(2) THE STUDY ON HISTORY OF LIONS IN INDIA, 1833-2007 (A) Source Materials on Lions, 1833-2007
Subject File 49
II.SUBJECT FILES, 1808-2013
(2) THE STUDY ON HISTORY OF LIONS IN INDIA, 1833-2007C) Correspondence Sharing Information on Lions, 1964-2003
1997
Papers relating to research on Asiatic Lion in India by Divyabhanusinh Chavda. Includes correspondence exchanged with Anne Buddle, Kamal Prasad, E.J. Van Ingen, Colonel Shamsher Singhji Saheb, Maharaj Raj Sheb Megrajji of Dhrangadhra, Yuvraj Pushpendrasinhji of Virpur, Dalip Singh, Maharaja Madaneshwar Saran Singh Deo, Maharaja of Sayla, Shreeman Darbar Saheb of Jasdan, Darbar Saheb Jaswantsinhji of Bilkha, Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, R. Cooper, Narayan Singh Bhayal, Digvijay Sinh, and others seeking help and assistance in collecting information on Asiatic lion from specimens, scientific study, lion shoot records, and historical and illustrated material
Sam Bhadha; Bryn J. Mader; Saheb Birjrajsinhji; Yudhishthir Khatau; Rajiv Gujral; Satish Misra; N.K. Jadeja; Ayaaz Khan; Sanat A. Chavan; Daphne M. Hills; Jacqui Morris; Nagendra Singh Hada
(2) THE STUDY ON HISTORY OF LIONS IN INDIA, 1833-2007C) Correspondence Sharing Information on Lions, 1964-2003
1998
Papers relating to research on the history of Asiatic lion in India. Includes correspondence exchanged by Divyabhanusinh Chavda for obtaining information on archaeological and historical aspects of lion among others with B.D. Chattopadhyaya, Helmut Hemmer, Veer Vijay Singh, Nayanjot, Romila Thapar, and Pratap. Also includes comments on Chapter 3 and 4 of The Story of Asia's Lions, words for lions used in Sanskrit literature, evidence of the lion's occurrence in the Indian Pleistocene, etc.
(2) THE STUDY ON HISTORY OF LIONS IN INDIA, 1833-2007C) Correspondence Sharing Information on Lions, 1964-2003
1998
Papers concerning oriental patrimony of lions. Includes correspondence exchanged by Divyabhanusinh Chavda among others with Nirmalaben K. Shah, Sangeeta Das Gupta, Rishad, Muzaffar Alam, Richard Siegler, Elizabeth Krishna, S.R. Sarma, Renate Sarma, A.H. Morton, Asok Kumar Das, Mahesh Rangarajan, Eskandar Firouz, Esmail Kahrom, S.K. Mukherjee, Olivia Walter, Sarah Christie, Hemant V. Kulkarni, Geoffrey C. Ward, Edmund de Unger, Gambhirsinh Gohil, Peter Smith, W. Frey, William Dalrymple, J.C. Daniel and The Oriental Institute, Oxford seeking information and material on oriental patrimony of lions, their evolution, and genetic differences of Indian and African lion from written sources, paintings and illustrated manuscripts from the times of Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb
Nirmalaben K. Shah; Sangeeta Das Gupta; Rishad; Muzaffar Alam; Richard Siegler; Elizabeth Krishna; S.R. Sarma; Renate Sarma; A.H. Morton; Asok Kumar Das
(2) THE STUDY ON HISTORY OF LIONS IN INDIA, 1833-2007C) Correspondence Sharing Information on Lions, 1964-2003
1999
Papers and correspondence pertaining to medals portraying lions and other animals including symbol of the Reserve Bank of India. Includes replies from A.L. Verma (Officer-in-Charge, Reserve Bank of India), Ron Wood, National Army Museum (Chelsea), Graham Pollard, and Jane Sharland (Picture Library Assistant, Royal Collection Enterprises, London) to queries along with specific information sought by Divyabhansinh Chavda about the symbols of lion depicted on medals, royal helmets, stamps, seals and orders. Also includes relevant extracts, articles and pages from books, journals, catalogues, etc.
A.L. Verma; Reserve Bank of India; Ron Wood; National Army Museum; Graham Pollard; Jane Sharland
