By Team ClassWork William Jones contributed to study of indology ,he called study of India as indology. he was judge of Supreme Court in Bengal .he established the Asiatic Society in 1784 CE at Kolkata.William Jones was a multilingual expert,he is expert in multiple languages and translated great Works from Sanskrit to English . His translation to English are geeta Govind , Manava dharmashastra and Shakuntala by Kalidasa.
Max Muller a prominent orientalist and Indologist from German wrote an English book named sacred book of East in 50 volumes. Scotland historian James Mill wrote history of India in six volumes .a French missionary named Abbe Dubois settled in Ganjam near Srirangapatna. he adopted local custom and culture and lived like a Sage. he wrote Hindu Manners, customs and Ceremoneis. local people called him Dodda Swami . He presented Indian customs, values, thoughts, festivals, varnashrama systems in his work .He lived here for 24 years and returned to France.
Elphinston, coles, Brook ,Cunningham, Elliot and Dawson have introduced different stages of Indian history. Francis Buchanan , Col. Wilkens , Mackenize, BL Rice, Fleet and many other Europeans successfully recordedand preserved the manuscripts and inscriptions testimonies and contemporary events for the reconstruction of Karnataka History.Europeans introduced successfully a novel way of understanding and constructing history to the Indians . In this way , they provided Indians a new process of thinking and new perspective to construct history.
