Presentation

On 23 June 1994 in the Sala Corgnali of the «Vincenzo Joppi» Municipal Library in Udine, in the presence of the academic delegates of the University of Udine and the local authorities of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, the official presentation of the Società  Indologica «Luigi Pio Tessitori» took place.

The Società  Indologica’s constitutional aims and objectives were read and plans for initiatives to be undertaken in the future were outlined: of conferences, lectures, film festivals and concerts in Italy and abroad; publication of Luigi Pio Tessitori’s works and unpublished documents under its Bibliotheca Indica imprint; promotion of scientific, economic and cultural co-operation with the Indian sub-continent; acquisition of bibliographical material for a future library; creation of digital archives entirely dedicated to Indological studies.

During the presentation, Albio Cesare Cassio (Oriental Institute in Naples) introduced the volume Teofilo Indiano (Ravenna 1992) by Gianfranco Fiaccadori (University of Udine), a work that fits admirably into the context of studies on the relationship between India and the classical world.