India – What Can It Teach Us

Know India through the Prism of Max Müller, who portrays India as an epitome of virtuosity and morality, whose glory is equal, if not greater, to the classical Greek or Roman civilizations.

India - What Can It Teach Us, is a rare and valuable collection of Max Muller’s speeches on Indian civilisation, a renowned Indic scholar, who delves into various aspects of Indian civilization, including its ancient scriptures, languages, and into the profound wisdom embedded in its spiritual and philosophical practices. In this book he emphasizes the significance of understanding and appreciating the intellectual heritage of India, advocating for a deeper cultural and philosophical exchange between the East and the West.
The book also covers topics such as the Vedas, Upanishads, the significance of Sanskrit and the philosophical schools of thought that have shaped Indian culture. | Friedrich Max Müller was a German-born British comparative philologist and Orientalist. He was one of the founders of the Western academic disciplines of Indology and religious studies. Müller, a prolific writer on India and Indic studies, wrote both scholarly and popular works on the Indology. Born: 6 December 1823, Dessau, Dessau- Rosslau, Germany, Died: 28 October 1900 (age 76 years), Oxford, United Kingdom.