Indian Antiquary Vol 52

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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JANUARY, 1923)
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BOOK-NOTICES. JOURNAL OF INDIAN HISTORY. Published by the Professor Shalaat Ahmed Khan, who writes most
Dopartment of Modern Indian History, three times of the issue, han a third article in which he printa a vearly. Edited by Prorsa SHAYAAT AHMAD series of doouments on Britisb Indian History, that KEAN, LETT. D; F.R. Historical Society. Univer- are after my own heart, and he follows them up pity Professor of Modern Indian History, Allaha- with more documents on "The E. I. Company's bad. Vol. I, Pt. I. Serial No. 1. Nov. 1921. War with Aurangzeb" in a fashion altogether
Yet another periodical in English conducted commendable. Altogether by Indians, published this time by the The two other articles are a chapter from the Indian Branch of the Oxford University Press, I writer's (Professor Beni Prasad) forthcoming His. and devoted to History, has been launched into tory of Jahangir, which I for one shall be glad to see, the sea of Oriental Research. Such a fact is in and an account by Professor Ishwari Prasad, 'Aditself a further proof of the great change that has ministration of Sher Shah,' which follows rather come over Indian Education within the experience soon upon Professor Kalikaranjan Qanungo's of the present writer, due, be it observed, to the excellent Sher Shah; but that ruler's reign was so large-minded methods of the British Government important to the history of modern India, that we in educating the people with whom it has had to can hardly have too much of honest studies of it. deal. It is not many years ago since the On the whole we may afely congratulate the production of such a Journal as that under review University of Allahabad on the opening number of would have been impossible.
its historical journal. Having said thus muoh, let The pubioote dealt with in this first issue of the an old friend of Indian rescaroh say word of new periodical are fascinating indeed. It starte criticism. There are too many misprints, but with East India Trade in the XVIIth Century," I know the diffoulty of avoiding those in English giving well informed general moount thereof by work in India. I have also tested references and the editor, based on original research in English, quotations and find them by no means noourato an Librariee-the right and, ono may say, the only way old "Indian" failing. to produce paper that can be of real o to stu.
R. C. TEMPLE. dents, whether the opinions expressed by the author
THE SUBJECT INDEX TO PERIODICATA, 1917-1919. as the result of his research are to the mind of the
Issued by the Literary Association. I.-Language reader or not. This is followed by a still more valuable Article
and Literature.-Pt. 1. Classical, Oriental and on the "Sources for XVIIth Century British India
Primitive. August 1921, the Library Association, in the British Archives." This is worth even an
Stapley House, 33 Bloomsbury Square, London,
W.C. 1. Agents: P.8. King and Son, Ltd. old student's serious attention, le Professor Shafaat Ahmad Khan has made good use of his time in
Price 2g. 6d.net. England to dive not only into the resources of the
I have much pleasure in bringing this very fine British Mureum, tha Bodleian and several Libraries
compilation to the notice of the readers of the in London-he migbt have included Cambridge in
Indian Antiquary. The scope of the ligt inoludes
Classical his purview-but he has also included in his search
and Oriental Literature, Mythology, the WAS.
Geography, History and Chronology and Primitivo Amined by the Historical Manuscripte Coinmission and the enormous mass of M8. matter
Language and Literature. But Archeology and
Art are included in a separate List "Fine Arts, so. at the India Office and Public Record Othoo.
Other lists are in the course of publication. Many in the latter collection I may add are, however,
£ e. d. still - indexed as to be practically beyond the un.
A. Theology and Philosophy . 0 7 6 initiated searcher's capacity to discover. In this
B-E. Historical, Political, and connection I am glad to observe the following remark
Economic Sciences ... .. on p. 80:-"John Marshall was probably the first
F. Education and Child Welfare .. Englishman who learnt the Sanskrit language and
G. Fine Art and Arohnology .. 0 9 0 explained the philosophy, the religion and the
H. Music .. .. .. .. 03 customs of the Hindus. His manuscripts were
1. Language sad Literature, written during the years 1662-4." John Marshall
Pt. 1. Classical, Oriental and Primitive o 96 was a more remarkable man than is now recognised,
Pt. 2. Modern, including Bibliography and his observations on trade were quite out of the and Library Administration .. O OO
m on. His work. M . whole want rescuing J. Science and Technology (in preparation), from the MSS. and detailed competent editing.
The work has been magnificently done by oom. The article winds up with long depeription of the potent editors, and authore in this Journal wm and Rewino M88. at the Bodleians and their bearing their communications adequately represented among obredo, which is most useful m a referonoo lokher papers on the same subjects. - memorsodum for the searcher to keep by him.