[Fwd: Book on Sankara and a request]

may 4th

does anyone have a clue about this book? sounds interesting.

poor man seems to have gotten seriously into debt from his research. rs
125,000 at that time would amount to rs 100 crores now.

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Subject: Book on Sankara and a request
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:41:10 -0500
From: V
To: Radha
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Can any one in India look for this book? Thanks

"The Age Of Sankara" : By T.S.Narayana Sastry : He was a B.A., B.L.,
High Court Vakil, Madras. He had
collected, and had with him editions of Puranas and an ancient
manuscript edition of Matsya Purana in Tamil Grandha
Script, and the Kaliyuga Raja Vrittanta, a rare ancient historical
treatise still unpublished , (Till 1956)

The material discovered and unearthed, and presented to us, is really
invaluable for the reconstruction of true history of Bharat. The
enormous cost of his researches may be estimated from the regrettable
fact that after his
demise in 1917, his residence at Madras was sold for Rs. 1,25,000 to
repay for the debts he had contracted,
with the interest thereon, for acquiring the library and othwerequipment
he needed for his researches..

(Quoted in his preface to his book "Ancient Indian History" by Pandit
Venkatachalapathi Pakayaji, in 15-11-1956.)

Will it be possible to trace and obtain this book. It must be difficult.
But the effort will not be a waste.