Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Summary

Select Contents of Oriental Journals provides an annotated digest of articles appearing in contemporary oriental studies periodicals. It summarises pieces from Bharatiya Vidya, such as V. Kane’s comparison of Patañjali’s Mahābhāṣya with Śabara’s Bhāṣya, concluding that Śabara knew Patañjali’s work; K. Sinha’s study of the exiled Durrani king Shah Shuja’s stay in Lahore and his treatment by Ranjit Singh; and R. Majumdar’s note on the regional cult of Vayu in Gujarat, linking it to maritime trade. The digest also mentions studies on the chronology of the Early Cera dynasty, newly discovered stone images of Krishna from the Himalayas, dynamic approaches to Indian art history, descriptions of Buddhist sculptures from Kurkihar, reports of manuscripts with new commentaries, and notes on fragments of Central Asian palm-leaf manuscripts. Each entry provides the author, title and a concise description, alerting readers to research across philology, epigraphy, art history and archaeology. By offering this curated overview, the section encourages scholars to consult works beyond their specialisms and fosters cross-disciplinary communication within oriental studies."