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Sir Charles Wilkins KH FRS (1749 – 13 May 1836) was an English typographer and Orientalist, and founding member of The Asiatic Society. He is notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English.
Dec 13, 2019 · Sir Charles Wilkins, a prominent Orientalist, one of the British Triumvirate with William Jones and James Prinsep, was a pioneer in the study of Sanskrit and his first ever translation of...
Charles Wilkins was greatly instrumental in spreading the popularity of the Gita throughout Europe and even in USA. His work won wide recognition in his own lifetime.
Jun 28, 2021 · He came to India as a typographer and ended up influencing the European perception of Hindu philosophy. Catch the story of Charles Wilkins, the first person ever to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English.
Jan 16, 2023 · He was the first employee of the East India Company to learn Sanskrit, and initiated the new discipline of Sanskrit scholarship thanks to a request from Hastings that he study with Indian pundits at Benares (Varanasi), the traditional seat of Sanskrit learning.
Charles Wilkins (1749-1836) trained as a printer before working for the East India company. He became an expert in oriental languages (Persian and Bengali) and was a pioneer in developing type faces in order to print these languages. He is best known for his translation of the Bhagvat-Geeta.
Jun 20, 2015 · Wilkins, Charles. 1785. The Bhăgvăt-Gēētā, or Dialogues of Krĕĕshnă and Ărjŏŏn; In Eighteen Lectures; With Notes. Translated from the Original, in the Sănskrĕĕt, or Ancient Language of the Brāhmăns. London: C. Nourse.
Dec 9, 2021 · Chapter 6 situates Charles Wilkins’ approach to his translation of the Bhagavad-Gītā in the long history of British interpretations of Hinduism charted throughout this book.
Charles Wilkins (1749-1836) trained as a printer before working for the East India company. He became an expert in oriental languages (Persian and Bengali) and was a pioneer in developing type faces in order to print these languages. He is best known for his translation of the Bhagvat-Geeta.
Charles Wilkins (translator) The Bhagavad Gita is perhaps the greatest and most beautiful of the Hindu scriptures. It is mainly in the form of a dialogue between the warrior Prince Arjuna and his friend Krishna (the earthly incarnation of the god Vishnu).
