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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. | 21 |
| Abstract | Damodar P. Singhal’s study materials on Japanese thought and culture, the influence of Indian and Buddhist philosophy in Japan and the ways of thinking by different Asian people. Includes the article ‘Indian Studies in Japan’ (1956) by Japanese scholar Hajime Nakamura, extracts from his book The Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples (1960) and the chapter ‘Indian Influence Upon Japanese Culture’ from his book Japan and Indian Asia: Their Cultural Relations in the Past and Present (1961). Also includes the chapter ‘The Formation of Japanese Thought; Spiritual Characteristics’ from the book Japan: It’s Land, People and Culture (1964) compiled by the Japanese Commission for UNESCO. |
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| Keywords | Japanese thought and culture; Japan; Indian philosophy; Buddhist; Hajime Nakamura; The Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples; Japan and Indian Asia; UNESCO |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1956 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1964 |
| Extent | 117 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 |
