We are very happy to publish this volume entitled ‘Ideology in Russia (Photographic presentation and Select Articles)’, which is mainly based on the Exhibition ‘Ideology in Russia’ organized by the I3haratiya Vidya Bhavan and the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai during February 25-29, 2000. This photographic journey surveys the Russian Ideological studies during last two centuries.
We are grateful to the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai and the Centre for Indian Studies, Institute for the Oriental Studies, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Mos cow for making available the details of the Russian scholars and their works.
We are specially thankful to Dr. D.E.Chelyshev and Dr. (Mrs.) Irma Chelysheva of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai and Dr. Ms. Eugenia Varian of Moscow for their active and sustained co-operation in preparing this volume.
We hope this publication ‘Ideology in Russia’ will not only stimulate. the interest of Indian scholars in the Russian Ideology, but will also bring both Russia and India closer in friendship.
With a feeling of privilege and great joy am presenting this publication “Ideology in Russia” (Photographic presentation and select articles) - the tweet ripened fruit of more than two years’ tapas (ardent dedicated effort) to all those interested in Oriental studies. Let me briefly outline the interesting details of this delivery. The Govt. of India declared the year 1999-2000 to be celebrated as the Sanskrit Year. This announcement enlivened my heart’s deep desire to prepare a substantial article/exhibition appreciating the Russian contribution to Ideology, in which I was interested while referring to the works of Leedey, Bonnard-Levin and others.
One auspicious morning we expressed our above-mentioned desire to Dr.D.E.Chelyshev and Dr.Mrs.Irina Chelysheva of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai. They readily and warmly appreciated our idea and assured us their best co-operation in organizing an Exhibition. Dr. Chelyshev supported this illuminating event in view of the forthcoming Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai in the year 2000. The baby, thus conceived, grew steadily in our minds; and the result is being presented to the scholar’s to-day in a book-form.
The Exhibition was inaugurated on 25th February 2000 at the Gita Mandir Hall of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. It was blessed by the presence of H.H.Kanchi Shankaracharya Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal and FLH.Shri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal and it was inaugurated by Mr. Dmitry Kazennov, the Consul General, and Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Mumbai. The Exhibition included more than 200 photographs of the Russian Indologists, select Russian Indological publications, the Russian paintings on Indian themes, meetings of the eminent Russian and Indian personalities as well as postal stamps depicting Indo-Russian friendship. Dr. Ms. Eugenia Vanina, (Head, Section of History and Culture of Medieval India, Centre for Indian Studies, Institute of the Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow), who kindly accepted our invitation to grace the occasion, delivered the key-note addiess on ‘Russian Indology Past and Present” at the Inaugural function. The function was presided over by Justice Shri. B.NShrikrishria, the Judge of Bombay High Court.
This Exhibition was also displayed at New Delhi during 27-3- 2000 to 4-4-2000 under the auspices of Bharatiya Vidya Rhavan, New Delhi; Russian Centre of Science and Culture, New Delhi and the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Some details and photographs of this programmer given under Appendixes in this book.
Let me confess that this exhibition is our humble and limited attempt to highlight and admire the Russian contribution to Ideology I am fully aware of the academic and practical limitations with which the Exhibition has been prepared This is only a hand full presentation (anjah) from the ocean of Russian Ideology The scholars will forgive us for all our lapses in form and content In this book, an attempt is made to maintain the chronological order of scholars and their works as best as possible. The details given in the exhibits and the articles are as in the year 2000.
This publication includes seven specially invited articles of Russian scholars viz Dr V V Vertogradova, Dr 0 V Mezentseva, Dr A A Vigasin, Dr N V Isayeva, Dr Irma Chelysheva, Dr C V Strelkova and Dr M I Mikhail to whom we are extremely grateful This volume also contains the proceedings of the Inaugural function of the Exhibition “Ideology in Russia”, photographs of the exhibits, and six appendices giving miscellaneous relevant information pertaining to Russian Ideology.
I am grateful to H E Mr A Kadakin, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India, for his encouraging message and best wishes, to Mr. Dmitry Kazennov, the Consul General, Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Mumbai for kindly inaugurating this Exhibition and to Justice Shri B N Shrikrishna for presiding over the Inaugural function I am highly indebted to Dr D E Chelyshev, Dr Mrs Irma Chelysheva and their son Mr Andrey for their continuous guidance and help in making this exhibition an unforgettable event I am also deeply thankful to Dr Ms Eugenma Vanma for her untiring co-operation in digging up and dressing the exhibits with dedication My thanks are also due to Shri R M Suvarna, Dr Ms Suniti Deshpande and Shri T V Rajeev of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai, Dr P L Dash, Head, Centre for Central Eurasian Studies, University of Mumbam and Dr Laxmi S Mikaelyan, Reader, German-Russian Dept, Univei sity of Mumbai for their kind help No words are adequate to express my sincere gratitude to Shri S.Ramakrishnan, Executive Secretary and Director General of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, who nurtured the seed of this exhibition from the very beginning to the end with his encouraging guidance and incessant support. It is indeed very unfortunate that he is not alive to-day to see this publication which he had envisaged and eagerly awaited. My sincere thanks are also due to Shri H.N.Dastur, Shri A.N.Chaturvedi and my other colleagues at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for their unfailing co-operation.
How can I forget the incessant editorial assistance and useful suggestions given to me by my colleagues Shri G.B.Jani and Smt. Prachi A. Moghe in publication of this volume?
Many thanks to Shri Atulbhai Goradia of Siddhi Printers for the excellent printing of this work.
