Yeah, the story is always more complicated than what you generally hear. I've never read about the eastern connection to the Enlightenment in any place, but lo

Yeah, the story is always more complicated than what you generally hear. I've never read about the eastern connection to the Enlightenment in any place, but lots of references pop up. A translation of the play Shakuntala by Kalidasa seems to have created a bit of stir for instance, even inspiring some of the structure in Faust by Goethe.