Articles on Indian Cultural History
હસ્તપ્રતો : ભારતીય ઈતિહાસ અને સંસ્કૃતિનો અમૂલ્ય સ્રોત (Hastraprat: Bharatiya Itihaas ane Sanskriti no Amulya Srot)
By Bharti Shelat · Sambodhi, 2016
Exploring the world of handwritten manuscripts, this essay argues that such documents are invaluable for reconstructing India’s history and culture. It explains that before printing, texts were preserved on palm leaves, birch bark and handmade paper in…
Jarl Charpentier
By Kasten Rönnow · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936
Jarl Charpentier (1834–1935), a Swedish philologist and Indologist, was a prominent scholar in classical languages, Sanskrit, and Indian history. Born in Gothenburg to a family with Huguenot ancestry, he displayed an early aptitude for scholarship, influenced…
The Greater India Society
The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1926
The Greater India Society, established in Calcutta, aims to study and renew India's spiritual and cultural ties with Greater India, encompassing regions like Central Asia, Afghanistan, Indo-China, the Malay Archipelago, China, Korea, Japan, and other Asian…