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Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Vol. 3 · No. 1March - 1927pp. 226–228English

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This column lists noteworthy articles from recent issues of oriental journals. It briefly describes research on topics such as epigraphy, Indo‑Persian literature and archaeology, providing scholars with a guide to new scholarship.

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This collection of scholarly articles highlights pivotal debates and advancements in understanding ancient Indian texts and civilizations. Key contributions include re-evaluating the coherence of the Bhagavadgita's philosophical framework, challenging chronological assumptions about Ashoka's edicts, and proposing oral transmission precedes written compilation in the Ramayana's evolution. The analysis of Asura tribal customs reveals their transformative role in Indo-European social structures, particularly regarding gender dynamics. Innovative connections between Indian aesthetics and metaphysics underscore a shared emphasis on abstract ideals over materialism. The discussion on the Rgveda's chronology integrates Buddhist and grammatical references, suggesting a refined timeline for Vedic literature. Insights into Kharosthi inscriptions and Indus Valley discoveries further illuminate India's ancient cultural and linguistic landscape, collectively advancing rigorous interdisciplinary approaches to deciphering its historical and textual complexities.

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  • “Differing from those who believe that the contradictory and inecoherent ideas that have been recorded in the Lhagavadgisi could not have from the first belonged to one work, the author 15 of cpinion that the work presents thouglht that is not yet settled and consistent.”
  • “The view that the Rock Edicts of Ascka are later in date than his Piliar Edicts has been op;posed here.”
  • “The writer of this article suggests that some of the customs of the Asura tribes have played a great part in transforming the original Indo-European instituticns 10 India, particalarly the position of women in the Aryan families.”

Works cited in this article

  1. Annals of the Bhandarkar Institute, vol. viii, pt. iii
  2. Indian Antiquary, February, 1927
  3. Journal of the American QOriental Society, 5211011060) 1026
  4. Journal of the 11881 and Orissa Research Society, December, 1926
  5. Rupam, July-Decemher, 1926

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Vol. 3 · No. 1
1–12The Final Defeat of MihirakulaH. Heras13–24Some Old Bengali Books and Periodicals in the British MuseumSushil Kumar De25–47Some Lights on Ancient World History from the PuranasJwala Prasad Singhal48–53Ancient South Indian Gold CoinageR. Srinivasa Raghava Ayyangar53–59Method of Plastering Walls for Painting ( Sudhalepavidhanam )V. Venkatarama Sharma60–68Taranatha's History of Buddhism in IndiaA. Schiefner68–72The Ramayana of Valmiki Mentions Two KosalasL. P. Pandeya Sharma73–88The Kalinga EdictManindra Mohan Bose89–96The Lost Bhowal Copper-Plate of Laksmana Sena Deva of BengalNalini Kanta Bhattasali97–120The Origin and Development of NumeralsSukumar Ranjan Das121–133On Metals and Metallurgy in Ancient IndiaManindra Nath Banerji134–143Siege of Bednore, 1783Surath Charan Sengupta143–151Indian Literature AbroadPrabhat Kumar Mukherji152–160The Nyayapravesa of DinnagaVidhushekhara Bhattacharya161–169Tibetan Translation of the Sadhanamala: A ReplyK. S. Ramaswami Sastri169–171Bharavi and DandinG. Harihara Sastri171–173The BhagavadajjukiyamP. Anujan Achan173–176Balpur Copper-Coins of PratapamalladevaL. P. Pandeya Sharma176–180Kautalya and MachiavelliV. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar180–181The Malla Era of VisnupurHariprasad G. Shastri181–182Patanjali and His Knowledge of ScienceK. Chattopadhyaya183–184Did Madhvacarya Tour in Bengal?Ramesh Basu185–186Jataka Representations in SiamPhanindra Nath Bose186–189Date of Accession of King LaksmanasenaChintaharan Chakravarti189–214On Some Methods and Conclusions in Hindu PoliticsBenoy Kumar Sarkar214–218The Family-Seats of the Candras of Bengal and of the (so-called) Tungas of OrissaHaridas Mitra219–225Reviews and Nalavilasa-NatakaNalinaksha Dutt, D. Bhattacharya, T. K. Krishna Menon226–228Select Contents of Oriental JournalsCurrent article229–230Bibliographical Notes231–234Obituary NoticesNalinaksha Dutt

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