Bibliographical Notes
Summary
The Bibliographical Notes offer a survey of recent publications relevant to Indian religious and cultural studies. Among works on Vedic literature, they mention P.S. Deshmukh’s Origin and Development of Religion in Vedic Literature (Bombay 1934), Ananda K. Coomaraswamy’s essay A New Approach to the Vedas, and J. Bloch’s L’Indo-Aryen du Veda aux temps modernes. The notes list studies on the Mahabharata, including N.V. Thadani’s Mystery of the Mahabharata and Dipromathanath Mallik’s Mahabharata: A Critical Study. Other books include O. Edwards Hunter’s work on the script of Harappa and its relation to other scripts and catalogues such as H.B. Whitehead’s listing of coins from the Punjab Museum. Epigraphical and archaeological reports feature prominently, such as the Annual Report on South Indian Epigraphy and the Bibliography of Indian Archaeology. The notes also mention works on Hindu philosophy, including P.N. Srinivasachari’s Philosophy of Bhedabheda and Kathé Marschner’s study of a Upanisad commentary. They highlight monographs on Buddhist philosophy and literature, such as Kitayoma’s Metaphysics of Buddhism and Wogihara’s editions of Prajnaparamita texts. Publications on Indian history include S.R. Sharma’s Mughal Empire in India and G.B. Sardesai’s volumes of Peshwa documents. By enumerating these works without critical comment, the Bibliographical Notes provide a reference list for scholars seeking recent literature across a wide range of topics: Vedic and Sanskrit texts, epigraphy, archaeology, numismatics, philosophy, and historical studies. The breadth of the list reflects the vigorous scholarly activity of the early 1930s and serves as a resource for researchers.
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Conclusion
The Bibliographical Notes function as a curated catalogue of recent publications in Vedic studies, epigraphy, archaeology, philosophy, and Indian history. Works span from translations and critical editions of ancient texts to catalogues of coins and inscriptions. This comprehensive list showcases the diversity of research and provides scholars with an overview of newly available resources for further study.