Rosane Rocher

The British discovery of Hinduism in the eighteenth century

One of the incidental consequences of the success of British arms in eighteenth-century India was the appearance of a number of publications which reflect the intense curiosity of contemporary Europeans about strange peoples, their manners and religions. Of the three principal religions of India, Hinduism attracted the most attention. European contact with Islam was several centuries old, while few travellers could identify Buddhism with any certainty. This book reprints some of the most significant English contributions to the early European understanding of Hinduism.

Sir William Jones, 1746-1794 : a commemoration

Introduction Sir William Jones as Comparative Lawyer Sir William Jones and the Classical Tradition Sir William Jones as an Arabist The Lives of Sir William Jones The Sanskrit Manuscripts of Sir William Jones in the Bodleian Library Sir William Jones, University College, and its Portraits

Telugu resurgence : C.P. Brown and cultural consolidation in nineteenth-century South India

A distinctive feature of nation-building in modern India has been the paradoxical persistence and growth of regional linguistic-based cultural identities. The appearance of regional languages on Rupee currency notes, the present provincial boundaries of India, and the rising strength of regional political parties manifest the importance of these regional identities to defining the national culture of India. Telugu Resurgence examines the origins and formation of a regional identity which ultimately gave birth to Andhra Pradesh, the first linguistic state formed in India after independence.

Missionaries, rebellion and proto-nationalism : James Long of Bengal 1814-87

The making of a missionary, 1814-1840 Bengal - years of transition, 1840-1850 Emily Orme, marriage and life and Thakurpukur vernacular education, 1850-1861 the indigenous churches and the problems of growth, 1850-1861 vernacular literature, intellectual and social activities, 1850-1861 the indigo planting controversy, 1850-1860 the aftermath (a) Nil Darpan, trial and imprisonment (b) reactions to the Nil Darpan case last years in Bengal, 1865-1872 to Russia with love, 1863-1876 Long, missionaries and Orientalism.

Sanskrit for Civil Servants 1806-1818

The first program of Sanskrit instruction in Great Britain poses a challenge to a claim by authors in the postcolonial vein to the effect that the study of Sanskrit was encouraged in the West as part of an encompassing colonial project aimed at appropriating and subverting Indian culture. Isolated at the college the East India Company founded in England to train its civil servants, Sanskrit studies were slower to blossom at the primary seat of colonial power than on the continent of Europe.

A Princely Impostor? The Strange and Universal History of the Kumar of Bhawal

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi List of Abbreviations xvii Chapter One: The Facts of the Matter 1 Chapter Two: An Estate Called Bhawal 15 Chapter Three: On Hunting and Other Sports 32 Chapter Four: What Happened in Darjeeling? 46 Chapter Five: First Brush with the Law 72 Chapter Six: The House on Lansdowne Road 81 Chapter Seven: A Fondness for Miracles 97 Chapter Eight: The Identity Puzzle 115 Chapter Nine: The Trial Begins 138 Chapter Ten: Darjeeling: The Plaintiffs Case 172 Chapter Eleven: Experts on Recognition 186 Chapter Twelve: For the Defense 207 Chapter Thirteen: The Climax 224 Chapter Fourteen: Reasonings 237 Chapter Fifteen: The Judgment 258 Chapter Sixteen: The Appeal 277 Chapter Seventeen: Razors Edge 307 Chapter Eighteen: The Decision 342 Chapter Nineteen: To London and Back 367 Notes 389 Bibliography 409 Index 417

Pandit N.R. Bhatt, Felicitation Volume

This volume provides an exposition of the key concept of avidya maya as set forth by advaitins and as criticized by Visistadvaitins. the philosophical conflicts do not seem to affect therir value as unique and valuable systems of thought.