Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.t1.16

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During this period, the students who studied and researched abroad in 1930s and 1940s were continuously coming back and began to play a strong role in the field of research, such as Indian languages, literature, philosophy, religion, history, art, politics and economy, etc. Ji Xianlin successively translated Sanskrit literature classics, such as the *Sakuntala* (1956), *Panchatantra* (1959), *Vikramorvasiya* (1962) and the Indian epic *Rāmāyaṇa* from the year 1973 to 1984, as well as some monographs and papers researching the original Buddhist language, Sanskrit classical literature and cultural exchanges between India and China. Jin Kemu translated the lyrics *Meghaduta* (1956) and conducted a detailed study to Sanskrit grammar classic *Panini*. *History of Sanskrit Literature* published in 1964 was the foundational masterpiece in this field of China. Besides, many scholars like Lü Cheng, Tang Yongtong, Zheng Zhenduo, Xiang Da, Zhu Jieqin, Wu Xiaoling, Chang Renxia, He Changqun also published a number of important writings during this period.