Select Contents of Oriental Journals
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Summary
This section summarises recent articles from various Orientalist journals. It notes that the Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture contains an essay by Ashutosh Bhattacharya on traditional Bengali Vṛata literature and Gajan songs and another by Amalesh Tripathi on how British rule reoriented Bengal’s economy toward England after 1757. A paper in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies analyses Hindi compound and conjunct verbs. Articles in Indian Philosophy and Culture discuss cosmic consciousness and immortality. The Journal of the Asiatic Society carries pieces by Suniti Kumar Chatterji on the etymology of Assam/Abom and by Śivaprasad Bhattacharya on dating the Harivaṃśa; another article surveys food prohibitions in Smṛti texts. Devala Mitra studies dancing Mātṛkās from Bheraghat, and Bhuphaprakāśa examines the geography of Raghu’s northern itinerary in Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa. The Mahābodhi journal’s Vaiśākha issue features an article on the Dhaniya Sutta’s emphasis on spiritual over material wealth. Other pieces include Anton Krotatsch on Buddha and social questions. The digest offers concise descriptions of each article’s focus, providing readers with an overview of current research in Indology, linguistics, history and philosophy.
Conclusion
The ‘Select Contents’ section functions as a curated abstract service for readers of the Quarterly. By summarising articles on subjects ranging from Bengali folk rituals to Sanskrit linguistics and Buddhist philosophy, it highlights the diversity of ongoing research in Oriental studies. The digest enables scholars to keep abreast of developments across disciplines and illustrates the Quarterly’s role as a gateway to broader academic conversations.