Revealing India's Past: Recent Trends in Art and Archaeology (Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri Commemoration Volume) - 2 Volumes

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Item Code: IDE273
Publisher: Aryan Books International
Author: Ed. By. R.K. Sharma & Devendra Handa
Language: English
Edition: 2005
ISBN: 8173052891
Pages: 520 (B & W Illus: 113, Figures & Maps: 66)
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 11.0" X 8.8"
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Contributors:

Agrawala, R. C. Agrawal, Ashvini Agrawal, K. L. Anand, Kumar Andare, Shridhar Arya, Samarendra Narayan Badam, G. L. Bakker, Hans Bandodker, S. N. Bhatt, R. C. Bhatt, S. K. Bhowmick, Atul C. Chattopadhyay, Pranab K. Chauhan, M. S. Dayakar, G. De, Gourisankar Deshpande, Brahmanand Gadgil, Vidya Gaur, A. S. Gokhale, Shobhana Gupta, Chandrashekhar Handa, Devendra Jamindar, Rasesh Jawaharlal, Rasesh Jawaharlal, G. Jha, V. D. Khwaja, G. S. Kellellu, Ismail Kulkarni, Prashant P. Kumar, Arun Kumar, Manmohan Mahajan, Malati Manuel, J. Mukharya, P. S. Mukherjee, B. N. Murthy, A. V. Narasimha Nautiyal, M. K. Nayak, P. K. Ojha, N. K. Pandeya, Vijoy Lakshmi Pandya, Suman Quddusi, M. Ilyas Reddy, P. Chyenna, Ritti, Shrinivas Sahai, Bhagawant Sahu, N. B. Sarma, I. K. Sastry, P. V. Parabrahma Satya Vrat Sen, Aloka Parasher Sharma, S. R. Shelat, Bharati Shivananda, V. Singh, Purushottam Spink, Walter M. Sullerey, S. K. Sundaresh Suresh, K. M. Tiwari, Maruti Nandan Tripathy, Snigdha Tripati, Sila trivedi, Preety A. Upadhyaya, Avinash Upadhyaya, Vibha Upadhyaya, Madan Mohan velinker, Joseph Vora, K. H.

About the Editors:

Prof. R. K. Sharma (b. 1932) Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and archaeology and Dean, Faculty of social Sciences, University of Jabalpur retired in 1992. His contributions to the cause of Indian Archaeology in general and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh in particular are widely acclaimed. His prestigious publications (over twenty) include: Prehistoric Art in India (Dr. S. K. Pandey Fel. Vol.) (Ed.), Delhi, 1996; Kalachuri: Rajvansh Aur Unka Yug, 2 vols, Delhi, 1998 and Tribal History of Central India, 3 vol., Delhi, 2002. A. Series of other publications are in process.

Shri Devendra Hnada holds postgraduate degrees in Sanskrit, History and Education - all in First class and with top positions in the University. After a teaching career of more than thirty years, he finally retired form the Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1999. He is known to the indologists through more than three hundred research papers and numerous monographs. His major works include: Osian: History, Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Delhi, 1984; Studies in Indian Coins and Seals, Delhi, 1985; Ajay Mitra Shastri Felicitation Volume), 2 vols. (Ed.), Delhi, 1989; Jaina Bronzes from Hansi, and Antiquity of Pehowa - Ancient Prithudaka, Delhi, 2004

CONTENTS
List of Illustrationxi
List of Abbreviationxvii
List of Contributorsxix
VOLUME I

TRIBUTES

My Pitajee
    -Avinash Upadhyaya
lvi
Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri: Down the Memory Lane
    -Bhagwant Sahai
lviii
Ajay Mitra: My Friend
    -B. N. Mukherjee
lxi
Commemorating Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri
    -Hans BakkerBhagwant Sahai
lxii
Late Ajay Mitra Shastri
    -I. K. Sarna
lxviii
Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri: My Guru
    -Chandrashekhar Gupta
lxvii
Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri: An Unfathomable Ocean of Knowledge
    -S. K. Bhatt
lxix
Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri: Reminiscences of a Scholar
    -Bharati Shelat
lxx
A Scholar with Diligence and Industry
    -Rasesh Jamindar
lxii
Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri
    -Joseph Velinkar
lxxiv
SECTION I: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY

