Nalinaksha Dutt’s Letters to E.E. Obermiller. Preface, publication, translation into Russian and commentaries

The Archive of Orientalists of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences keeps letters addressed to E.E. Obermiller by Nalinakshi Dutt (1893–1973), an Indian Orientalist and public figure, in the personal collection ofthe former. The letters of the period 02.25.1932–03.09.1933 describe the specific circumstances under which E.E. Obermiller’s scholarly works were published in India. The personalities of Indian, European, and Russian Orientalists mentioned in these letters reflect the extensive international contacts of India in the sphere of Oriental studies in the 1930s. This documentary evidence of fruitful Russian-Indian cooperation in Oriental studies is a valuable historical source. N. Dutt’s letters to E.E. Obermiller have been translated into Russian and provided with notes. They are being published for the first time.