Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c10.42

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enterprises, but the establishment of a Central Institute with facilities for the study of the subject is still a great desideratum. At the time when I took up the task of writing a series of studies on Indian Colonisation, the Society had not yet come into existence, and there was no book, big or small, on the subject in English language. As regards Java, the remark still holds good, save for a small pamphlet published by the Society, and a book on Indo-Javanese literature, published by one of my pupils after the first draft of this book was ready. I state these facts, not with the motive of claiming any special credit, but with a view to craving the indulgence of the readers for the many shortcomings which will be found in this pioneer work.