How the Gujarati books of RF Sethna fed India’s appetite for books about Japan in the early 1900s

What happened: The scroll describes how Gujarati author RF Sethna published three books on Japan within two years in the early 1900s, meeting Indian demand for material on Japan after the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 to 1905. Key numbers: Sethna published Japan ane Japanese around August 1905, then two books in one volume in 1906. He had published 20 books by 1905. Why it matters: The article says publishers in Indian languages moved to fill unmet demand for books on Japan, and it notes that Gujarati stands apart because of Sethna's efforts as a lone author.

The scroll describes how Gujarati author RF Sethna published three books on Japan within two years in the early 1900s, meeting Indian demand for material on Japan after the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 to 1905.

The article says publishers in Indian languages moved to fill unmet demand for books on Japan, and it notes that Gujarati stands apart because of Sethna's efforts as a lone author.