The research papers in this volume deal with subjects such as ancient India history, prehistory, epigraphy etc.
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This review is from: Sraddhanjali: Studies in Ancient India History (Hardcover)
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Dr D.C. Sircar is a great name in the field of Indological studies, and will continue to remain so for many years to come, even after his demise in January 1985. The present volume is to perpetuate the sacred memory of Dr Sircar and pay a tribute to this great scholar of international reputation. The volume consists of a number of papers read at the VIII Annual Conference of the Indian History & Culture Society, held at Guwahati in December 1984. Besides, a great galaxy of scholars, old and new, Indian and foreign, has contributed wholeheartedly to it. The research papers deal with subjects such as ancient Indian history, prehistory, protohistory, epigraphy, numismatics, art, architecture and sculpture³subjects, which were very dear to Dr Sircar. About the Author : K.K. Dasgupta is the Chairman of the Numismatic Society of India and the recipient of the prestigious Nelson Wright and Akbar Medals of the Society. His present position is: Professor and Former Head, Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Calcutta University. He has several works to his credit, including A Tribal History of Ancient India : A Numismatic Approach. He has also jointly edited with R.C. Majumdar Comprehensive History of India (Vol. III). Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya, at present the Jadunath Sarkar Professor of History and Secretary of the Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Museum Incorporating Raja Rajaram Museum Collection of North Bengal University, is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland and Royal Numismatic Society of London. He was a student of Dr. D.C. Sircar. He was the chairperson of the Oriental section of the X International Numismatic Congress held in the University of London (1986). Besides a large number of Papers he has several works to his credit, including Aspect of Cultural History of Sikkim :Studies in Coinage. Born in 1944 at Patacharkuchi Dist. Barpeta, Assam, R.D. Choudhury obtained his M.A. degree from the Sagar University in Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology. He was awarded Ph.D. by the Pune University. He was a student of Prof. H.D. Sankalia, and Prof. K.D. Bajpai. At present he is the Director of Museums, Assam. He is the Vice-President of the All India Museum Association, Secretary (Historical Archaeology) Indian Archaeological Society the Vice-President of Bihar puratattva Evam Sanskrit Parishad, Bihar. Contents : Preface List of Illustrations 1. Dr.Dineschandra Sircar (1907-1985)-Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya 2. An East-West Synthesis-Annada Sankar Ray 3. On Dogmas of Orientalism-Bimal Krishna Motilal 4. The Cult of Sri of Srividya and its Association with Temporal Kingship-M.C.Joshi 5. South Kosala and Buddhism-K.D.Bajpai 6. Govindabhisheka-A Significant Episode in the Puranic Tradition of Krishna-Kalyan Kumar Gangli 7. Janinism During the Pala-Sena Period-Mandira Bhattacharya 8. Rajdharma in Early Medieval Kashmir-Analysis of a Regional Peculiarity in National Context-Y.B.Singh 9. The Physician Poets of Magadha-Gouriswar Bhattacharya 10. Chinese Pilgrims on Academic Regulations and Activities of Monasteries in Ancient Bengal and Bihar-Puspa Niyogi 11. Brahmanical Education in Kamarupa(C. 6th-12th Centuries A.D.) as Known from the Inscriptions-Sanghamitra Dasgupta 12. On the Concept of Samantas in Early Medieval Bengal (C.5th-13th Centuries A.D.)