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About The Book: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Oriental Manuscripts and Other Articles Illustrative of the Literature, History, Statistics and Antiquities of the South of India is a valuable scholarly resource for two main reasons. First, it preserves and documents rare South Indian manuscripts, offering insights into the region’s rich literary, historical, and cultural traditions. Second, it serves as an essential reference for researchers studying South Indian languages, customs, religious practices, and local histories. By cataloging these artifacts systematically, the book helps protect India's intellectual heritage and provides a foundation for further academic inquiry into the diverse civilizations of southern India. About The Author: Colin Mackenzie (1806–1881) was a British officer in the Madras Army and served as a political agent during the First Afghan War. Educated in Britain, he joined the East India Company in 1825, saw action in the Coorg campaign, and an anti-piracy expedition. In Afghanistan, he played key roles during the Kabul uprising, was captured by Akbár Khán, and acted as a vital courier. He later fought at Istaliff and was awarded the Kabul medal in 1853 after Lord Dalhousie’s intervention and Horace Hayman Wilson (1786–1860) was a pioneering English orientalist and the first to translate the Rigveda into English in 1813. As the inaugural Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford, he compiled the first Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1819). He published Kalidasa’s Meghadūta, explored Ayurveda, and introduced Indian drama through Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus (1827). His translations of the Vishnu Purana and Mill’s History of British India cemented his legacy in Indian studies, honored in posthumous collected works. The Title 'The Missionary's Vade Mecum: Or A Condensed Account of the Religious Literature, Sects, Schools, and Customs of the Hindus in the North West of India written/authored/edited by T. Phillips', published in the y