A letter from the past
My partner came across this letter quite by accident: between the pages of a book she had ordered online. I do not think that much more needs to be said. Note the author's barely concealed excitement in the second paragraph of the letter.
Sanskrit College
Calcutta, February 19, 1907
Your Honour,
As Commander I beg
to send herewith the Sanskrit
College copy of Mr Tawney's
translation of the Mālavikā-
gnimitra a drama by the
greatest of Indian poets, Kalidāsa.
Your Honour will be glad to
hear that His Excellency the
Prime Minister of Nepal, whom
I saw on Thursday last, will,
when I go to his country, give
me every facility for my
work in connection with the
search of Mss.
Your Honour's most
obedient
Haraprasād Shāstri
Sanskrit College
Calcutta, February 19, 1907
Your Honour,
As Commander I beg
to send herewith the Sanskrit
College copy of Mr Tawney's
translation of the Mālavikā-
gnimitra a drama by the
greatest of Indian poets, Kalidāsa.
Your Honour will be glad to
hear that His Excellency the
Prime Minister of Nepal, whom
I saw on Thursday last, will,
when I go to his country, give
me every facility for my
work in connection with the
search of Mss.
Your Honour's most
obedient
Haraprasād Shāstri
Labels: Bengal, Haraprasād Shāstri, Kathmandu, manuscripts, tantric studies
posted by PDSz | 10:48 pm
2 Comments:
What's the book in which this precious letter was found??
The one mentioned in the letter.
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