursday, 22nd February 2024 | 5.30 pm

Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Refreshment at 5.00 p.m.

Prof. Giacomella Orofino is a full professor of Tibetan Language and Literature and Indo-Tibetan Civilizations and Religions at the University of Naples "L'Orientale." She is the president of the Center for Buddhist Studies at the Oriental University, founding member and president of the Italian Association of Tibetan, Himalayan, and Mongolian Studies (AISTHiM), and founding member of the Non-Governmental Organization ASIA onlus (Association of International Solidarity in Asia).

- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande,Hon. Secretary The Asiatic Society of Mumbai