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History Today Vol. 1...
History Today Vol. 16 (2015)
Journal of the History and Historical Archaeology by: D.P. Tewari , Ankit AgarwalHistory Today is an official organ of the Indian History and Culture Society that is sincerely and single-mindedly devoted to history, historical archaeology, studies of manuscripts, education, literature, linguistics, etc.
The present volume, being a reprint of an earlier issue, contains eight articles written by eminent historians and art lovers. The subjects vary from Pattern of Urban Growth in northern India; shifting contours of Temple Patronage in Rajasthan; Tawaif and Khawas in erstwhile Hyderabad State; Islam and Islamic Iconoclasm in India; Prof. Habibs reaction to ASIs Report on Ayodhya; a critique of Habibs reaction; Rejection of Caste Inequalities by the Sikh Gurus; and use of Plastering Materials in Ancient India. The volume also carries Notes, News and New Source Material on the above topics.
The annual History Today journal has already published eight issues consecutively and has received high acclaim among historians, researchers and students.
₹1,800.00
ISBN: 9788124608586
Year Of Publication: 2015
Edition: 1st Edition
Pages : ix, 202.
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher: Indian History and Culture Society
Size: 28
Weight: 850
History Today is an official organ of the Indian History and Culture Society that is sincerely and single-mindedly devoted to history, historical archaeology, studies of manuscripts, education, literature, linguistics, etc.
The present volume, being a reprint of an earlier issue, contains eight articles written by eminent historians and art lovers. The subjects vary from Pattern of Urban Growth in northern India; shifting contours of Temple Patronage in Rajasthan; Tawaif and Khawas in erstwhile Hyderabad State; Islam and Islamic Iconoclasm in India; Prof. Habibs reaction to ASIs Report on Ayodhya; a critique of Habibs reaction; Rejection of Caste Inequalities by the Sikh Gurus; and use of Plastering Materials in Ancient India. The volume also carries Notes, News and New Source Material on the above topics.
The annual History Today journal has already published eight issues consecutively and has received high acclaim among historians, researchers and students.
Editorial
Articles
About Writing History
– G. B. Deglurkar
Some Reflections on the Conundrum of the Decline of Buddhism in India
– K. T. S. Sarao
The Prahasitesvara Group of Temples at Sambor Prei Kuk (Ishanapura) in Central Cambodia
– Sachchidanand Sahai
Indian Constitution: An Organic Evolution of a Modern State
– Gopal Mishra and Nishi Misra
The Concept of Gajalakshmi in Ancient India with Special Reference to Gajalakshmi of Kausambi -Suniti Pandey
Kampil: Tradition, Literature and Archaeology
– D. P. Tewari
Situating the Atavikas and Kantarakas in Ancient India
– Baba Mishra
Environment: Culture, Tradition and Practices
– Rim Jhim Sharma
Asugarh Sites in Western Odisha: An Archaeological Study
– Sakir Hussain and Subodh Mendaly
Reassessing the Nature of Land Relations and Donations Under the Maitrakas of Valabhi in the Light of the Virdi Copper Plates of King Kharagraha I
– Pankaj Sharma
Visual Imagery of Navagrahas at Khidrapur in Maharashtra and Their Significance in Religious Art – Gopal Joge, Shantanu Vaidya and Shrikant Ganvir
Vrishni Cult in South India
– Haripriya Rangarajan and Vinay Kumar Gupta
Redefining Archaeology in Kerala: Discoveries and Their Significance
– Vysakh A. S.
Sun Temple A View
– Ranjan Kumar Singh
Architecture and Sculptural Art of Omal Somal Devi Temple, District Sikar, Rajasthan
– Pankaj Dharendra, Neeraj Tripathi and Vineet Godhal
A Unique Multi-Bore Cannon from Daulatabad Fort, Maharashtra
– Tejas Garge
Ethno-Archaeological Study of Gunpowder Production in Goa
– Abhijit Ambekar and Kishore Raghuvansh
Palace Hall Uncovered in Excavations at Kumbla (Arikkadi) Fort, Kasaragod district, Kerala
– Ajit Kumar, Rajesh S. V., Abhayan G. S., Akinori Yusegi, Yasuji Shimizu, Ananthu V. Dev, Muhammed Fasalu K., Renjinimol M. N. and Haseen Raja R.
