Early Indian texts, especially those that are part of the vast corpus in Sanskrit, have acquired a sadly paradoxical status in recent years. On the one hand, many serious scholars tend to view them with suspicion, if not contempt.
Words and Texts: Windows to Early Indian History
Kumkum Roy
READING TEXTS AND NARRATING HISTORY: COLLECTED ESSAYS III by By Patrick Olivelle Primus Books, New Delhi, 2022, 536 pp., INR 2250.00
April 2024, volume 48, No 4