-Swapna Bhattacharya 13. Some Aspects of the Historicity of the Nibandhas of North Bihar(C.A.D.1097-1526)-B.P.Mazumdar 14. Nayaka System in Medieval Orissa-Shishir Kumar Panda 15. Some Aspects of Religious and Literary Contacts Between India and Thailand-Upendra Thakur 16. Megasthenes on Writing and Smritis-Lallanji Gopal 17. Methods of Calculation and Measures of Weight in India and South-East Asia: A Preliminary Survey of Links-H.B.Sarkar 18. On Two North-Eastern Indian Coins-N.D.Rhodes 19. Two Eighteenth Century Inscriptions from West Dinajpur-Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya 20. The Origin of the Buddha Image-Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta 21. The Art of Sculpture in Ancient Punjab-R.P.Srivastava 22. A New Type of Mahishamardini from Bangladesh-M.Rahman 23. Some Rare Durga Icons-P.K.Mishra 24. Images of Tapasvini Parvati from Haryana-Devendra Handa 25. Terracotta Art of Tripura-Ratna Das 26. Ancient South Indian Metallurgy : A Reappraisal-Ravindra N.Singh 27. Lalitaditya Muktapida, the First Antiquarian King of India-Jai Narain & Ramakant Tiwari 28. Human Sacrifice in Assam and Adjoining Regions-N.N.Acharyya 29. Religious Syncretism in Ancient India : A Conceptual Approach-Jyotsna Roy Choudhury 30. Marttanda-Bhairava : The Composite from of Siva and Surya-Juthika Maitra 31. Impact of Indo-Greek Coins on Succeeding Issues of Foreign and Indigenous Rulers-A.N.Lahiri 32. Earthquakes in Medieval Assam-Jai Prakash Singh 33. Art in the Royal Seals of the Inscriptions from Assam-R.D.Choudhury 34. Some Bengal Terracottas of Foreign Inscriptions-Uma Chakraborti (Mukhopadhyay) 35. Two Exceptional Coins of Ratna and Mukuta Manikya of Tripura-Jahar Acharjee 36. Hityherto Unknown Coin of the Jayantia Kingdom-Vasant Chowdhury & Parimal Roy 37. New Light on Manipur History from the Rare Coins Preserved in Mutua Museum-P.Gunindra Singh 38. Assam`s Medieval Trade with Bengal - A Numismatic View-Nisar Ahmed 39. Religious Affiliations of the Medieval Non-Muammadan Rulers of North-Eastern States of India as Reflected on their Coins-Bela Lahiri 40. The Paglatek Hoard and the Relation Between Kamarupa and Samatata-B.N.Mukherjee 41. Three Unreporte Coins from North-East India-S.K.Bose 42. Pre and Protohistoric Assemblages in Tamilnadu and Kerala : An Appraisal-I.K.Sarma 43. An Interesting Image of Mahisasuramardini-Devendra Handa 44. A New Important Inscription from Junnar-Shobhana Gokhale 45. Medals in the Madras Government Museum-N.Sankaranarayana 46. `Ayas` in Vedic Literature-Korak K.Choudhuri 47. A Brief Note on the Laity as Depicted in the Anguttara Nikaya-Gayatri Sen Majumdar 48. On the Characteristic Features of the Inscriptions of Medieval Assam-Sarharuddin Ahmed 49. Vaisali Mukhalinga Revisited-Gautam Sen Gupta 50. Inscriptional Evidences of Nalanda-C.C.Mullick 51. New Light on the Ahalya-Indra Story of the Ramayana-Biswanarayan Shastri 52. Sarvastivad-Vijnanavad Controversy on Prapti and Aprapti in the Ch`eng Wei Shih Lun of Hsiian Tsang-Swati Ganguly 53. Social Background of Religious Conversion in 14th and Early 15th Century Kashmir-Rattanlal Hangloo 54. Stratigraphic Evidences of Coins from Excavations at Mathura-Sunil C.Ray 55. Mohajamata Temple at Terahi-B.L.Nagarch 56. Coin-The Extent of its Use in Assam with Special Reference to the Matak Kingdom-S.Dutta 57. Extent of the Ancient Pragjyotisa Kingdom-Dimbeswsar Sarma 58. The Barmurtiya Bil Copper Plate Inscription, 1314 Saka-Maheswar Neog 59. An Unpublished Image of Harihara-Bijanbihari De Appendix List of Papers by D.C.Sircar on (I) Inscriptions and (II) Epigraphy & Palaeography
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