When did sir william jones came to india. Why did he studied ancient indian text on different subjects?
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Sir William Jones resided in India from 1783 to 1794, as a judge of the Bengal Supreme Court.
His work on India and the Orient changed the image of Indiain European eyes forever.
European and Indian languages, which would later be known as Indo-European languages.
He, along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengalin 1784.
His work on India and the Orient changed the image of Indiain European eyes forever.
European and Indian languages, which would later be known as Indo-European languages.
He, along with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengalin 1784.
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- Sir William Jones came to India in September, 1783
- He was a linguist meaning that he knew and studied different languages
- It was because of his interest in languages that he started spending time in studying Sanskrit and Ancient Hindu texts.
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