Foreword :MM. Prof. J.H.Dave | iii | |
Preface : Prof. S.A. Upadhyaya | v | |
: | SECTION I:Proceedings of the Inaugural function of the | |
Exhibition ‘Indology In Russia’ | ||
1 | Message : H.E.Mr.A.Kadakin I | |
2 | Welcome Address : MM. Prof. J.H.Dave | 3 |
3 | Inaugural Speech : Mr. Dmitry A.Kazennov | 7 |
4 | Introductory Speech : Dr. D.E.Chelyshev | 7 |
5 | Opening Remarks : - Prof. S.A.Upadhyaya | 9 |
6 | Key-note Address - Russian Indology : Past and Present:Dr.Ms. Eu.genia Vanina | 17 |
7 | Presidential Address : Justice Shri B.N.Shrikrishna | 29 |
SECTION II: Select Research Articles | ||
1 | Vedic Night P1thi vi and the date of the Rgveda: Dr.M.I.Mikhailov | 31 |
2.- | Investigating Unknown Writing (New Epigraphical Findsin Buddhist monasteries of Ancient Bactria): Dr.V.Vertogradova | 53 |
3 | “The periplus of the Erythraean Sea”in India: Political situation : Dr.A. Vigasin | 59 |
4 | The concept of Jiva in the systems of añkara and Surevara: Dr. Natalia V. Isayeva | 69 |
5 | The Play/Game Motif in the poetry of Namdev and Dnyaneshvar : Dr. G.V.Strelkova | 79 |
6 | The manuscript of Afanasii Nikitin - “Voyage Beyond the Three Seas” (XV century) and its Elucidation in India in century (on the basis of archival material of the Maharashtra State) : Dr. Irma Chelysheva | 95 |
7 | The fundamentals of Hinduism in Gandhian Perspective: Dr. O.V.Mezentseva | 109 |
SECTION III : Exhibits | ||
SECTION III-A : Indological Centres in Russia | 127 | |
SECTION Ill-B : Russian Indologiata | ||
1 | G.S.Lebedev | 138 |
2 | V.Lmiller | 140 |
3 | P.Ya.Petrov | 141 |
4 | O.O.Bothlingk | 142 |
5 | K.K.Kossovich | 143 |
6 | LP.Minayev | 144 |
7 | S.F.Oldenburg | 145 |
8 | F.LScherbatsky | 146 |
9 | A.P.Barannikov | 147 |
10 | B.L.Smirnov | 148 |
11 | Yu.N.Roerich | 149 |
12 | V.I.Kalyanov | 150 |
13 | N.R.Guseva | 150 |
14 | I.D.Serebryakov | 152 |
15 | E.P.C.helyshev | 153 |
16 | A.D.Litman | 153 |
17 | V.G.Erman | 155 |
18 | P.A.Grintzer | 155 |
20 | T.Ya. Elizarenkova | 155 |
20 | N.M.Sazanova | 158 |
21 | G.M.Bongard-Levin | 159 |
22 | V.S.Kostyuchenko | 160 |
23 | N.LPrigarina | 161 |
25 | Yu.M.Alikhanova | 162 |
25 | R.B.Rybakov | 162 |
26 | V.S.Sementsov | 164 |
27 | L.A.Vasilieva | 165 |
28 | O.V.Mezentsevá | 165 |
29 | S.D.Serebryany | 167 |
30 | A.A.Vigasin | 168 |
31 | A.M.Samozvantsev | 169 |
33 | N.Gafurova | 169 |
33 | Irma P. Chelysheva | 171 |
34 | V.K.Shokhin | 172 |
35 | V.G.Lysenko | 173 |
36 | N.V.Isayeva | 174 |
37 | E.Y.Vaninax | 175 |
SECTION III - C :Literature on Indology by the Russian Indologists | ||
1 | A.Petrov - The first edition of Bhagavadgita | 176 |
2 | N.M.Karamzin - The first edition of ‘Shakuntalal | 177 |
3 | I.P.Minayev - Mahavyutpatti | 178 |
4 | . F.I.Scherbatsky - The study of the categorical Imperative teachings of the Brahmanas | 178 |
5 | Th. Stcherbatsky - The Conception of Buddhist Nirväia | 179 |
6 | Th Stcherbatsky - Abhisamayatankara - Prajiäpäramitä - Upadesa - Sãstra | 179 |
7 | Th Stcherbatsky - Buddhist Logic | 180 |
8 | A.P.Barannikov - Tulasidas4 Rarnayana or Ramacharitamanasa | 180 |
9 | G.E.Illyin -Religions of the Ancient India | 181 |
10 | N.P.Anikeev - On the Materialistic Traditions in Indian Philosophy | 181 |
11 | L.R.Gordon - Polonskaya - The Muslim Trends in the Social Thought of India and Pakistan | 182 |
12 | A.H.Vafa and A.D.Litman - The Philosophical outlook of Jawaharlal Nehru | 182 |
13 | N.R.Guseva-Jainism | 183 |
14 | Harish Gupta (trans ) - Paper of Th Stcherbatsky | 183 |
15 | N P Anikeev - Modern Ideological Struggle for the Ancient Philosophical Heritage of India | 184 |
16 | V.S.Kostyuchenko - Integral Vedanta | 184 |
17 | C Z Ashrafyan (Ed ) - Guru Nanak | 185 |
18 | The Indian Culture and Buddhism, F.I.Scherbatsky Memorial Volume | 185 |
19 | Yu.M.Alikhañova - Anandavardhana’s Dhvanyaloka | 186 |
20 | G.M.Bongard-Levin and A.V.Gerasimov - Sages and Philosophers of the Ancient India | 186 |
21 | E.N.Tyomkin-TheoutlookofBhamaha | 187 |
22 | The Ancient Indian Epoch | 187 |
23 | Myths of the Ancient India | 188 |
24 | V.I.Kalyanov - Mahabharata - Udyogaparva | 188 |
25 | Mahabharata - Udyogaparva | 189 |
26 | N.R.Guseva - Hinduism, History and the Cult practices | 189 |
27 | B.L.Smirnov - Mahabharata Vol.1 | 190 |
28 | S Y Sheinman - Topshtein - Plato and Vedic Philosophy A comparative study | 190 |
29 | E.N.Tyomkin and V.G.Erman - Three Great Legends of the Ancient India | 191 |
30 | G.M.Bongard-Levin - The Ancient Indian Civilization:Philosophy, Science, Religion | 191 |
31 | V.G.Erman - The Historical sketch of the Vedic literature | 192 |
32 | A.D.Litrnan - Traditions of the Philosophical Naturalism in India and the Outlook of Devatma | 192 |
33 | N.V.lsayeva - Shankara and the Indian Philosophy | 193 |
