MND Subject Files No.9

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Name of the Collection	M. N.Deshpande Papers
Folder/Categories	II. Subject Files
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File No. /Acc. No.	9
Abstract	Papers relating to a Project of the Nehru Centre, Bombay entitled �Technological and Architectural Study of Western Indian Caves� undertook by M.N. Deshpande to study the caves lying in the coastal area of Maharashtra like Ajanta, Ellora, Karla, Bhaja, Nasik, etc. Includes drafts of M.N. Deshpande�s studies on Early Hinayana Caves: Kondivte, Thanala and Kharsambla � A Fresh Study, and The Caves of Pranalaka (Panhale Kaji) � A Study of transition from Hinayana-Tantric Vajrayana to Natha Sampradaya. Also includes photographs, etc.
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Keywords	Deccan; Ajanta; Y.A.Raiker; P. A.Rane; Thanala; Caitya Hall; Sudama; Lomas; Rishi Caves; Brahmi; Inscription; Vedika; Vihara; Satavahanas; Pratisthana; Pitalkhora; Surparaka; Kaliyana; Stupas; Buddhist Deity; Kali; Vajrayana; Bhor; Monuments; Princely States; Indian Union; Antiquities; Cultural Debris; Pale; Kol; Kharsambla; Panhale; Sindhudurg; R. R. Bapat; Conservation; Museums; Archaeology; L. K. Gorey; Sadashiv Gorakshkar; Coomaraswamy; Memorial Lecture; Buddhist Caves; Mahakal/Mahakala; Monastic; Kanheri; Periplus; Marol; Asiatic Researchers; C.W.Malet; Wilford; James Furgusson; Cave Temples; Mahayana; Vihirgaon; Hinayana; Ellora; Nadsur; Pali; Asta-Vinayak; Mamala-Vishya; Adhistana; Harmika; Vedika; Nathayogi; Kadali; Manjunath Mahatmya; Matha; Natha Sampradaya; Tantric; Saivism; Parasurama; Mriga Nakshatra; Poornima; Dasara; Navaratri; Padmasana; Adhistana; Garba-Griha
Start Date “Period From”	1980
End Date “Period To”	1982
Extent	331 pp.
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Language	English
Remarks	Typed copies
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Donor	Ashok Deshpande
Donation Date	2020
Custodian	Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Right/Copyright	Donor