Select Contents of Oriental Journals
Summary
This section provides a curated overview of recent articles, notes and serial publications in various oriental and Indological journals. It summarises the contents of volumes such as Archiv Orientalni (including studies on Hindi participles, Sanskrit syntactic constructions and literature on linguistic substrata), Brahmavidya (articles on South Indian temples as artistic centres, commentaries on the Siddhantakaumudi, and descriptions of Sanskrit dramas preserved in libraries), and the Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute (reports on archaeological excavations at Rangpur and prehistory of Karnataka, studies on temple architecture, and explorations of Kannada etymology). It also lists notable papers from the Ceylon Historical Journal, Journal of Oriental Research (e.g., works on Ganesa, sobriquets in Sanskrit literature, and Kautilya’s legal view of prostitutes), and the Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. By condensing these contents, the section alerts readers to new research and translations across a wide range of topics—including Sanskrit grammar, textual criticism, archaeology, temple art, literary history, law and social customs—thus serving as an annotated bibliographic bulletin for scholars in oriental studies.
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Conclusion
The select contents section functions as an informative bulletin, acquainting readers of the Indian Historical Quarterly with noteworthy articles and research appearing in other oriental journals. Covering topics from linguistics and literary criticism to archaeology and temple studies, it highlights the breadth of current scholarship and guides readers to resources they might otherwise miss. Such summaries foster cross-disciplinary awareness and facilitate scholarly exchange.