MacAuley's criticism of PurANic oceans

[Bh. Krishnamurti]

Please try H. Sharp (ed.), Selections from Educational Records, Part I,
1781-1839. Calcutta : Superintentent Govt Printing (1920)
Also Sir George Otto Trevelyan, The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay,
2vols. New York: harper and Row (1908)

At 12:20 24/01/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 02:15 PM 1/6/98 +0500, you wrote:
>>At 11:42 05/01/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>>I have heard that MacAuley makes some critical remarks about the various
>>>oceans of ghee, liquor, etc. described in the PurANas.  Do you know in what
>>>publication he makes such statements?
>>>
>>The reference occurs in Thomas Babington Macaulay's famous Minute on English
>>Education in India dated 2nd February 1835. You will find the Minute in the
>>collected works of Macaulay.
>
>I have looked in vain through four different collections of Macaulay's works
>for this 'famous' Minute on education, and I am wondering if any of you have
>an exact reference for this.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>
>Chris Beetle
>
>
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