34 | N.F.Rukavishinikova The Chariot of Jagannath, A study in the religion and folk tradition of Orissa with special reference to the Jagannath | 193 |
35 | V.S.Kostyuchenko - The Classical Vedanta and Neo-Vedarttjsm | 194 |
36 | A.D.Litman - Sarvepalli Radhakrjshnan | 194 |
37 | A.D.Litman and R.B.Rybakov - Religion and Social life in India | 195 |
38 | R.B.Rybakov - The Bourgeoisie Reformation of Hinduism (A study of XIXth and XXth century socio-religious Reformers of Hinduism) | 195 |
39 | LI.Sheptunova - Historical sketches of the Aesthetic conception of India in the new and the latest periods | 196 |
40 | G.M.Bongard-Levin, G.Fillyin - The AncieRt India | 196 |
41 | A.D.Litman and R.B.Rybakov - Hinduism - Traditions and Modernity | 197 |
42 | The Ancient India - Historical Cultural Relations | 197 |
43 | A.D.Litman - The Modern Indian Philosophy | 198 |
44 | O.V.Mezentseva - Ideological Struggle in Modern India | 198 |
45 | VSementsov - The translation of Bhagavadgita | 199 |
46 | K.Z.Ashrafyan - Delhi - History and Culture | 199 |
47 | Russian Journals | 200 |
48 | M.T.Stepanyants - The Rationalistic Tradition and Modernity India | 200 |
49 | T.Y.Elizarenkova - Rtgveda - Mandalas - 1-4 | 201 |
50 | A.V.Paribok - Questions of Milinda - Miliadapanha | 201 |
51 | LD.Serebryakov - The Ocean of Legends of Somadeva as a monument of the Medieval Indian Culture | 202 |
52 | Irma Chelysheva - Ethical Ideas in the World Outlook of Swami Vivekananda, Lokmanya B.G.Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh | 202 |
53 | A.D.Litman - The Social Thought of India - The Past and Present | 203 |
54 | V.P.Androsov - Nagarjuna and His Doctrine | 203 |
55 | G.M.Bongard-Levin and M.1.Vorobyova - Desyatovskaya - Monuments of the Indian Literary Heritage from the Central Asia | 204 |
56 | S.L.Neveleva - Mahabharata - Study of the ancient Indian Epoch | 204 |
57 | S.F.Oklenburg - The Indian Culture | 205 |
58 | A.D. Litman and B.LKiyuev - India: Religion in Politics and in the Social Consciousness | 205 |
59 | A.D.Litman and L.R.Polonskaya - The Social Conception of India : Problems of a Person and the Society | 206 |
60 | A.A.Kutsenkov, I.P.Chelysheva -The Prophesy of Vivekananda - Towards the Centenary of the World Parliament Of Religions in Chicago | 206 |
61 | B.Z.Falikov - The Neo Hinduism and the Western Culture | 207 |
62 | O.V.Mezentseva - The World of Vedic Truth - The life and learning of Swami Dayananda | 207 |
63 | A.Samozvantsev - Book of the sage Yajnavalkya | 208 |
64 | V.K.Shokhin - The Brabmanical Philosophy - The Initial and Early Classical Periods | 208 |
65 | Ronald F.Emmerick and Margarita LVorobeva - Desjatovskaja - Saka Documents Text Volume III | 209 |
.66. | Eugenia Vanina and Pavan Verma (Eds.) - Proceedings of a Seminar - Bhakti, the Religion of Love | 209 |
67 | Anna Suvorova - The Lucknow Nostalgia (A study in the ‘Lukhnaviyat as a cultural phenomenoni | 210 |
68 | N.V.Gurov and Ya. V.Vasilkov (Eds.) -Sthãpakaräddham Prof. G.A.Zograph Commemorative Volume | 210 |
69 | Irma Glushkova, Rajendra Vora (Eds.) - Home, Family and Kinship itt Maharashtra | 211 |
70 | Irma Glushkova (Ed.) - The Indian Wife - A Collection of Essays on Social, Political and Spiritual Roles of the Indian Women, Past and Present | 211 |
71 | I.D.Serbryakov - The Hundred - Petal Lotus - Anthology of the Ancient Indian Literature | 212 |
72 | Eugenia Vanina - Ideas and society in India from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries | 212 |
73 | Ya. V.Vasjlkov and N.V.Gurov (Eds.) - Proverbs and Sayings of Northern India | 213 |
74 | Irma Glushkova and Anne Feldhaus.(Eds) - House and Homein Maharashtra | 213 |
75 | T.K.Posova and K.L.Chizhikova - A Short catalogue of the Indian manuscripts | 214 |
76 | Anna Suvorova - The Muslim Saints in South Asia | 214 |
77 | Asia-Africa Today - The Republic of India turns 50 | 215 |
78 | Shashi Bhushan - Acharya E.Chelyshev - Sainik, Darshanik, Samalochak | 215 |
79 | A.M.Pyatigorsky - Historical Materials on the Indian Philosophy | 216 |
80 | S.A.Neveleva and Y.V.Vasilkov - Mahabharata - Sauptikaparva and Striparva | 216 |
81 | S.Lipkin - Kalidasa | 217 |
82 | Boris Klyuev - Religion in Indian Society - The Dimensions of Unity in Diversity | 217 |
83 | The Jatakas | 218 |
84 | Panchatantra or five books about Lifes Wisdom | 218 |
85 | Tulasidasa-Ramayana | 219 |
86 | Mahabharata | 219 |
87 | Culture of the Modern India | 220 |
88 | History of Indian Philosophy - A Russian View-point | 220 |
Section III D : The Photograph8 depicting Indo-Russian Friendship | ||
(i) | 19 Photographs from the personal archives of theRussian Indologists. | |
1 | Prof. Serebryakov with Smt. Indira Gandhi | 221 |
2 | Prof. Serebryakov at the 5th World Sanskrit Conference | 222 |
3 | . Prof. Rybakov with Shri. I.K.Gujaral | 223 |
4 | Prof. Rybakov at the Ramakrishna Mission | 224 |
