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Indologist

British  
/ ɪnˈdɒlədʒɪst /

noun

  1. a student of Indian literature, history, philosophy, etc

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  • Indology noun

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"The Indus script is perhaps the most important system of writing that is undeciphered," says Asko Parpola, a leading Indologist.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

In 1883 the renowned German Indologist and philologist, Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch copied and translated the inscription into English, dating the text to the year C.E.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2022

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