Question

What were the main beliefs of the orientalist like William jones and Henry colebrook

Answer 1

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Englishmen like Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed were also busy discovering the ancient Indian heritage, mastering Indian languages and translating Sanskrit and Persian works into English.

Together with them, Jones set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and started a journal called Asiatick Researches.

Jones and Colebrooke shared a deep respect for the ancient culture. Both Indian and the West Indian civilisation, they felt, had attained glory in the ancient past but had subsequently declined.

Answer 2

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Jones and Colebrooke shared a deep respect for the ancient culture. Both Indian and the West Indian civilisation, they felt, had attained glory in the ancient past but had subsequently declined. In order to understand India, it was necessary to discover the sacred and legal texts written in the ancient times.