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| Name of the Collection | Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Subject Files-1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Ancient and Early Medieval Indian History and Culture, 1963-1984 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 42 |
| Abstract | Devahuti’s research material on the Mauryas and the South. Includes articles by M.G.S. Narayanan entitled ‘New light of Kunavayir Kottam and the date of Cilappatikaram’ (Reprinted from Journal of Indian History, Vol. XLVII, Part III, December 1970), ‘Bindusara, Sanchi and Asoka’ (Indian History Congress 36th Session, Aligarh, December 1975), ‘Bindusara Inscription at Sanchi’, ‘The Maurayan problem in Sangam works in historical perspective’, Devahuti’s manuscript ‘Maurya’s and the South’ and a monograph on The Early Coins from Kerala. Also, includes copy of Epigraphia Indica, Volume XX (1929-1930) containing an account of discovery of Prakrit inscriptions from a Buddhist site at Nagarjunakonda by J.P. Vogel, Devahuti’s handwritten notes and some relevant references to the Nandas. |
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| Keywords | Maurya; South India; M. G. S. Narayanan; Kunavayir Kottam; Cilappatikaram; Bindusara; Sanchi; Asoka; Indian History Congress; Aligarh; Sanchi; Manuscript; Coin; Kerala; Epigraphia Indica; Prakrit; Inscription; Buddhist; Nagarjunakonda; J. P Vogel; Nanda |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1963 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1975 |
| Extent | 351 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Typed & Handwritten |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Veena Sachdev (Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust) |
| Donation Date | March 2018 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