5 | Swami Lokeshwarananda with Russian Indologists | 225 |
6 | Prof. Sazanova with Shri A.B.Vajpayee | 226 |
7 | Prof. Sazanova with Prof .Srivastav | 227 |
8 | Prof. Bongard-Levin with Smt. Indira Gandhi | 228 |
9 | Prof. Bongard-Levin with Shri Rajiv Gandhi | 229 |
10 | Th. Shcherbatsky in India | 230 |
11 | . Prof. Zograph with his grand-daughter Masha | 231 |
12 | Dr. Eduard Tyomkin | 232 |
13 | indian Scholar Shri Rahul Sankrltyayana with Academician A.P.Barannikov | 233 |
14 | M.I.Vorobyova - Desyatovskaya with Prof. Yuri A.Petrosyan | 237 |
15 | Prof. Andrey V. Paribok | 235 |
16 | Prof.V.Ehrmann at Zograph Indological Conference | 236 |
17 | YaroslavVassilkov with Prof. Bratindra Nath Mukherjee | 237 |
18 | Prof. Nevelva at XXth ZographIndological Conference | 238 |
19 | A Meeting with the delegation of Indian scientists | 239 |
(ii) | 13 Photographs from the personal collection of E.P.Chelyshev | |
1 | E.P.Chelyshev inaugurates the meeting | 240 |
2 | . A festive meeting in the Institute of OrientaiStudies | 241 |
3 | E.P.Chelyshev gives a talk | 241 |
4 | E.P.Chelyshev with Smt. Indira Gandhi | 243 |
5 | E.P.Chelyshev with Shri Rajiv Gandhi | 243 |
6 | E.P.Chelyshev gives a talk | 245 |
7 | A gathering of Indologists in the House of Friendship | 246 |
8 | E.P. Chelyshev with Jayaprakash Narayan | 247 |
9 | E.P. Chelyshev with Krishan Chander | 248 |
10 | E.P. Chelyshev with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 249 |
11 | E.P.Chelyshev at the Conf erence Gorky and India’. | 250 |
12 | E.P. Chelyshev with Dr.N.K.Siddhanta | 251 |
13 | E.P. Chelyshev speaks on ‘The inro-Soviet Relations’ | 252 |
(lii) | 4 Photographs of the Sixth International Conference on Maharasthra held at Moscow. | |
1 | Dr Irma Glushkova with Shri Sharad Pawar | 253 |
2 | Dr. Irma Glushkova with Prof. Manjul and Prof. More | 254 |
3 | Dr. Irma Glushkova with Prof. Anne Feidhaus | 255 |
4 | The Indian Participants with Dr. Eugenia Vanina | 256 |
- | Section III E : Russian Traveller Afanasy Nikitin | |
1 | Title page of the book of Afanasy Nikitin | 257 |
2 | Original manuscript from Afanasy Nikitin’s book | 258 |
3 | Map showing route taken by Afanasy Nikitin | 259 |
4 | Afanasy Nikitin’s arrival at Kalyazim | 260 |
5 | Afanasy Nikitin moving around the palace | 261 |
6 | Traditional Indian hospitality | 262 |
7 | Monument of Afanasy Nikitin at Chaul | 263 |
8 | The guests at the monument | 264 |
9 | Board depicting a quotation of Afanasy Nikitin | 265 |
Section III F: Paintings by Russian Artists on India | ||
1 | A.Saltykov - Maharaja Sher Singh | 266 |
2 | V.Vereshchagin - A Cart in Delhi | 267 |
I N.Karazin - Basin near monument - to Bakhtawar Singh | 268 | |
4 | N.Roerich - Maytreya | 269 |
5 | D. Nalbandian - Indira Gandhi | 270 |
6 | N. Kormashov - Always on the Road | 271 |
7 | P. Grechishkin - Elephant Gates, Jaipur | 272 |
8 | V. Serebrovsky - Krishna | 273 |
9 | I. Trofimova - Chess Game | 274 |
10 | M. Romadin - India | 275 |
11 | M. Romadin - The Tale of Rama, Sita and Hanuman | 276 |
12 | Panchatantra | 277 |
13 | . Panchatantra | 278 |
14 | The poem - The Cloud Messenger | 279 |
15 | The Birth of the God of War | 280 |
16 | Raghu - The Family - origin of Raghu | 281 |
17 | Malavika and Agnimitra | 282 |
18 | Urvashi, won by Bravery | 283 |
19 | Shakuntala or the Token Ring | 284 |
Section III G16 Stamps and ftrst day vson Russian - Indian Friendship | 285 | |
Appendix I AAPktographs of Inaugural function (25-2-2000) of the Exhibition - ‘Indology in Russia’ held at Mumbai | 289 | |
Appendix I B Photographs of the Inaugural function (27-3-2000) of the Exhibition ‘Indology in Russia’ held at Delhi | 294 | |
Appendex II APress coverage | 497 | |
Appendix IIB. Select opinions about the Exhibition ‘Indology in Russia’ (from visitors’ book) | 301 | |
Appendix IIII:ndian Liteáture translated into Russian(a select list)By Dr. E.Y.Vanina | 303 | |
Appendix IV:Select List of Russian Indological Studies By Prof .S.A.Upadhyaya | 313 | |
Appendix V: Russian Response toInlogy (select extracts from the writings of Russian scholars) - compiled by Prof S A Upadhyaya | 327 | |
Appendix VI: Articles on Russiapublished in BharatiyaVidya Bhavan’s Journals | 330 | |
1 | “Mahatma Gorlachev” unlocks Elemental forces of change for Yogakshema | 330 |
ShrS.Ramakrishnan | 330 | |
2 | Kâlidäsa in U.S.S.R. with special reference to the Abhijiina - ãkuntalam | 336 |
Prof. S.aupadhyaya | 336 |
We are very happy to publish this volume entitled ‘Ideology in Russia (Photographic presentation and Select Articles)’, which is mainly based on the Exhibition ‘Ideology in Russia’ organized by the I3haratiya Vidya Bhavan and the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai during February 25-29, 2000. This photographic journey surveys the Russian Ideological studies during last two centuries.
