Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t56.5

v2.c15.s2.t56.5

Sanskrit honours, he joined Calcutta University to do his MA in Ancient Indian History and Culture, while obtaining a first class degree in 1920. Immediately after this, he joined Calcutta University as a Lecturer at the invitation of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee. In 1921, he was sent by Mukherjee to Shantiniketan to study Buddhism and Chinese language under the erudite supervision and guidance of the French sinologist, Sylvain Levi. It was here in Shantiniketan that he developed a keen interest to delve deeper into the cultural contacts between India and China. In 1922, he visited Nepal in search of some Tibetan