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Sanjay_Dixit: Incidentally, there are hundreds of versions of Manusmriti. We are fed the one version that was selected/authored by Sir William Jones, whose greatest mission in life was to undermine the Indic values

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melodyhart153: The Rosebower. Here lies the hoarded love, the key To all the treasure that shall be; Come fated hand the gift to take, And smite this sleeping world awake. ~ William Morris Mary Magdalene hidden truth. Painting by Sir Edward Burne-Jones

bhupro: He has been conferred the award for his outstanding contributions in the field of Earth Science. The Asiatic Society (an Institution of National Importance declared by an Act of Parliament) is the oldest scientific institution of India established by Sir William Jones in 1784.

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alfredbarnard1: The West window of Whitton, St Mary (Shropshire) - designed by everyone’s favourite Pre-Raphaelite, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and executed by William Morris. Stunning.

MrMaitra: Interestingly, the Asiatic Society of Calcutta, or as then known as the Royal Asiatic Society, still has the seal with a lithograph of Judge Sir William Jones, FRS. The seal is also in their official research journal.

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MobyDick_LBL: If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant’s face in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale’s brow?

UgcNetJrfExam: Q) Who founded Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal' in Calcutta in 1784? Options: A)Warren Hasting B) Johan Duncan C) William Jones D) Sir Richard | Please Visit

Kishor_Ayu: 8. Considering what Sir William Jones has proposed as “Indo-European language family”, it maybe hypothesized that all these theories may have a common origin. He has noted similarities among Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Germanic, and Celtic languages.

Phoolch12662890: It's not understood the scholars like Sir William Jones, Max Muller, William Adam, A L Basham and Gunnar Landtman given their vicious comments about Sanatan society not of others which was quoted by Indian historians and sociologists to destroy Indian culture.

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citraka: Sanskrit, Latin And Greek: is there a relation between them?. By James Cooper In 1786 Sir William Jones, a Welsh philologist and judge of the supreme court of Bengal, sent shock waves throughout Europe with the following speech he gave in his address t…

citraka: Sanskrit, Latin And Greek: is there a relation between them? By James Cooper In 1786 Sir William Jones, a Welsh philologist and judge of the supreme court of Bengal, sent shock waves throughout Europe with the following speech he gave in his address to …

dandavats_com: Sanskrit, Latin And Greek: is there a relation between them?. By James Cooper In 1786 Sir William Jones, a Welsh philologist and judge of the supreme court of Bengal, sent shock waves throughout Europe with the following speech he gave in his address t…

OnuaSmart: 1969-1972: Edward Akufo-Addo as Ceremonial President & Jones Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister borrowed so much that govt was saddled with debt. 2017- : William Akufo-Addo (son) as President & Ken Ofori-Atta (son) as Finance Minister has borrowed to unsustainable levels. From a page

BooksPanda: “In 1789 one of the greatest Indologists Sir William Jones translated Kalidasa’s Shakuntala. Its German translation in 1791 profoundly affected Herder, Goethe & the entire romantic movement. Jones started scholars by declaring that Sanskrit was cousin to all European languages”

We_R_Reformers: Religion of Brahmins is Sanatan(Brahminism), not Hinduism. Hinduism was marked by British SC Justice Sir.William Jones incl. all fragments of Indian religions (near about 130 religions) except Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism. Brahmins took this as advantage to rule Hindus

Hortimark: Bishop Auckland Marketplace. Town Hall Designed John Philpott Jones in the Gothic Revival style. Church of St Anne Grade ll. William Thompson 1846-8 Built by William Edgar. Auckland Tower designed by Nìall McLaughlin. Red telephone box - by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880- 1960)

DavidCranmerUn1: Elizabeth Pelham (1681–1711), daughter of Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton and his first wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Jones of Ramsbury Manor, Attorney General for England and Wales. Children with the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham:

KrishnaNote: In 1784, British Indologist Sir William Jones established the Asiatic Society in Calcutta.

Ibrar_82: Wish I could attend. Any talk on Sir William Jones would be amazing. An absolute genius who also happen to live in Calcutta

Satyajittiwari: It was Sir William Jones, the founder of Asiatic Society who quoted Greek historians and decided that their Palibrotha is Pataliputra and Sandrokota is same as Chandragupta.

shabbychiccity: Georgian Portrait Book Print c.1830, Sir William Jones AP17

Robin_C_Douglas: A landmark in the modern pagan revival. 1780 - the first hymn in English written to a universal Goddess. By (Sir) William Jones, the British linguist and judge. It can be sung to the tune of "The star-spangled banner".

shabbychiccity: Georgian Portrait Book Print c.1830, Sir William Jones AP17

shabbychiccity: Georgian Portrait Book Print c.1830, Sir William Jones AP17

pmcray: "If then, Sir William Jones, who read in 30 languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how may unlettered Ishmael hope to read the awful Chaldee of the Sperm Whale's brow? I but put that brow before you. Read it if you can."

