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| Name of the Collection | Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Subject Files-1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Ancient India and The World/Central and Southeast Asia, 1913-1984 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 19 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to cultural exchange between India and Europe and on the scholarship by European Orientalists and Indologists on India in the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes articles entitled: 1. ‘Introduction of Sanskrit Literature into Germany’ by Johannes Nobel in his book Central Asia: The Commercial Link between East and West, Nagpur, 1952. 2. ‘France and Indology’ by Jean Filliozat, The Indo-Asian Culture’, January 1957. 3. ‘Indian Echoes in Rumanian Literature’ by Tudor Vianu, The Indo-Asian Culture, October 1957. 4. ‘Goethe and India’ by Heinrich Meyer, The Indo-Asian Culture, January 1958. 5. ‘To The Memory of a Great Indologist’ by Prof. Walther Schubring, The Indo-Asian Culture, October 1958. 6. ‘First Indianists of the XIX Century in Rumania’ by Dr. Vlad Banateanu, The Indo-Asian Culture, January 1959. 7. ‘Indic Studies in Poland’ by Eugeniusz Sluszkiewicz, The Indo-Asian Culture, April 1959. 8. ‘India in Rumanian Culture’ by Arion Rosu, The Indo-Asian Culture, January 1960. 9. ‘The Founder’, chapter on William Jones in A. J. Arberry’s book Oriental Essays, London 1960. 10. ‘Dr. Koestler and the Wisdom of the East’ by Edward Conze, The Hibbert Journal, Vol. 59, 1960. 11. ‘An Archaeological Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela’ by Millard B. Rogers, Science Vol. 131, 1960. 12. ‘Indian Studies in Germany’ by Ludwig Alsdorf, The Indo-Asian Culture, January 1962. 13. ‘India as Seen by Polish Travellers of the XIX Century by Eugeniusz Sluszkiewicz, The Indo-Asian Culture, January 1962. 14. ‘India as Seen by French Travellers’ by B. Bissoondoyal, The Indo-Asian Culture, April 1962. 15. ‘British Influence on Indian Religious and Secular Thought’ and ‘Thoreau, Tolstoy and Gandhi’ in K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar’s book The Adventure of Criticism, Bombay 1962. 16. ‘Constantin Georgian: the founder of Rumanian Indology’, The Indo-Asian Culture, January 1966 17. ‘India and a New Renaissance in Europe’ by Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Reprinted from The Annals (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute) Vol. XXXIX Parts I-II, undated. 18. ‘Indian Studies in Poland: Stanislaw Schayer’ by Arnold Kunst, The Indo-Asian Culture, undated. 19. ‘The Meeting of East and West and the Promise of a New Hope for Life and Literature’ in The Changing Cultural Scene, undated. |
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| Keywords | Cultural Exchange; India; Europe; Orientalist; Indologisit; Sanskrit Literatuture; France; Indology; Rumanian Literature; Tudor Vianu; Goethe; Heinrich Meyer; Indologist; Walter Schubring; Indianist; Romania; Indic Studies; Poland; William Jones; Dr. Koestler; Germany; Polish Travellers; French Travellers; Bissoondoyal; Thoreau; Tolstoy; Gandhi; Constantin Georgian; K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar; Suniti Kumar Chatterji; Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1952 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1966 |
| Extent | 239 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Photocopy |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Veena Sachdev (Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust) |
| Donation Date | March 2018 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
