11th November 2008, 11:12 AM
I haven't been to Kolkatta, but have read a lot about the cemetery, and those buried in it, including I believe members of the Asiatic Society who undertook some of the first western research into Indian language and culture and archaeology. Will watch with interest.
BTW, excellent book on the early western antiquarians is 'Buddha and the Sahibs' by Charles Allen, very interesting in the light of Said's 'Orientalism'
BTW, excellent book on the early western antiquarians is 'Buddha and the Sahibs' by Charles Allen, very interesting in the light of Said's 'Orientalism'