Jadunath Sarkar's Attachment to Sanskrit Literature and his Encyclopaedic Memory

G.S. Sardesai narrates Jadunath Sarkar's abiding love for Sanskrit literature and provides real-life anecdotes of his encyclopaedic memory and sweep of history.

THOUGH JADUNATH HAS MASTERED several modern Indian and foreign languages, particularly French and Portuguese, none stands nearer to his heart than the treasures of Sanskrit literature. He withdraws himself occasionally from the fatigue of the Mughal Akhbarat into the company of Kalidasa and Bhavabhuti giving a loose rein to his mind and memory either to…