vi . covered and removed the grotesque anomaly that while in England add Germany the study of the English and German languages forms part of the highest stages of University scholarship, in India the study of the vernaculars was per formed in a perfunctory and elementary fashion. He initiated a scheme for the advanced study of the Indian Vernaculars by which for the first time in the history of Indian Univer- sities, it became possible for a person to take the highest University degree on the basis of his knowledge of his mother- tongue.1 In 19ia, the University of Calcutta, with the sanction of the Government of India, established its Deparment of Indian Vernaculars which the distinguished founder chara terised as a special feature of our University and which should constitute its chief glory in the eyes of all patriotic and public-spirited citizens. According to the Regulations, a student studying for the M, A. in Indian Vernaculars f should possess & knowledge of two vernaculars, namely, a thorough knowledge of his mother-tongue and a less compre hensive knowledge of a second vernacular. The student is also required to obtain a working acquaintance with two of the languages which have formed the foundation of the Indian Vernaculars, such as Pali, Prakrit and: Persian, The languages which have already been recognised as principal languages are Bengali, Hindi, Guarati and Oriya 'The languages which have been recognised as subsidiary languages are Bengali, Assamese, Oriya, Hindi, Urdu, Maithili, Guarati, Marathi, Telugu Tamil, Canarese, Malayalam and Sinhalese." As & fitting adjunct to this advanced study of the Indian Vernaculars, the University further organised a scheme for the preparation and publication of volumes of typical selec- tions in all the Indian Vernaculars, from the earliest stages | sr sutosh pories Uncation apoh, March is, ipa, P. 16,
