Devahuti’s essays on historiography, such as on self-image and change in Indian history, ‘Writing History – An Indian View’, ‘The importance of the ideal’, ‘The necessity of using various models’, ‘Comparing and Contrasting the Marxian and the Traditional Indian approaches to change’, ‘Hero Worship as a force in history’, ‘Can the modern period of Indian history be called modern’, ‘The Problem of identification: Universal and Unique’, Approaches to writing Indian history – shortcomings of Marxist approach’, ‘What was Itihasa? Why it was so?’ and ‘Jeevan Drishti aur Itihas Darshan’ (1988). Also contains Devahuti’s introductory remarks for the Indian History and Culture Society’s conference on ‘Indian History Writing – an exercise in self-examination (4-6 March 1978), Devahuti’s research material on historical literature of India dedicated to Damodar P. Singhal and her papers ‘Conflict and Consensus in Indian Civilization’ and ‘Notes on Approaches to Indian History’ presented at the Indian Culture and History Society’s seminar on Problems of Indian Historiography by (1979), Devahuti’s paper, ‘A Study of the Socio-Economic History of India: Recent trends and non-trends’ presented at the UGC Seminar at Rani Durgavati Vishwa Vidyalaya, University of Jabalpur (1986), a handwritten list of her essays, a list of purchased books, as well as Devahuti’s list of principal publications.
Historiography; Self image; Writing History; Marxian; Marxist; Hero Worship; Itihas; Universal; Indian History and Culture Society; literature; Conflict; Consensus; Indian Civilization; Rani Durgavi Vishwa Vidyalaya; University of Jabalpur
Damodar P. Singhal’s research materials and essays on the writing of Indian history. They include:
1. ‘The Understanding of Indian History’ by K. M. Panikkar, The Indo-Asian Culture, July 1956.
2. ‘A New Interpretation of Indian History’ by A. L. Basham, reprinted from the Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 1958 – a review of Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi’s book, An Introduction to the Study of Indian History.
3. ‘Indian Textbook’ published in the Economist, June 1962.
4. ‘Hardest Task for Historian’, The Times, 13 July 1962
5. ‘Imagery in Indian History — a recent example’ by Damodar P. Singhal, originally published in Quest 1964 – review of Percival’s Speare’s book, India—A Modern History.
6. Chapter 3, ‘Types of Material’, Chapter 4 ‘Sources of Information and Part II, ‘Historical Research and the Preservation of the Past’ in Vivian Hunter Galbraith’s book, An Introduction to the Study of History (1964).
7. ‘Writing Asian History’ by Damodar P. Singhal, undated.
8. ‘Re-writing Indian History’ by Damodar P. Singhal, undated.
9. Typed notes and two handwritten copies by Damodar P. Singhal on ‘Problems of Writing and Teaching Indian History’, undated.
10. Damodar P. Singhal’s typed essay entitled ‘Presentation in Historical Research’, undated.
11. Damodar P. Singhal’s review of British Attitudes Towards India (1784-1858) by George D. Bearce, undated.
Writing History; Indian History; Panikkar; A. L. Basham; DD Kosambi; The Economist; The Times; Galbraith; Asian History;