The Civilization and the Culture at Odds
– Devendra Singh
The Unfinished Saga of Kurma Avatar
– Samurailatpam Sujata Devi and Preeti Panjwani
The Equation of Warren Hastings and his Councillors: Repercussions on Benares Zamindary
– Shreya Pathak
Establishment of Worlds First Religious Parliament and Socio-Religious Revolution in Karnataka
– P. Nagabhushanagoud
Jama-Nima to Suit: A Voyage of Historical Costumes (1850 to 1950 CE)
– Nitin Hadap
Foundation of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company
– Rita Bhambi
Indian Temples Where Art Becomes Faith
– Swaptik Chowdhury
Notes and News
Ancient Brahmi Script on the Neolithic Axes
– P. Rajendran
The First Ever Aulikara Coin of Simhavarman
– Devendra Handa
Chitrakoot: A Historical Perspective (from 15th Century BCE to 13th Century CE)
– Mahendra K. Upadhyay
The Cult of Seven Sisters: Archaeological and Traditional Evidence
– P. K. Nayak
Book Reviews
Grover, Amrita and Anju Grover Chaudhary (ed.), 2015, Rama Janmabhoomi: Professor B. R. Grovers Anaylsis of Revenue Records and Historical Facts
– Vandana Kaushik
Nirmal Kumar (ed.), 2015, Essays in Medieval Delhi
– Ankit Agrawal
Profile of The History and Culture Society
Report of the XXXVIII Annual Conference of Indian History and Culture Society
Balance Sheet
New Life Members
Membership Form
Plates
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Sale!Ancient Movements of Indo-Aryans and Indo-Aranians ₹585.00
In an attempt to explore the ancient history of Central Asia and of the movement of ancient peoples, the work examines the affinities and interactions of the people who called themselves Arya, that is, the Indo-Aryans and the Indo-Iranians, with other peoples and nations of the ancient world, like the Semites, the Hurrians and the Medes. It delves into the processes of acculturation when people of different cultures came in contact with each other at a time that goes back to the very earliest of times (ninth or tenth millennium bce). It examines the movements of the Indo-Aryans and the Indo-Iranians across Asia and their neighbours and active trade partners like the Sumerians, the people of Mesopotamia and the Harappans. It thus throws light on the interactions of the early Indo-Aryans and Indo-Iranians with other flourishing central Asian civilisations of the time. It cites references to ancient traditions that still prevail among peoples in different cultures from different parts of the world, pointing out how these testify to the continuity of ancient traditions and, importantly, the ancient interaction between cultures.
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Volume four contains 1344 records on South and Southeast Asia selected out of 1800 records from the ABIA South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index database. Volume four has been compiled by the ABIA project team at IGNCA New Delhi. It includes all forms of scholarly publications, ranging from survey works to small but important articles in composite books and journals published in India between 2006 and 2011. Subjects include pre- and protohistory, historical archaeology, ancient art history, modern art history, material culture, epigraphy and palaeography, numismatics and sigillography (seals). The bibliographic descriptions (with the original diacritics), keywords and annotations have made this reference work a reliable guide to recently published scholarly work in the field.
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Sale!Apsarases in Indian Literature and the Legend of Urvasi and Pururavas ₹315.00
Indian literature abounds in a variety of myths and legends narrating allegorical/historical stories with moral teachings where celestial or semi-celestial beings, in particular the apsarases, occupy an important place. Of such legends, a few have become much popular and they reappear in the course of the history of literature at various stages. One such legend is that of Urvashi and Pururavas which is one of the most ancient legends of India, owing its origin to the Rigveda. This scholarly work, based on extensive original sources primary, comprising ancient Sanskrit texts, commentaries and glosses and modern literary pieces, kavyas and plays, as well as critical writings on these original works, studies the origin and development of the institution of apsarases and their characteristics as described in the vast corpus of Vedic, Epic-Puranic and classical works. In this context, it undertakes an interesting survey of the concept of nymphs (apsarases) in Indo-European, especially Greek mythology. Dr. Handique then thoroughly examines the depiction of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas a favourite theme that has been immortalised in literary masterpieces in Indian literature as a whole: from the ancient Vedas and Puranas, the Harivamsha and Vikramorvashiyam to modern works like Urvashi Janani and Abhishapta Urvashi and stray poetic pieces. Presenting a new angle to the study, the book attempts to explore aspects of an age old tradition that bears close affinity with the institution of the apsarases in terms of mode of living worship and ideals like system of the devadasis. The book will prove invaluable to scholars of Indian mythology, culture and literature as well as interest general readers of ancient India’s legends and tales.
