Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c4: Introduction
Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c4
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Introduction
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At the invitation of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda I delivered five Lectures on December 2, 1953, and the following days in the "Sayajirao Gaekwad Honorarium Lecture" series. These lectures are now published in the form of a book as prescribed in the Sayajirao Gaekwad Honorarium Rules. Excepting the addition of footnotes, the lectures are published as they were delivered. It was obviously impossible in course of these lectures to deal with all the aspects of "Ancient Indian Colonization in South-east Asia" which formed their subject matter. I have, therefore, confined myself to a few essential aspects, and discussed, somewhat in detail, only a few points on which there seems to have been a great deal of misconception in the minds of many scholars. I have already dealt with the subject in several publications, mentioned in the Bibliography. In these lectures I have touched only very briefly upon many points of great importance, partly for want of space and partly because these have been dealt with in detail in my previous publications. I have made a special endeavour to take into account all the new discoveries that have taken place since the publication of my books.
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I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the authorities of the M. S. University of Baroda for the honour they have done me by inviting me to deliver these lectures and I am also thankful to the Oriental Institute of Baroda for kindly seeing the book through the Press.
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**R. C. Majumdar** **4 Bepin Pal Road,** **Calcutta-26.** **7th July, 1955.**