MITRA, Rajendralala.

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The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal. First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Rev Dr J. Mitchell, with R. Mitra's respects", and stamped with his red seal. John Murray Mitchell spent many years as a missionary in India and wrote and lectured on Hinduism and other Indian religions.Rajendralala Mitra (1823-91) was a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance. The first modern Indologist of Indian origin, he advanced the scientific approach to history and made major contributions to regional archaeology. He became the first Indian president of the Asiatic Society in 1885. In this work, Mitra descriptively catalogues a collection of rare manuscripts given to the society by the British diplomat Brian Houghton Hodgson. The book "was widely used as a source-book in both India and the West. [Rabindranath] Tagore used it as a source-book too. The book accompanied him on his travels and river-voyages, and... it also provided him with the plots of some of his plays" (Dyson, p. 287).Murray (1815-1904) arrived in Bombay shortly after his 1838 ordination and, bar a couple of brief returns to Britain, spent the next two decades ministering in the region and learning Marathi, Sanskrit, and Zend. Problems with the Calcutta mission saw him return to India in 1868. "He became principal of Duff College. During his time there he was instrumental in setting up a European congregation, the Simla Union Church, and he also assisted Andrew Campbell in establishing

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