We are grateful to the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai and the Centre for Indian Studies, Institute for the Oriental Studies, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Mos cow for making available the details of the Russian scholars and their works.
We are specially thankful to Dr. D.E.Chelyshev and Dr. (Mrs.) Irma Chelysheva of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai and Dr. Ms. Eugenia Varian of Moscow for their active and sustained co-operation in preparing this volume.
We hope this publication ‘Ideology in Russia’ will not only stimulate. the interest of Indian scholars in the Russian Ideology, but will also bring both Russia and India closer in friendship.
With a feeling of privilege and great joy am presenting this publication “Ideology in Russia” (Photographic presentation and select articles) - the tweet ripened fruit of more than two years’ tapas (ardent dedicated effort) to all those interested in Oriental studies. Let me briefly outline the interesting details of this delivery. The Govt. of India declared the year 1999-2000 to be celebrated as the Sanskrit Year. This announcement enlivened my heart’s deep desire to prepare a substantial article/exhibition appreciating the Russian contribution to Ideology, in which I was interested while referring to the works of Leedey, Bonnard-Levin and others.
One auspicious morning we expressed our above-mentioned desire to Dr.D.E.Chelyshev and Dr.Mrs.Irina Chelysheva of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai. They readily and warmly appreciated our idea and assured us their best co-operation in organizing an Exhibition. Dr. Chelyshev supported this illuminating event in view of the forthcoming Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai in the year 2000. The baby, thus conceived, grew steadily in our minds; and the result is being presented to the scholar’s to-day in a book-form.
The Exhibition was inaugurated on 25th February 2000 at the Gita Mandir Hall of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. It was blessed by the presence of H.H.Kanchi Shankaracharya Shri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal and FLH.Shri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal and it was inaugurated by Mr. Dmitry Kazennov, the Consul General, and Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Mumbai. The Exhibition included more than 200 photographs of the Russian Indologists, select Russian Indological publications, the Russian paintings on Indian themes, meetings of the eminent Russian and Indian personalities as well as postal stamps depicting Indo-Russian friendship. Dr. Ms. Eugenia Vanina, (Head, Section of History and Culture of Medieval India, Centre for Indian Studies, Institute of the Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow), who kindly accepted our invitation to grace the occasion, delivered the key-note addiess on ‘Russian Indology Past and Present” at the Inaugural function. The function was presided over by Justice Shri. B.NShrikrishria, the Judge of Bombay High Court.
This Exhibition was also displayed at New Delhi during 27-3- 2000 to 4-4-2000 under the auspices of Bharatiya Vidya Rhavan, New Delhi; Russian Centre of Science and Culture, New Delhi and the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Some details and photographs of this programmer given under Appendixes in this book.
Let me confess that this exhibition is our humble and limited attempt to highlight and admire the Russian contribution to Ideology I am fully aware of the academic and practical limitations with which the Exhibition has been prepared This is only a hand full presentation (anjah) from the ocean of Russian Ideology The scholars will forgive us for all our lapses in form and content In this book, an attempt is made to maintain the chronological order of scholars and their works as best as possible. The details given in the exhibits and the articles are as in the year 2000.
This publication includes seven specially invited articles of Russian scholars viz Dr V V Vertogradova, Dr 0 V Mezentseva, Dr A A Vigasin, Dr N V Isayeva, Dr Irma Chelysheva, Dr C V Strelkova and Dr M I Mikhail to whom we are extremely grateful This volume also contains the proceedings of the Inaugural function of the Exhibition “Ideology in Russia”, photographs of the exhibits, and six appendices giving miscellaneous relevant information pertaining to Russian Ideology.
I am grateful to H E Mr A Kadakin, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India, for his encouraging message and best wishes, to Mr. Dmitry Kazennov, the Consul General, Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Mumbai for kindly inaugurating this Exhibition and to Justice Shri B N Shrikrishna for presiding over the Inaugural function I am highly indebted to Dr D E Chelyshev, Dr Mrs Irma Chelysheva and their son Mr Andrey for their continuous guidance and help in making this exhibition an unforgettable event I am also deeply thankful to Dr Ms Eugenma Vanma for her untiring co-operation in digging up and dressing the exhibits with dedication My thanks are also due to Shri R M Suvarna, Dr Ms Suniti Deshpande and Shri T V Rajeev of the Cultural Centre of Russia, Mumbai, Dr P L Dash, Head, Centre for Central Eurasian Studies, University of Mumbam and Dr Laxmi S Mikaelyan, Reader, German-Russian Dept, Univei sity of Mumbai for their kind help No words are adequate to express my sincere gratitude to Shri S.Ramakrishnan, Executive Secretary and Director General of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, who nurtured the seed of this exhibition from the very beginning to the end with his encouraging guidance and incessant support. It is indeed very unfortunate that he is not alive to-day to see this publication which he had envisaged and eagerly awaited. My sincere thanks are also due to Shri H.N.Dastur, Shri A.N.Chaturvedi and my other colleagues at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for their unfailing co-operation.
How can I forget the incessant editorial assistance and useful suggestions given to me by my colleagues Shri G.B.Jani and Smt. Prachi A. Moghe in publication of this volume?
Many thanks to Shri Atulbhai Goradia of Siddhi Printers for the excellent printing of this work.
