Rajendralala Mitra
| Babu Rajendralala Mitra CIE LLD | |||||||||
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| Born | 1823 | ||||||||
| Died | 1891 | ||||||||
| Residence |
Calcutta Maniktolah, Calcutta [1888] | ||||||||
| Occupation |
historian archaeologist | ||||||||
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proposed 1868.03.31 as corresponding member and referred to Mr C. Robert des Ruffieres
Rajendra Lala Mitra, Rai Bahadur [as listed in 1888.06]
Notes From Elsewhere
Rajendralal Mitra (Bengali: রাজেন্দ্রলাল মিত্র) (1823/24-1891) was the first modern Indologist of Indian origin, and was a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance. [1] He was pioneer in scientific study of history and contributed substantially in the field of archaeology.[2] Eminent Historian Professor R.S. Sharma writes of him as, "A great lover of ancient heritage, he took a rational view of ancient society and produced a forceful tract to show that in ancient times people ate beef."[3] He was the author of Antiquities of Orissa (1872). In 1846 he was appointed librarian of the Asiatic Society, and to that society the remainder of his life was devoted—as philological secretary, as vice-president, and as the first Indian president in 1885.
Publications
External Publications
The Antiquities of Orissa (2 vols, 1875 and 1880), illustrated with photographic plates a similarly illustrated work on Bodh Gaya (1878), the hermitage of Sakya Muni. Indo-Aryans (2 vols, 1881), a collection of essays dealing with the manners and customs of the people of India from Vedic times. The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (1882), a summary of the avadana-literature.
House Publications
the gypsies of Bengal 1867.04.02
