"An excellent introductory text by an experienced teacher. . . . Although primarily a textbook, it s contemporaneity and the fact that it is in the generally accepted system of Romanization probably make it a more generally useful reference for the nonspecialist."--Choice
BenderErnest: Ernest Bender received his A.B. degree in classics from Temple University and his Ph.D. degree in Indology from the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been a member of the faculty in the Oriental Studies and South Asia Regional Studies departments since 1943.