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Sanskrit Manuscripts

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The Meticulous Rigour and Discipline of P.K. Gode's Research

The Meticulous Rigour and Discipline of P.K. Gode's Research

In his own words, P.K. Gode reveals the secret that made his research almost perfect and unimpeachable.Originality is yet another pronounced imprint that we notice in a majority of Gode’s research papers. It is this self-imposed meticulousness, dogged perseverance and ironclad discipline that enable

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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A Turkic Muslim Treasure-Hunter Sells an Ancient Sanskrit Manuscript to a Colonial British Colonel in China

A Turkic Muslim Treasure-Hunter Sells an Ancient Sanskrit Manuscript to a Colonial British Colonel in China

At Kucha, now in Xinjiang, Colonel Hamilton Bower buys an ancient Sanskrit Manuscript from a Turkic Muslim treasure-hunter for a paltry sum and then brings it back to India.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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A Murder that Unearthed a Second-Century Sanskrit Manuscript: Episode 1

A Murder that Unearthed a Second-Century Sanskrit Manuscript: Episode 1

How the brutal murder of a 19th century British trader led to the unlikely discovery of a valuable 2nd century Sanskrit Manuscript.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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