Caravanserai Issue 7
£0.00From the ancient temples of Southeast Asia to the lingering Soviet brutalism of Central Asia, this issue explores Asian architecture’s fusion of past and present, beauty and utility, pragmatism and extravagance
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From the ancient temples of Southeast Asia to the lingering Soviet brutalism of Central Asia, this issue explores Asian architecture’s fusion of past and present, beauty and utility, pragmatism and extravagance

We look at some of the ways in which languages and scripts contribute to the diversity of Asian cultures and how they are and have been understood by outsiders

For the 2024 Olympics, we looked at sport in Asia. its growth since the Second World War, and the political uses it has been put to by state entities

Rivers are this issue’s theme. They provide food, water, places of settlement, boundaries and connections for peoples, cultures and religions sometimes across vast distances

Festivals was the theme of the second issue of Caravanserai. Asia has a lot of festivals. Diwali, Eid, the Chinese New Year, Gion Matsuri, Nowruz, Vel, Buraidah, Thadingyut, Bun Pha Vet and Waisak are just a selection

Launched in 2023 and aiming, as the original caravanaserais did for travellers, to provide news, refreshment and community for RSAA supporters, this first issue includes a selection of articles by members of the society