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Sale!Ancient Gods and Heroes of East and West ₹810.00
This book is a study of the people of nomadic groups or clans of Central Asia from about 6000 bce to the last millennium bce to explore why cultures and history developed the way they did in Central Asia by taking up the Indo-European and other settlements notably, the Greeks, the ancient Iranians and Indo-aryans of the Indian subcontinent for in-depth study. It deals with the quest for knowledge which led to evolution of cultures from simple primitive life to a society complex in structure, from philosophy to religion. The study of gods and heroes examines stories relating to migration and settlements and the geography of ancient civilizations. It is in this setting that their unique philosophies and religious beliefs flourished, giving rise to belief in numerous gods and heroes. It discusses the myths and legends of the ancient cultures, highlighting names, deeds and events relating to honoured gods and much-praised heroes. Dr Marta Vannucci significantly concludes that both Indo-aryan and Indo-Iranian people had been able to maintain their traditional customs and habits backed by technical developments up to the last centuries bce. Throughout, she bases her observations on reliable information provided by archaeology substantiated by oral and written traditions of Central Asia, Greece and Rome. The volume will be invaluable to scholars of history, anthropology and archaeology who are keen to systematically unravel the obscure origins of the great human civilizational march.
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Sale!Bundelkhand ka Svatantrata Sangarsha ₹612.00
प्रस्तुत पुस्तक के द्वारा भारत के स्वतंत्रता संघर्ष में बुन्देलखण्ड की जनता के योगदान को सामने लाने का प्रयास किसा गया है। गांधीजी की बुन्देलखण्ड यात्रा एवं ओरछा के समीप सतार नदी के किनारे चन्द्रशेखर आजाद के हरिशंकर ब्रह्मचारी के नाम से कुटिया बनाकर रहने से समस्त बुन्देलखण्ड में तेजी से राष्ट्रवादी भावनाओं का प्रसार हुआ। 1923 के झण्डा सत्याग्रह एवं 1930 के जंगल सत्याग्रह में बुन्देलखण्ड के लोगों ने बढ़-चढ़कर भाग लिया। ब्रिटिश भक्त देशी रियासत के राजाओं ने जब जनता पर अत्याचार किया तो जनता ने प्रजामण्डल की स्थापना कर उनका विरोध किया। इसी विरोध के फलस्वरूप संक्रांति के मेले के दिन 14 जनवरी 1931 को छतरपुर जिले में जलियाॅवाला बाग की तरह ही चरण-पादुका हत्याकाण्ड घटित हुआ। पं. माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी ने कर्मवीर समाचार पत्र के माध्यम से 1920 में रतौना में खोले जाने वाले कसाई खाने का इतना प्रखर विरोध किया कि सरकार को घबराकर अपनी कसाईखाना खोलने की योजना त्यागनी पड़ी। यह एक ओर बुन्देलखण्ड की धरती पर अंग्रेजों की करारी शिकस्त थी, तो दूसरी ओर पं. माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी की पत्रकारिता की महत्वपूर्ण जीत थी।
सागर के भाई अब्दुलगनी, ज्वाला प्रसाद ज्योतिषी, केशवराव खाण्डेकर एवं मास्टर बलदेव प्रसाद, दमोह के भैयालाल चैधरी, अजयगढ़ पन्ना के चंदीदीन चैरहा, छतरपुर के पं. रामसहाय तिवारी, टीकमगढ़ के लालाराम वाजपेयी एवं झांसी के भगवानदास माहौर आदि ने बुन्देलखण्ड के स्वतंत्रता संघर्ष को गति, दिशा एवं अर्थ प्रदान किया। इन्हें पं. द्वारका प्रसाद मिश्र एवं पं. सुन्दरलाल तपस्वी का कुशल नेतृत्व एवं मार्गदर्शन मिला। गोवा मुक्ति आन्दोलन में भी सागर की सहोद्राराय एवं केसरी चन्द मेहता सहित अनेक सत्याग्रहियों ने गोवा जाकर आन्दोलन को सफल बनाया। उक्त सभी घटनाक्रम की रोचक, सहज, सरल, सुबोध एवं तथ्यपरक जानकारी इस पुस्तक में दी गई है। छात्रों, शोधार्थियों, शिक्षक बन्धुओं सहित प्रत्येक वर्ग के लोगों को यह पुस्तक ज्ञानवर्धक एवं रुचिकर लगेगी।
