Among the many Europeans who have come to India and made it their home, few have been as remarkable as Father Camille Bulcke. Born in Belgium, Bulcke arrived in India in 1935 as a Jesuit missionary, only to transform into one of the most respected scholars of Hindi literature. His engagement with the ‘Ramcharitmanas’, his seminal study ‘Ramkatha: Utpatti Aur Vikas’, and his contributions to lexicography remain invaluable to scholars of Indian literature.