1. A Few New Fossil Sites from the Upper Godavari Valley, Nasik District, Maharashtra
    -Arun Kumar & G. L. Badam
3
2. Palaeoenvironmental and Taphonomic Assessment of Western Maharashtra from Mid Pleistocene Times
    -G. L. Badam
8
3. Some New Thoughts on the Discovery of Ancient Dwarka
    -Sundaresh, A. S. Gaur, K. H. Vora, Sila Tripati &S. N. Bandodker
22
4. Underwater Explorations of a Sangam Period Port Town at Poompuhar, East Coast of Indian
    -A. S. Gaur, Sundaresh & Sila Tripati
33
5. Recent Explorations in District Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh
    -V. Shivananda & N. B. Sahu
44
6. Excavation of Megalithic Burials at Dhamna (Linga), District Nagpur, Maharashtra
    -Chandrashekhar Gupta & Ismail Kellelu
51
7. Knobbed Vessels in Southeast Asia
    -Ashok K. Singh & Pranab K. Chattopadhyay
66
8. Antiquarian Remains of Buxar
    -Kumar Anand
74
9. Unique Findings in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh
    -G. Jawaharlal
79
10. Contribution of Eran to Indian History
    -V. D. Jha
83
11. Sir Alexander Cunningham (1814-1893)
    -Purushottam Singh
88
12. Brief Study of Medicine and Medical Care in Ancient India
    -Vijoy Lakshmi Pandeya
92
13. Mauryan State's Attitude Towards Tribes and Frontier People
    -Aloka Parasher-Sen
99
14. Himalayan Expeditions of the Maukharis vis-à-vis Huna Invasion
    -R. C. Bhatt, K. P. Nautiyal & M. K. Nautiyal
109
15. Gopala: The Saviour of Kirttivarman Chandella
    -K. L. Agrawal
116
16. Jagaddeva Episode in Chalukya History
    -Shrinivas Ritti
121
17. The 'Meru' Problem in Rastrakuta History
    -Brahmanand Deshpande
124
18. An Eyewitness Account of the Religious Bigotry of Aurangazeb by Mahamati Prananatha
    -P. S. Mukharya
131
19. Trade and Commerce Under the Qutb Shahis (AD 1518-1687)
    -P. Chenna Reddy & G. Dayakar
140
SECTION II: ART AND ARCHITECTURE

20. Asva-mukhi Yaksi
    -Gourisankar De
153
21. Buddhist Architecture in Vidarbha Region
    -M. Ilyas Quddusi
156
22. Ajanta's Dhabdhaba
    -Walter M. Spink
161
23. Bahubali Images in Karnataka
    -Maruti Nandan Tiwari
165
24. Reclassification of Chandella Sculptures
    -S. K. Sullerey
169
25. Temples of Boudh
    -P. K. Nayak
172
26. Trikuta Surya-Narayana Temple at Magala
    -K. M. Suresh
177
27. Miniature Dehura: A Unique Temple Style In Banjar, Dist. Kullu (H. P.)
    -M. S. Chauhan
180
28. Mason Marks and Dating of Bilhari Temple (Dist Katni)
    -Madan Mohan Upadhyay
187
29. Vijayanagara Period: Resurgence and Continuity in Architecture, Art and Religion
    -J. Manuel
191
30. Mahisamardini alias Sachchika in Western Rajasthan
    -R. C. Agrawala
198
31. Six-armed Image of Avalokitesvara in the Art of Bihar
    -Preety A. Trivedi
210
33. An Illustrated Manuscript of Sundara Sringara by Kaviraja Jagannatha
    -Shridhar Andhare
217
34. The Poattern of Town in Ancient Karnataka
    -A. V. Narasimha Murthy
221
35. Who Constructed the Rani-ki-Vav of Patan?
    -Suman Pandya
226
VOLUME II
SECTION III: EPIGRAPHY AND NUMISMATICS

36. Yupa Inscription
    -Vibha Upadhyaya
233
37. A Note on Skandagupta's Bhitari Inscription VV. 8-12
    -Hans Bakker
248
38. Copperplate Inscription of Sri Harsa from Punbjab
    -Manmohan Kumar
252
39. A Survey of Inscription from Haryana
    -Devendra Handa
259
40. Glimpses of Warfare and Military Organiztation in Ancient Chhattisgarh (Daksina Kosala)
    -S. R. Sharma
284
41. Kandavindha Copperplate Charter of Mahabhavagupta IV Udyotakesarin, Year 3
    -Snigdha Tripathy
288
42. The Brhadisvara Temple Inscription of the Bhosales of Tanjore
    -Vidya Gadgil
296
43. Epigraphs of Gujarat
    -Bharati Shelat
302
44. Nasik: The Training Centre of Buddhist Monks
    -Shobhana Gokhale
312
45. Two New Scepter Type Coins of Chandragupta
    -Prashant P. Kulkarni
319
46. Medieval Coins of Ellichpur Mint
    -G. S. Khwaja
325
SECTION IV: MISCELLANEOUS

47. Tracing the Formative Stage of Family
    -Atul C. Bhowmick
335
48. Varnas / Caste as Conceived in the Vedas
    -B. K. Pandeya
340
49. The Curse of Dice
    -N. K. Ojha
352
50. Sita in Valmiki Ramayana
    -G. C. Nayak
355
51. A Note on Ramopakhyana
    -Satya Vrat
361
52. Manu on Women
    -Ashvini Agrawal
367
53. Brahmanism and Cultural Integration of Bharata
    -P. V. Parabrahma Sastry
372
54. India and Nepal
    -I. K. Sarma
379
55. Some Peculiar Orissan Place Names and Their Cultural History
    -Malati Mahajan
389
56. Holy Places and Temples in the works of sri-Harsa
    -Samarendra Narayan Arya
402
57. Roe of Water in the Growth of Indian Culture with Reference to Preservation of Water
    -Rasesh Jamindar
405
58. Wonder that is India: Unity in Diversity
    -S. K. Bhatt
413


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