why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history , philosophy and law?
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William Jones felt the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law because:-
1. He had a great respect for both India and West. According to him, the Indian ancient culture had attained its glory in the past but declined over a period of time.
2. The ancient text had the ideas, laws and facts about the past and they could be considered important for the future development in India.
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In 1783, a person named William Jones arrived in Calcutta. In addition of being an expert in law, Jones was a linguist. He had studied Greek, Latin, French, English, Arabic and Persian. He also studied Sanskrit language, grammar and poetry. He was studying ancient Indian texts on law, philosophy, religion, politics, morality, arthimetic, medicine and other sciences.