Foreword :MM. Prof. J.H.Dave | iii | |
Preface : Prof. S.A. Upadhyaya | v | |
: | SECTION I:Proceedings of the Inaugural function of the | |
Exhibition ‘Indology In Russia’ | ||
1 | Message : H.E.Mr.A.Kadakin I | |
2 | Welcome Address : MM. Prof. J.H.Dave | 3 |
3 | Inaugural Speech : Mr. Dmitry A.Kazennov | 7 |
4 | Introductory Speech : Dr. D.E.Chelyshev | 7 |
5 | Opening Remarks : - Prof. S.A.Upadhyaya | 9 |
6 | Key-note Address - Russian Indology : Past and Present:Dr.Ms. Eu.genia Vanina | 17 |
7 | Presidential Address : Justice Shri B.N.Shrikrishna | 29 |
SECTION II: Select Research Articles | ||
1 | Vedic Night P1thi vi and the date of the Rgveda: Dr.M.I.Mikhailov | 31 |
2.- | Investigating Unknown Writing (New Epigraphical Findsin Buddhist monasteries of Ancient Bactria): Dr.V.Vertogradova | 53 |
3 | “The periplus of the Erythraean Sea”in India: Political situation : Dr.A. Vigasin | 59 |
4 | The concept of Jiva in the systems of añkara and Surevara: Dr. Natalia V. Isayeva | 69 |
5 | The Play/Game Motif in the poetry of Namdev and Dnyaneshvar : Dr. G.V.Strelkova | 79 |
6 | The manuscript of Afanasii Nikitin - “Voyage Beyond the Three Seas” (XV century) and its Elucidation in India in century (on the basis of archival material of the Maharashtra State) : Dr. Irma Chelysheva | 95 |
7 | The fundamentals of Hinduism in Gandhian Perspective: Dr. O.V.Mezentseva | 109 |
SECTION III : Exhibits | ||
SECTION III-A : Indological Centres in Russia | 127 | |
SECTION Ill-B : Russian Indologiata | ||
1 | G.S.Lebedev | 138 |
2 | V.Lmiller | 140 |
3 | P.Ya.Petrov | 141 |
4 | O.O.Bothlingk | 142 |
5 | K.K.Kossovich | 143 |
6 | LP.Minayev | 144 |
7 | S.F.Oldenburg | 145 |
8 | F.LScherbatsky | 146 |
9 | A.P.Barannikov | 147 |
10 | B.L.Smirnov | 148 |
11 | Yu.N.Roerich | 149 |
12 | V.I.Kalyanov | 150 |
13 | N.R.Guseva | 150 |
14 | I.D.Serebryakov | 152 |
15 | E.P.C.helyshev | 153 |
16 | A.D.Litman | 153 |
17 | V.G.Erman | 155 |
18 | P.A.Grintzer | 155 |
20 | T.Ya. Elizarenkova | 155 |
20 | N.M.Sazanova | 158 |
21 | G.M.Bongard-Levin | 159 |
22 | V.S.Kostyuchenko | 160 |
23 | N.LPrigarina | 161 |
25 | Yu.M.Alikhanova | 162 |
25 | R.B.Rybakov | 162 |
26 | V.S.Sementsov | 164 |
27 | L.A.Vasilieva | 165 |
28 | O.V.Mezentsevá | 165 |
29 | S.D.Serebryany | 167 |
30 | A.A.Vigasin | 168 |
31 | A.M.Samozvantsev | 169 |
33 | N.Gafurova | 169 |
33 | Irma P. Chelysheva | 171 |
34 | V.K.Shokhin | 172 |
35 | V.G.Lysenko | 173 |
36 | N.V.Isayeva | 174 |
37 | E.Y.Vaninax | 175 |
SECTION III - C :Literature on Indology by the Russian Indologists | ||
1 | A.Petrov - The first edition of Bhagavadgita | 176 |
2 | N.M.Karamzin - The first edition of ‘Shakuntalal | 177 |
3 | I.P.Minayev - Mahavyutpatti | 178 |
4 | . F.I.Scherbatsky - The study of the categorical Imperative teachings of the Brahmanas | 178 |
5 | Th. Stcherbatsky - The Conception of Buddhist Nirväia | 179 |
6 | Th Stcherbatsky - Abhisamayatankara - Prajiäpäramitä - Upadesa - Sãstra | 179 |
7 | Th Stcherbatsky - Buddhist Logic | 180 |
8 | A.P.Barannikov - Tulasidas4 Rarnayana or Ramacharitamanasa | 180 |
9 | G.E.Illyin -Religions of the Ancient India | 181 |
10 | N.P.Anikeev - On the Materialistic Traditions in Indian Philosophy | 181 |
11 | L.R.Gordon - Polonskaya - The Muslim Trends in the Social Thought of India and Pakistan | 182 |
12 | A.H.Vafa and A.D.Litman - The Philosophical outlook of Jawaharlal Nehru | 182 |
13 | N.R.Guseva-Jainism | 183 |
14 | Harish Gupta (trans ) - Paper of Th Stcherbatsky | 183 |
15 | N P Anikeev - Modern Ideological Struggle for the Ancient Philosophical Heritage of India | 184 |
16 | V.S.Kostyuchenko - Integral Vedanta | 184 |
17 | C Z Ashrafyan (Ed ) - Guru Nanak | 185 |
18 | The Indian Culture and Buddhism, F.I.Scherbatsky Memorial Volume | 185 |
19 | Yu.M.Alikhañova - Anandavardhana’s Dhvanyaloka | 186 |
20 | G.M.Bongard-Levin and A.V.Gerasimov - Sages and Philosophers of the Ancient India | 186 |
21 | E.N.Tyomkin-TheoutlookofBhamaha | 187 |
22 | The Ancient Indian Epoch | 187 |
23 | Myths of the Ancient India | 188 |
24 | V.I.Kalyanov - Mahabharata - Udyogaparva | 188 |
25 | Mahabharata - Udyogaparva | 189 |
26 | N.R.Guseva - Hinduism, History and the Cult practices | 189 |
27 | B.L.Smirnov - Mahabharata Vol.1 | 190 |
28 | S Y Sheinman - Topshtein - Plato and Vedic Philosophy A comparative study | 190 |
29 | E.N.Tyomkin and V.G.Erman - Three Great Legends of the Ancient India | 191 |
30 | G.M.Bongard-Levin - The Ancient Indian Civilization:Philosophy, Science, Religion | 191 |
31 | V.G.Erman - The Historical sketch of the Vedic literature | 192 |
32 | A.D.Litrnan - Traditions of the Philosophical Naturalism in India and the Outlook of Devatma | 192 |
