F. E. Pargiter, Motilal Banarsidas, Ancient Indian Historical Tradition (Delhi-Varanasi-Patna, 1962). Quoted in S. Talageri, The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis (New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan, 2000)
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There is nothing in them, as far as I am aware, really inconsistent with the most ancient book we possess, namely, the Rigveda, and they throw much light thereon, and on all problems concerning ancient India.
— F. E. Pargiter on Epic-Puranic royal genealogies
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About F. E. Pargiter
Frederick Eden Pargiter (1852 - 18 February 1927) was a British civil servant and Orientalist.
About F. E. Pargiter
Frederick Eden Pargiter (1852 - 18 February 1927) was a British civil servant and Orientalist.
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