The durbar hall is getting ready for you. There are a fresh set of rare maps coming your way. This time around, our exhibition, 'Mapped!' commemorates a century of surveys of the Indian sub-continent. Can't wait to share new learnings, new stories and a new selection of maps for you to gaze at!
The exhibition opens on 7th May at the Durbar Hall, Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Look forward to seeing each one of you there.

Mumbai Research Centre Talk in collaboration with Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University Many Stories to Multi-Storeys Mumbai's Rapid Urban Development and Threats to Cultural Heritage on Monday 24th April 2023 from 5 - 7 pm

Join this conversation between:

Dr Andre Baptista, Ar Kirtida Unwalla and Dr Kaiwan Mehta.
Moderated by Dr Neel Kamal Chapagan.

Sarmaya Talks
'Searching for Ashoka' by Nayanjot Lahiri
Friday, 28th April 2023 from 6 pm onwards

Sarmaya Arts Foundation is excited to host its series, Sarmaya Talks at the Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai on Friday 28th April 2023 from 6 pm 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:

Searching for Ashoka by Nayanjot Lahiri
Nayanjot Lahiri is a historian, archaeologist, author, and Professor of History at Ashoka University. Among the many influential books she has published on ancient Indian history, empires, and archaeology is Ashoka in Ancient India, which won the John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History 2016 from the American Historical Association.

Kindly register yourself for the talk using the link given below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg4PYOIATT11dOxgHUNhS-sgbasQEHxsyQD9Yhjw7UqeqkhQ/viewform

Date of event: Friday 28th April 2023
Time: 6 pm onwards
Venue: Durbar Hall, The Asiatic Society of Mumbai

The Mumbai Research Centre,
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
invites you to the Launch of Book
“BECOMING BABASAHEB – Birth to Mahad (1891-1929)”
by Dr Aakash Singh Rathore
on Saturday 15th April 2023 at 11.00 a.m.
in the Durbar Hall of the Society

The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai invites you to the launch of book “BECOMING BABASAHEB – Birth to Mahad (1891-1929)” by Dr Aakash Singh Rathore on Saturday 15th April 2023 at 11.00 a.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.

Dr Aakash Singh Rathore will be in conversation with Dr Shashi Tharoor, former international civil servant, diplomat, bureaucrat and politician, writer and public intellectual and Member of Parliament (M.P – Lok Sabha), on his book Ambedkar: A Life.

Mr. Achim Fabig, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, will be Chief Guest.

- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande , Hon. Secretary Asiatic Society of Mumbai
- Dr Shehernaz Nalwalla , Chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre

The Dr. Aroon Tikekar Centre for Advanced Studies has embarked on the Tikekar Memorial Lecture series to initiate dialogues and discussions about Mumbai and its future development.
The first speaker in this lecture series will be Mr P K Das, well-known architect-planner and activist who has influenced policy and action on several issues in Mumbai, for years. Mr. Das will be speaking on "Breaking the Order: City Planning and Climate Response" at the Durbar Hall of the Society on Friday, March 31, 2023 at 5 PM. Mr. Ravindra Punde, Architect, Academician, will preside.
Please join us for tea at 4:30 PM.
- Mr. Vilas Dhavale, Chairman, Dr Aroon Tikekar Centre for Advanced Studies
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary, Asiatic Society of Mumbai

The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
takes pleasure in inviting you and your friends to a book release function.

Collected Works of A. K. Priolkar [Volume I & II]
Edited by Dr Nitin Rindhe

will be released by

Dr Raja Dixit, Eminent Historian, Director of Vishwakosh Mandal, Wai on

Friday, 17 th March, 2023, at 5.00 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society.

Prof. Vispi Balaporia

President of the Society, will preside.

Kindly join us for tea at 4.30 p.m.

- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Hon. Secretary
- Dr Meena Vaishampayan, Chairperson, Publications Committee