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Working with Bengali mentors, especially his close friend A. B. Ghose, Sir John Woodroffe became the pseudonymous orientalist Arthur Avalon, famous for his tantric studies at the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known for The Serpent Power, the book which introduced 'Kundalini Yoga' to the western world, Avalon turned the image of Tantra around, from that of a despised magical and orgiastic cult into a refined philosophy which greatly enhanced the prestige of Hindu thought to later generations of westerners.This biographical study is in two parts. The first focuses on

Indologists --- Indian studies specialists --- Asianists --- Tamilologists --- Woodroffe, John George, --- Avalon, Arthur, --- Bengal (India) --- Bengal --- Fort William (India) --- Presidency of Fort William (India) --- Bengale (India) --- Baṅgāla (India) --- Eastern Bengal and Assam (India) --- West Bengal (India) --- East Bengal (Pakistan)