Exploring the History of Empirical Science at Regional Level: A Focus on Koch-Kamrup Kingdom

Abstract

Growing interest in lndological researches from the end of the 18th century gave birth to new approaches in the study of the oriental culture. The society had deep impact on the intellectuals of the country and it became a self-imposed task of the academics with nationalist feeling to discover and preserve the knowledge and cultural achievement of the past. The work was more or less related to history, language literature etc. Likewise Kamrup Anusandhan Samiti 's work was lo discover and preserve different antiquarian text produced in Assam. In the study of material culture of a country at large regional texts are of inestimable importance. In the present article an attempt will be made to through light on a few regional manuscripts dealing with empirical study.