A brief note for Allen’s American friend and the members of Indology regarding Madhav Deshpande's generous donation of books to the University of Malaga in Spain.

Throughout 2025, the University of Malaga has had the honour of receiving three libraries from renowned Indologists: Michel Angot, Johannes Bronkhorst and, now Madhav Deshpande, comprising a total of between nine and ten thousand books.

Some of these books are already in place, and all will be housed in a modern, well-equipped library (in the Facultad de Estudios Sociales y del Trabajo) in a large room dedicated to Asia, based on the library collections of a degree in East Asian Studies-Korea, which aims to expand into other areas of Asian studies.

Indology has been essential to all of this, from Elizabeth de Michelis' initial notice on behalf of Angot's widow and disciples about the availability (and urgency) of Michel Angot's library in December 2024 to the present.

I believe that the members of this forum – and Allen`s American friend – can understand very well what scholars' libraries mean as living monuments that must endure and not be turned into pulp. And the excitement that has been generated in the process by aspects such as our being able to send Johannes, on 12 May 2025, a photo of his books that have just arrived at the library and of the bright spaces where they will soon be displayed so that they can be enjoyed by everyone now and in the future.

A great new year to everyone, and thank you once again to the donors.

Fernando WULFF ALONSO

Catedrático de Historia Antigua

Universidad de Málaga, España