Full Description
This is the first English biography of the Belgian Jesuit, Padma Bhushan recipient and renowned scholar of Hindi, Awadhi and Sanskrit: Father Camille Bulcke (1909-1982). Father Bulcke came to India when it was still a British colony, found spiritual inspiration in the life and compositions of the great Indian poet Goswami Tulsidas, and emerged as one of the renowned exponents of the Ramkatha (The Story of Rama) and the Hindi language. This book attempts to read and critically examine his life, while also analysing his writings on comparative religious studies. In doing so, it provides a brief overview of the world of Hindi literature and its development in postcolonial India through the contributions of Father Bulcke, and highlights the cultural and religious encounters between the West and the East, Europe and India, Christianity and Hinduism.
Contents
List of Figures; Foreword by Harish Trivedi; Acknowledgements; 1. Camille Bulcke: A New Horizon of Indology; 2. From Belgium to India: Inner and Outer Journeys; 3. A Scholar-Priest in the Making; 4. From Christ Bhakti to Tulsidas' Rama Bhakti; 5. Contributions to Indology and Scholarly Legacy; 6. The Man and His Mission: A Critical Appraisal; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