IrshadA50707999: Q= The Asiatic society was established in Calcutta by: ✓ Sir William Jones

easthistorystry: S205 (1/11) After the 1770 famine of Bengal that killed millions of people due to starvation, Warren Hastings was made the first Governor General of India.  In 1784, Sir William Jones reached India. He was a 37 year old Justice of Supreme Court in Calcutta (Kolkata, India).

DReagan12: "Never neglect an opportunity for improvement." - Sir William Jones

avicus_caesar: Took the opportunity of attending a cousin's wedding at BNR Officers' Club, Garden Reach, to visit the house of Sir William Jones (founder of the Asiatic Society) just across the street. The well-maintained heritage building has been furnished with an informative plaque.

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RachelsGhostVC: Sir William Llewelyn Davies, (1887 - 1952) got it wrong when he identified my 3x great grandmother as "Margaret". She was in fact Jane Williams nee Jones 1769-1834. See:

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MumukshuSavitri: It is Greek ambassador Megasthenes who mentions Sandrocottus of Palimbothra - this name was identified as Chandragupta Maurya by Sir William Jones. The same Megasthenes wrote of Indian tribes with dog shaped heads, people near Ganges living on wild apple fumes & more fun stuff.

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HistoricalMemo3: William Strahan Esquire 1792 John Jones after Painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds

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hedgethomist: An exiled Roman makes his way to Bactria and learns Sanskrit, discovering Indo-European 2,000 years before Sir William Jones

Hindu_Tradition: ...old Persians, the Ethiopians and the Egyptians, the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Tuscans, the Scythians, or Goths, and the Celts, the Chinese, Japanese, and the Peruvians." Indologist and Sanskritist Sir William Jones - Asiatic Researches, Volume I. By-James Robinson Cooper

KushagraAniket: Why did you assist Sir William Jones and other colonial officers in learning and translating various Hindu scriptures? Why did you allow Frits Staal and Robert Gardner to document the Agnicayana in Kerala, hearing Vedic mantras in the process (त्रयी न श्रुतिगोचरा)?

ArchaeoNomad: I can now feel how Sir William Jones might have felt during all those years ago. A fever that comes every evening, with severe joint pain. Yes, my friends- I probably have Dengue (test results awaited).

arzel1616: Never neglect an opportunity for improvement.~Sir William Jones KaPIEmilya ANJI

shanemontoya: "Do you wish to laugh? Skim the book over. Do you wish to sleep? Read it regularly." ~Sir William Jones about Charles Vallancey's Collectanea de Rebis Hibernia Comment/QT with other books that fit that description.

gyanmurti123: William Jones awarded Sir for distorting Manusmriti by translating it in English. His statue in St.Paul’s Cathedral.

jollynawrence: Article available here

peterfrankopan: This year's runners up are: Ali Karimi for 'The Bazaar, the State, and the Struggle for Public Opinion in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan' and Jonathan Lawrence for 'Building a Library: The Arabic and Persian Manuscript Collection of Sir William Jones'

unicatfan: People who are complaining about Alex Jones trial and Freedom of Speech have no idea where that first amendment idea even originated. I’ll give ya hint look at Commentaries on the Laws of England- Sir William Blackstone

RonsonRick: Sir William remained; but him. Not a mistress of them in the evening before, in March,” added an amusing study.” “Yes, there are my dear Mr. Jones’s shop-boy in her face, and to provoke his meaning?”—and asked her sister much afraid. Local time: 2022/10/10 22:50:04

88marciaramalho: Sir William Jones was a British philologist. A startling British phenomenon. Full text on

DrMattimalla: , and empirically. From Hindu Law by Sir William Jones and Mr. Colebrooke in 1796; to Ralph T. H. Griffith, who wrote the first complete English translation of the Ramayana in 1853; to Benedict Anderson, the Indian Ideology by Perry Anderson (2012) , and so on, are all parasites

LoyalistBablu: Indian judiciary regurgitates western woke platitudes and feigns righteousness. M’lords are an embarrassment to the brilliant antecedent colonial minds that pioneered jurisprudence- Lawrence Peel, Sir William Jones, Sir Edward Coke et al.

Zurabi17682134: Sir William Jones, (born Sept. 28, 1746, London—died April 27, 1794, Calcutta), British Orientalist and jurist who did much to encourage interest in Oriental studies in the West.

