Contents:  Vol. I:  1. Dohakosa (with notes and translations). 2. The Sibilants in the Buddhist Dohas.  3. Material for a critical edition of the old Bengali Caryapadas. 4. The Sandhabhasa and Sandhavacana. 5. Early Medieval Mysticism and Kabir. 6. Castes of Indian mystics. 7. Some linguistic notes. 8. On foreign element in the Tantras. 9. On some Tantrik texts studies in ancient Kambuja. 10. Evolution of the Tantras. Index.

Vol. II: 1. A note on a painted banner. 2. A Nepalese Pata of the Sudhanakumaravadana. 3. Brahmayamala-Tantra, Ch. IV A new text on Pratimalaksana. 4.  On the canons of image-making Pingalamata, Ch IV. 5. Some Brahmanical miniatures from Nepal. 6. Sulika, Culika and Culika-Paisaci. 7. Kuchean or Western Arsi, A forgotten language of the Indo-European family. 8. Ba’urah or Baruza? 9. Introduction to Adhyatma Ramayanam. 10. Ancient Chinese names of India.  11. Sino-Indian relations-the period of the United Empires I, II (618-1100 AD). 12. Sino-Indian spheres of influences. 13. New lights on the Chinese inscriptions of Bodhgaya. 14. Primitive elements of Jainism. 15. On the Purvas. 16. Indian sciences in the far east. 17. Bodhicitta-Vivarana of Nagarjuna.  18.  A Buddhist monk of Nalanda amongst the Western Turks. 19. Expansion of Buddhism. 20. Presidential address The Indian History Congress Sixth Session, 1943 Aligarh. 21. Khotan as a cultural outpost of India. 22. Presidential address 13th All India Oriental Conference Nagpur, 1946. 23.  Abel Bergaigne and his interpretation of the Vedas. 24.  Victor Jacquemont in India. 25. Sylvain Levi. 26. Bunyu Nanjo (1849-1927). 27. The legend of Buddhaghosa.  28. A new source of the political history of Kamarupa. 29. The Island of K’un-Lun and Candradvipa. 30. On the antiquity of the name “Kasthamandapa or Katmandu”. Index. Plates.

Professor Prabodh Chandra Bagchi(1898-1956) was a pioneering Orientalist who gave a new perspective to research on Indian history and culture. He started his research career under the famous French scholar Sylvain Levi and obtained the prestigious degree of Docteur-es-Lettres from the Paris University. He was a polyglot and thus well-equipped to handle the source materials in various languages. A pioneer in Sino-Indo-Tibetological and Buddhist Studies he was also an efficient administrator. He served Visva-Bharati University in various capacities and when he died he was its Vice-Chancellor. He served Peking University in 1947 and 1948 as a Guest Professor.