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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. | 47 |
| Abstract | Devahuti’s research materials on the history of ancient India. They include: 1. ‘Educational and Intellectual Methods in Vedic and Ancient Indian Cultures’ by A. S. Altekar, Journal of World History Vol. 5 No. 2. 2. ‘Histories of the Mitra Kings from Numismatic and Epigraphic Evidence’ by R. Vanaja. 3. ‘Kingship in Pre-Modern India’ by Sarva Daman Singh 4. ‘Government and Economic Life’ in The Gazetteer of India: History and Culture – Vol. II edited by P. N. Chopra. 5. ‘Theories of Creation in the Rig Veda’ by W. Norman Brown. 6. ‘Foundation and rise of the Gupta Empire: Saka-Murunda Rule in the Central Parts of Northern India’ & ‘Decline and Fall of the Gupta Empire Central Parts of Northern India’ by S. V. Sohoni in the Cambridge History of India Volume II 7. ‘Samudra-gupta Parakramanka (c. A.D. 345-370)’ by S. V. Sohoni. 8. Chapter 4 ‘The Caste System’ in Kshitimohan Sen’s book Hinduism. |
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| Keywords | Ancient India; Vedic; Culture; Mitra; Numismatic; Epigraphic; KIngship; Premodern; Government; Economic Life; Rig Veda; Gupta Empire; Saka; Murunda; Sohoni; Samadragupta; Caste System; Kshitimohan Sen; Hinduism |
| Start Date “Period From” | Undated |
| End Date “Period To” | Undated |
| Extent | 188 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Typed & Photocopy |
| 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 |
