‘The Jesuit who didn’t see any contradiction in admiring Tulsi’s Ram devotion’
- Avijit Ghosh
- TNN Sep 01, 2024, 20:47 IST IST
Lexicographer, scholar of Ramkatha and Christian texts, fervent admirer of Tulsidas — Camille Bulcke was a remarkable Jesuit priest. Gothenburg-based academics Ravi Dutt Bajpai and Swati Parashar’s new book, ‘Camille Bulcke: The Jesuit Exponent of Ramkatha’, deconstructs the life and work of the Padma Bhushan recipient priest. Avijit Ghosh interviews the authors:
Camille Bulcke was born in north-west Belgium. What attracted him to India?
Camille Bulcke was born in north-west Belgium. What attracted him to India?