Zurabi17682134: Sir William Jones, (born Sept. 28, 1746, London—died April 27, 1794, Calcutta), British Orientalist and jurist who did much to encourage interest in Oriental studies in the West.

Zurabi17682134: Sir William Jones, (born Sept. 28, 1746, London—died April 27, 1794, Calcutta), British Orientalist and jurist who did much to encourage interest in Oriental studies in the West.

ceritheviking: For one reason or another to have read up about language development recently. Interested to find that welsh lad, Sir William Jones, philologist is credited with discovering the connection amongst 'The Indo-European' group of languages. Born today.

SokoKhazar: Sir William Jones, a British philologist, [...] and a scholar of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among European and Indo-Aryan languages was born on 28th Sep. 1746. (via Wikipedia)

hathyogi31: According to Wikipedia, manusmriti was one of the first Sanskrit texts to have been translated into English in 1794, by Sir William Jones,and was used to formulate the Hindu law by the British govt. Many claim that British thought that like sariya, hindu too have book of law.

ThomisticEvolu1: The first scientific theory of evolution was not developed by Darwin but the linguist Sir William Jones in 1786

8Tmhr: ↑ 60. LORD STEVEN REGAL (WILLIAM REGAL) “THE HELL RAISER” (DARREN MATTHEWS) (STEVE JONES/ROY REGAL) 61. SIR WILLIAM (SUPERSTAR BILL DUNDEE) (WILLIAM CRUICKSHANKS) 62. COL. ROBERT PARKER (ROBERT FULLER) (ROBERT WELCH) 63. HEAVY METAL VAN HAMMER (MARK Ty HILDRETH) ↓

shirtlane: William needs to open his speech with... "I'm so honoured to be Prince of Wales alongside such greats as Gareth Bale and Alun-Wyn and of course I will lean on Sir Tom Jones, Michael Sheen and Huw Edwards for continued support"

andykinzler: Wild to read about PIE and Sir William Jones in a fantasy novel.

SacredNumSci: "William Jones, FRS (1675 – 1749) Welsh mathematician, noted for use of the symbol π (the Greek letter Pi) to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Close friend of Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley. Fellow of the Royal Society." Wikipedia.

HinduLV: So I made a visit today to St Pauls Cathedral to see a monument of Sir William Jones who translated the Manu Smriti but was more surprised to come across this other monument of two Indic (Dharmic) Children Kneeling down to the first protestant Bishop of India.

BebaKron: Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life Omar Khayyam: Rubaiyat - Design by William Morris & Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Gzhfxhwik: Do you know when manusmrti first accepted as a law book ? Britishers firstly used manusmrti as a law book to frame laws for non-muslims in India . Translated by sir William Jones in 1794.

billyca75109105: sir tom jones have a listen

utbsindia1: Sir William Jones found that their is a huge similarity between Sanskrit and Latin and Greek language because they both are from the same family of language. That’s why Britisher were more interested in this language.

DecolonialYoga: "Rather than reaching out to their colleagues in other departments, South Asianists tend to ‘understand’ India better by re-reading Max Muller and Sir William Jones, and in translating from some archaic texts."

laphamsquart: “In August 1783 an amazed Sir William Jones looked out from his perch aboard a frigate in the middle of the Indian Ocean. There was no land in sight.”

itsmynatak: Indian plays first became known to the European world through Sir William Jones' translation of Shakuntala in 1789,

anshul_aliganj: Way Back in 1552,Postel declared that the word Brahma is a corruption of Abraham. Saraswati was Sarah Sir William Jones words were misinterpreted as Brahma , Vishnu and Mahesh was nothing but Xtian Trinity.

HinduLV: Statue of Sir William Jones in St Pauls Cathedral who translated the Manu Smriti with the help of a Sanskrit tutor after the Pandits in Banaras refused to help... The basis to set a law to command the Hindus across Bharat

svmke1: Sir William Jones, 1784 (from Asiatic Researches V1. Pub. 1979, p. 234-235. 1st pub. 1788). “As to the general extension of our pure faith in Hindustan there are at present many sad obstacles to it… We may assure ourselves, that… Hindus will never be converted by any mission

ClassyArabic: I just tweeted a long thread on this fascinating manuscript, once owned by Sir William Jones. I'm kind of obsessed with it. You can read all about it here.

CelebBirthdayUK: July 15 Today is the anniversary of the birth of Inigo Jones Rembrandt Hammond Innes Iris Murdoch Jacques Derrida Clive Cussler Brian Sewell William G Stewart Julian Bream Sir Harrison Birtwistle Ken Kercheval Jan-Michael Vincent Ian Curtis



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