Indian Antiquary Vol 52

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

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The Indian Antiquary.
The last forty years have witnessed a great advance in antiquarian research in India, and Indians themselves are exhibiting increasing
OF interest in all that appertains to the past history of ANTIQUARIES their country. Where formerly the study of India's
NDIA..important archæological, epigraphical and numismatic relics was confined to a handful of Englishmen and one or two Indian scholars, there are now many Indians, including the trained officers of the Indian Archæological Survey, who, devoting expert attention to original documents and lithic and other records, are able to supplement and occasionally correct the conclusions arrived at by acknowledged European authorities. The time, indeed, appears to be ripe for the creation of a Society of Antiquaries of India, formed on the lines of the Society of Antiquaries of London, which would include among its members, not only those Indians and Europeans, who have established their position in the field of historical and archæological research, but also the Ruling Princes and Indian gentlemen, like the late Sir R. Tata, who are ready to encourage and support the labours of the trained antiquary. .
In the event of such a Society being constituted on lines approved by those interested, and its importance and prestige being further secured by the grant of a Royal Charter, it is proposed to transfer to it, as the organ of its activities, the well-known Journal, The Indian Antiquary, founded fifty-two years ago by the late Dr. Burgess, which deals with the history, archæology, epigraphy, folklore, etc., of the whole of India and Burma.