4/2/2024 0 Comments Volga se ganga tak in hindi![]() ![]() Now the shock and the disappointment part. ![]() He was also known as Mahapandit (the great scholar). He went to Tibet and spent many years there, mastering the Pali language and translating ancient Buddhist texts into Hindi and English. His most important contribution was to the study of ancient and medieval Buddhist literature. He spent most of his life travelling to far off places, learning different languages, collecting manuscripts and translating them into Hindi and other languages. Rahul Sankrityayan was one of the most important and widely travelled scholars of his time. Will start with a book which both shocked and disappointed me. And since the online world contains so little information about Hindi literature (I am sure it is true for other Indian languages too) I thought I should add something to the blogosphere. I was reading lots of Hindi books at home. And for those who were worried(!) my own marital status is not changing anytime soon! Has this great line, "In spite of the very bad press, Patna has a moderate crime rate." Hmmm.) Anyway, it was a regular home visit. Vacation over and I am back from the ancient city of Pataliputra (link to Wikipedia entry. ![]()
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