Sanskrit and the British Empire

Author:   Rajesh Kochhar (Panjab University Mathematics Department, Chandigarh)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   162
Publication Date:   03 September 2021
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Author:   Rajesh Kochhar (Panjab University Mathematics Department, Chandigarh)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032070506


ISBN 10:   1032070501
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   03 September 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Jesuit Sanskrit 3. Colonial Sanskrit 4. European Sanskrit 5. Sanskrit Institutions in British India 6. Hinduism in Practice, Scripturism, and Aryan Race Theory

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Rajesh Kochhar is a former Professor of Astrophysics, and former Director, National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi, India. He is a former President of International Astronomical Union Commission on History of Astronomy. He has been a Fulbright Visiting Lecturer, Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow, and British Council Visiting Scholar at University of Cambridge, UK. He is the recipient of Indian National Science Academy’s 2014 Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularization of Science. He has published original research in a number of fields and lectured extensively in India and abroad including Harvard, Cornell, University of Texas at Austin, Belfast, Brighton, Royal Dublin Society, Tubingen, Copenhagen University and National Museum Copenhagen. He is the author of The Vedic People: Their History and Geography (2000) and English Education in India, 1715-1835: Half-caste, Missionary, and Secular Stages (2020).

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