Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c22.92

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Let us confess at once that we have perused the book with considerable pleasure and found it generally useful and up to date in all the various fields of Indian historical research. It is not original and scarcely betrays any new and startling opinions; but it is sound and critical, and its author has apparently made a good and thorough use of the vast materials upon which he has had to draw in order to achieve his task in a satisfactory way. Professor Majumdar also seems to be rather reserved in his own judgments and seldom panders to Hindu patriotic sentiment; at times he seems a little touchy when the glories of his own native province, Bengal, are at stake, but we need scarcely take exception at that.