33 | N.V.lsayeva - Shankara and the Indian Philosophy | 193 |
34 | N.F.Rukavishinikova The Chariot of Jagannath, A study in the religion and folk tradition of Orissa with special reference to the Jagannath | 193 |
35 | V.S.Kostyuchenko - The Classical Vedanta and Neo-Vedarttjsm | 194 |
36 | A.D.Litman - Sarvepalli Radhakrjshnan | 194 |
37 | A.D.Litman and R.B.Rybakov - Religion and Social life in India | 195 |
38 | R.B.Rybakov - The Bourgeoisie Reformation of Hinduism (A study of XIXth and XXth century socio-religious Reformers of Hinduism) | 195 |
39 | LI.Sheptunova - Historical sketches of the Aesthetic conception of India in the new and the latest periods | 196 |
40 | G.M.Bongard-Levin, G.Fillyin - The AncieRt India | 196 |
41 | A.D.Litman and R.B.Rybakov - Hinduism - Traditions and Modernity | 197 |
42 | The Ancient India - Historical Cultural Relations | 197 |
43 | A.D.Litman - The Modern Indian Philosophy | 198 |
44 | O.V.Mezentseva - Ideological Struggle in Modern India | 198 |
45 | VSementsov - The translation of Bhagavadgita | 199 |
46 | K.Z.Ashrafyan - Delhi - History and Culture | 199 |
47 | Russian Journals | 200 |
48 | M.T.Stepanyants - The Rationalistic Tradition and Modernity India | 200 |
49 | T.Y.Elizarenkova - Rtgveda - Mandalas - 1-4 | 201 |
50 | A.V.Paribok - Questions of Milinda - Miliadapanha | 201 |
51 | LD.Serebryakov - The Ocean of Legends of Somadeva as a monument of the Medieval Indian Culture | 202 |
52 | Irma Chelysheva - Ethical Ideas in the World Outlook of Swami Vivekananda, Lokmanya B.G.Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh | 202 |
53 | A.D.Litman - The Social Thought of India - The Past and Present | 203 |
54 | V.P.Androsov - Nagarjuna and His Doctrine | 203 |
55 | G.M.Bongard-Levin and M.1.Vorobyova - Desyatovskaya - Monuments of the Indian Literary Heritage from the Central Asia | 204 |
56 | S.L.Neveleva - Mahabharata - Study of the ancient Indian Epoch | 204 |
57 | S.F.Oklenburg - The Indian Culture | 205 |
58 | A.D. Litman and B.LKiyuev - India: Religion in Politics and in the Social Consciousness | 205 |
59 | A.D.Litman and L.R.Polonskaya - The Social Conception of India : Problems of a Person and the Society | 206 |
60 | A.A.Kutsenkov, I.P.Chelysheva -The Prophesy of Vivekananda - Towards the Centenary of the World Parliament Of Religions in Chicago | 206 |
61 | B.Z.Falikov - The Neo Hinduism and the Western Culture | 207 |
62 | O.V.Mezentseva - The World of Vedic Truth - The life and learning of Swami Dayananda | 207 |
63 | A.Samozvantsev - Book of the sage Yajnavalkya | 208 |
64 | V.K.Shokhin - The Brabmanical Philosophy - The Initial and Early Classical Periods | 208 |
65 | Ronald F.Emmerick and Margarita LVorobeva - Desjatovskaja - Saka Documents Text Volume III | 209 |
.66. | Eugenia Vanina and Pavan Verma (Eds.) - Proceedings of a Seminar - Bhakti, the Religion of Love | 209 |
67 | Anna Suvorova - The Lucknow Nostalgia (A study in the ‘Lukhnaviyat as a cultural phenomenoni | 210 |
68 | N.V.Gurov and Ya. V.Vasilkov (Eds.) -Sthãpakaräddham Prof. G.A.Zograph Commemorative Volume | 210 |
69 | Irma Glushkova, Rajendra Vora (Eds.) - Home, Family and Kinship itt Maharashtra | 211 |
70 | Irma Glushkova (Ed.) - The Indian Wife - A Collection of Essays on Social, Political and Spiritual Roles of the Indian Women, Past and Present | 211 |
71 | I.D.Serbryakov - The Hundred - Petal Lotus - Anthology of the Ancient Indian Literature | 212 |
72 | Eugenia Vanina - Ideas and society in India from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries | 212 |
73 | Ya. V.Vasjlkov and N.V.Gurov (Eds.) - Proverbs and Sayings of Northern India | 213 |
74 | Irma Glushkova and Anne Feldhaus.(Eds) - House and Homein Maharashtra | 213 |
75 | T.K.Posova and K.L.Chizhikova - A Short catalogue of the Indian manuscripts | 214 |
76 | Anna Suvorova - The Muslim Saints in South Asia | 214 |
77 | Asia-Africa Today - The Republic of India turns 50 | 215 |
78 | Shashi Bhushan - Acharya E.Chelyshev - Sainik, Darshanik, Samalochak | 215 |
79 | A.M.Pyatigorsky - Historical Materials on the Indian Philosophy | 216 |
80 | S.A.Neveleva and Y.V.Vasilkov - Mahabharata - Sauptikaparva and Striparva | 216 |
81 | S.Lipkin - Kalidasa | 217 |
82 | Boris Klyuev - Religion in Indian Society - The Dimensions of Unity in Diversity | 217 |
83 | The Jatakas | 218 |
84 | Panchatantra or five books about Lifes Wisdom | 218 |
85 | Tulasidasa-Ramayana | 219 |
86 | Mahabharata | 219 |
87 | Culture of the Modern India | 220 |
88 | History of Indian Philosophy - A Russian View-point | 220 |
Section III D : The Photograph8 depicting Indo-Russian Friendship | ||
(i) | 19 Photographs from the personal archives of theRussian Indologists. | |
