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15 янв 1784 г. - Asiatik Society

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Asiatick society was established by Sir William Jones to encourage oriental studies. It was supported by governor general Warren Hastings. It became a centre for Asian studies. Society’s initiatives led to deciphering old inscriptions like Brahmi. Field of comparative philology was established as discipline in India. Pioneers of Indology like Charles Wilkins and Alexander Hamilton worked at the Society.


References:
1. Ghosh, S. C (1995). The History of Education in Modern India, 1757-2012
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Asiatic-Society-of-Bengal

Image source: Wikimedia , and Asiatic Society webpage

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