Alphabetical list of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Magazine / History : Forgotten themes. Magazine Forgotten themes Romila Thapar ... "Historical writing is not a free-for-all in which anyone can claim to be writing history. " Professor Romila Thapar was recently in Chennai at the invitation of the Prakriti Foundation, known to bring to the city the best among scholars and artists for an enlightened audience.
The two lectures were highly illuminating and were marked by the historiographical advance of recent scholarship, which has revolutionised our understanding of the nature of the discipline and our vision of the past. Professor R. HOW important is the study of the forest for the present, especially in India? Its relevance to the present is in the form of two aspects. Has this attitude always existed? Attitudes to the forest have changed in time and space. Was the relationship between the settlement and the forest always a contested relationship? No. If the subject is relevant today, then what was the attitude of the state to the forest in the early past? Yes. Yes. R. Magazine. Heritage destroyed. Magazine Heritage destroyed HUNDREDS of books and manuscripts, some of them rare palm leaf manuscripts, were damaged, destroyed, and stolen, along with priceless artefacts when some admirers of Shivaji invaded the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) at Pune on January 5.
Incensed over remarks made about the medieval ruler and hero of nationalist historians in a book written by American historian James W. Laine, the mob (belonging to the Sambhaji Brigade of the Maratha Mahasangha) vandalised the BORI to punish scholars at the institute for having provided research assistance to Laine. When the attack took place, the book had already been withdrawn from the shelves by Oxford University Press, and an apology tendered by Laine for inadvertently hurting the feelings of admirers of Shivaji (whom he refers to as a "great man" in his book, Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India). The incident has sent shivers down scholars' spines. South Asia Journals Indexed in the BAS. Modern Asian Studies. Academic World History Articles and Essays | Middle Ground Journal. South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal. South Asian History and Culture. The Journal of Asian Studies.
South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. Journal of Empire Studies | Just another WordPress site. Deccan Studies Page. Since its inception in 1987, the Centre has sought to focus attention through seminars, lectures and research projects on the historical and contemporary problems of the four states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kamataka and Maharashtra. The research studies being undertaken on each of the four states can best be understood in the wider context of the Deccan its political, economical and cultural life.
From 1998 to 2000, the Centre undertook with a grant from the India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore, a study of "The Architecture of the Deccan: The Kingdom of Golconda. " Subsequently, two seminars were held arising out of this project, with participants from different parts of the Deccan. The Journal is dedicated to the study of the past of the Deccan, placing it in its present-day context. The Journal of Deccan Studies started publication in 2002. Format: 1/8 Demy size, 100-120 pages, printed on 65-70 gsm maplitho paper, perfect binding. Individuals (annual) Rs. 150 Institutions (annual) Vol.
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