1 | Prof. Serebryakov with Smt. Indira Gandhi | 221 |
2 | Prof. Serebryakov at the 5th World Sanskrit Conference | 222 |
3 | . Prof. Rybakov with Shri. I.K.Gujaral | 223 |
4 | Prof. Rybakov at the Ramakrishna Mission | 224 |
5 | Swami Lokeshwarananda with Russian Indologists | 225 |
6 | Prof. Sazanova with Shri A.B.Vajpayee | 226 |
7 | Prof. Sazanova with Prof .Srivastav | 227 |
8 | Prof. Bongard-Levin with Smt. Indira Gandhi | 228 |
9 | Prof. Bongard-Levin with Shri Rajiv Gandhi | 229 |
10 | Th. Shcherbatsky in India | 230 |
11 | . Prof. Zograph with his grand-daughter Masha | 231 |
12 | Dr. Eduard Tyomkin | 232 |
13 | indian Scholar Shri Rahul Sankrltyayana with Academician A.P.Barannikov | 233 |
14 | M.I.Vorobyova - Desyatovskaya with Prof. Yuri A.Petrosyan | 237 |
15 | Prof. Andrey V. Paribok | 235 |
16 | Prof.V.Ehrmann at Zograph Indological Conference | 236 |
17 | YaroslavVassilkov with Prof. Bratindra Nath Mukherjee | 237 |
18 | Prof. Nevelva at XXth ZographIndological Conference | 238 |
19 | A Meeting with the delegation of Indian scientists | 239 |
(ii) | 13 Photographs from the personal collection of E.P.Chelyshev | |
1 | E.P.Chelyshev inaugurates the meeting | 240 |
2 | . A festive meeting in the Institute of OrientaiStudies | 241 |
3 | E.P.Chelyshev gives a talk | 241 |
4 | E.P.Chelyshev with Smt. Indira Gandhi | 243 |
5 | E.P.Chelyshev with Shri Rajiv Gandhi | 243 |
6 | E.P.Chelyshev gives a talk | 245 |
7 | A gathering of Indologists in the House of Friendship | 246 |
8 | E.P. Chelyshev with Jayaprakash Narayan | 247 |
9 | E.P. Chelyshev with Krishan Chander | 248 |
10 | E.P. Chelyshev with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 249 |
11 | E.P.Chelyshev at the Conf erence Gorky and India’. | 250 |
12 | E.P. Chelyshev with Dr.N.K.Siddhanta | 251 |
13 | E.P. Chelyshev speaks on ‘The inro-Soviet Relations’ | 252 |
(lii) | 4 Photographs of the Sixth International Conference on Maharasthra held at Moscow. | |
1 | Dr Irma Glushkova with Shri Sharad Pawar | 253 |
2 | Dr. Irma Glushkova with Prof. Manjul and Prof. More | 254 |
3 | Dr. Irma Glushkova with Prof. Anne Feidhaus | 255 |
4 | The Indian Participants with Dr. Eugenia Vanina | 256 |
- | Section III E : Russian Traveller Afanasy Nikitin | |
1 | Title page of the book of Afanasy Nikitin | 257 |
2 | Original manuscript from Afanasy Nikitin’s book | 258 |
3 | Map showing route taken by Afanasy Nikitin | 259 |
4 | Afanasy Nikitin’s arrival at Kalyazim | 260 |
5 | Afanasy Nikitin moving around the palace | 261 |
6 | Traditional Indian hospitality | 262 |
7 | Monument of Afanasy Nikitin at Chaul | 263 |
8 | The guests at the monument | 264 |
9 | Board depicting a quotation of Afanasy Nikitin | 265 |
Section III F: Paintings by Russian Artists on India | ||
1 | A.Saltykov - Maharaja Sher Singh | 266 |
2 | V.Vereshchagin - A Cart in Delhi | 267 |
I N.Karazin - Basin near monument - to Bakhtawar Singh | 268 | |
4 | N.Roerich - Maytreya | 269 |
5 | D. Nalbandian - Indira Gandhi | 270 |
6 | N. Kormashov - Always on the Road | 271 |
7 | P. Grechishkin - Elephant Gates, Jaipur | 272 |
8 | V. Serebrovsky - Krishna | 273 |
9 | I. Trofimova - Chess Game | 274 |
10 | M. Romadin - India | 275 |
11 | M. Romadin - The Tale of Rama, Sita and Hanuman | 276 |
12 | Panchatantra | 277 |
13 | . Panchatantra | 278 |
14 | The poem - The Cloud Messenger | 279 |
15 | The Birth of the God of War | 280 |
16 | Raghu - The Family - origin of Raghu | 281 |
17 | Malavika and Agnimitra | 282 |
18 | Urvashi, won by Bravery | 283 |
19 | Shakuntala or the Token Ring | 284 |
Section III G16 Stamps and ftrst day vson Russian - Indian Friendship | 285 | |
Appendix I AAPktographs of Inaugural function (25-2-2000) of the Exhibition - ‘Indology in Russia’ held at Mumbai | 289 | |
Appendix I B Photographs of the Inaugural function (27-3-2000) of the Exhibition ‘Indology in Russia’ held at Delhi | 294 | |
Appendex II APress coverage | 497 | |
Appendix IIB. Select opinions about the Exhibition ‘Indology in Russia’ (from visitors’ book) | 301 | |
Appendix IIII:ndian Liteáture translated into Russian(a select list)By Dr. E.Y.Vanina | 303 | |
Appendix IV:Select List of Russian Indological Studies By Prof .S.A.Upadhyaya | 313 | |
Appendix V: Russian Response toInlogy (select extracts from the writings of Russian scholars) - compiled by Prof S A Upadhyaya | 327 | |
Appendix VI: Articles on Russiapublished in BharatiyaVidya Bhavan’s Journals | 330 | |
1 | “Mahatma Gorlachev” unlocks Elemental forces of change for Yogakshema | 330 |
ShrS.Ramakrishnan | 330 | |
2 | Kâlidäsa in U.S.S.R. with special reference to the Abhijiina - ãkuntalam | 336 |
Prof. S.aupadhyaya | 336 |