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| Name of the Collection | Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Subject Files-1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Ancient India and The World/Central and Southeast Asia, 1913-1984 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 28 |
| Abstract | The file contains a manuscript of chapters written by Devahuti on Central Asian oral traditions, Turks and Buddhism, the connections between India, Central Asia and China via art and religion. It also includes excerpts from A Cultural History of Tibet by D. Snellgrove and H. Richardson (1968), as well as articles published in the journal Asia Major entitled ‘The Ten New Folios of Khotanese’ by R. E. Emmerick (undated), ‘Notes on the Prophecy of Arhat Samghavardhana’ (undated) and ‘The Khotanese Manuscript of Huntington K’ by R. E. Emmerick (undated). |
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| Keywords | Central Asian oral traditions; Turks; Buddhism; India; Central Asia; China; art; religion; Tibet; Asia Major; Khotanese; Arhat Samghavardhana; Manuscript |
| Start Date “Period From” | Undated |
| End Date “Period To” | Undated |
| Extent | 143 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Typed & Handwritten |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | Duplicate copy is avaiable |
| Source/Link | |
| Donor | Veena Sachdev (Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust) |
| Donation Date | March 2018 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
