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Ervin Baktay (1890–1963; born Ervin Gottesmann[1]) was an author noted for popularizing Indian culture in Hungary.[2][3]

Ervin Baktay
Born	Ervin Gottesmann 1890
Died	1963
Occupation	Writer
Relatives	Amrita Sher-Gil (niece)

He had started his career as a painter[4] and he encouraged his niece Amrita Sher-Gil to pursue art.[5] Baktay gave up painting to study eastern religions and art, and became a renowned Indologist.[4]

Family

Ervin Baktay was uncle to artist Amrita Sher-Gil and nephew to Nagybánya artist Alfréd Gottesmann (1872–1965).

Works

He translated the Kama Sutra in 1920 and then published a version of the Mahābhārata in 1923.[6] In 1960, he produced a version of the Ramayana.[6]

Selected publications

• Baktay Ervin: Die Kunst Indiens; Übers. Edith Róth; Bearb. Heinz Kucharski; Berlin - Budapest, Terra - Akad. Verlag, 1963.

References

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