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DDS Subject File No. 59 (Part 1)
Subject Files-1846-1984
Other files, 1877-1997
1877
1. ‘South Slavonians and Rajpoots’ by H. S. Maine, Nineteenth Century, December 1877. 2. ‘History’ by Thomas Babington Macaulay in The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay.
Slavonian; Rajput; History; Thomas Babington Macaulay
English
49 pp.
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DDS Subject File No. 59 (Part 2)
Subject Files-1846-1984
Other files, 1877-1997
1951
Devahuti’s writings include poetry and prose on emotions such as love and longing, joy and sadness, relationships between loved ones, the connections between humans and animals, and aging. Some of these works were written for the Hindi Club in London. The collection also features a short story entitled Britain Ki Vridha, along with others exploring the relationship between a husband and wife, and the final words and moments of the painter William Rothenstein. It also includes handwritten excerpts from Raja Rao’s novel The Serpent and the Rope.
Hindi Club; London; Poetry; Emotions; Relationship; William Rothensteim; Raja Rao; The Serpent and the Rose
Hindi & English
127 pp.
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DDS Subject File No. 59 (Part 3)
Subject Files-1846-1984
Other files, 1877-1997
1954
1. ‘The Role of the Towns in the Bohemia of the Later Middle Ages’ by Frederick G. Heymann, Journal of World History Vol. 2, No. 2, 1954. 2. ‘Conclusion: The Meaning of The Advent of Civilized Societies’ in The Origin of Civilized Societies by Rushton Coulborn, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1959. 3. The Anglo-Portuguese Marriage Treaty of 1661’ by C. R. Boxer, History Today, August 1961. 4. ‘The Social Revolution of Our Time’ By Peter Lasslett, The Listener, 1962. 5. Reviews of various books from the American Historical Review and the Journal of Asian Studies, 1962. 6. ‘Sociology and History’ by S. W. F. Holloway, History, Vol. XLVIII No. 163, June 1963. 7. ‘Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army’ by Stephen P. Cohen, in Pacific Affairs, Vol. XXXVI No. 4, 1963-1964. 8. ‘Definition and Use of Zebu, Brahman or Bos indicus Cattle’ by Prof. John Francis., Nature, Vol. 207, No. 4992, 1963-1964.
Town; Bohemia; Middle Ages; Civilized Societies; Rushton Coulborn; British; Portuguese; Social Revolution; Book Reviews; Sociology; History; Subash Chandra Bose; Indian Army; Cattle; Cow; Zebu; Brahman; Bos Indicus
English
110 pp.
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DDS Subject File No. 59 (Part 4)
Subject Files-1846-1984
Other files, 1877-1997
January 1965
The Hindu Weekly Review: January 11, 1965 – December 20. 1965.
The Hindu
English
825 pp.
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DDS Subject File No. 59 (Part 5)
Subject Files-1846-1984
Other files, 1877-1997
1965
1. ‘The USA and Indian Revolutionary Activity: Early Phase of the Gadar Movement’ by Kalyan Kumar Bannerjee, Modern Review, 1965. 2. ‘Notes on the Reviewing of Learned Books’ by George Sarton, Science, Vol. 31, 1966. 3. Book reviews of the Prajna: Sanskrit Tibetan Lexicon by The Namgyal Institute of Tibetology and The Elephant and the Lotus by V. S. Naravane, The Indo-Asian Culture, 1966. 4. Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts Vol. II (Maulana Hafizur Rahman Collection) compiled by Rashid Ahmad, Lahore Museum, 1971.
USA; Revolution; Gadar; Independence; Review; Sanskrit, Tibetan; Prajna; Namgyal Institute; Tibetology; Manuscript; Maulana Hafizur Rahman Collection; Rashid Ahmad
English
75 pp.
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