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Indian epigraphist, historian, numismatist and folklorist (1907–1985)
Dineshchandra Sircar
Born 1907 Died 1985 (aged 77–78)
[1] Occupation(s) Historian, epigraphist
Dineshchandra Sircar (1907–1985), also known as D. C. Sircar or D. C. Sarkar , was an
epigraphist , historian,
numismatist and
folklorist , known particularly in
India and
Bangladesh for his work deciphering inscriptions. He was the Chief Epigraphist of the
Archaeological Survey of India (1949–1962),
Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the
University of Calcutta (1962–1972) and the General President of the
Indian History Congress . In 1972, Sircar was awarded the
Sir William Jones Memorial Plaque.[
citation needed ]
Early life and education
Sircar was born in Krishnanagar in 1907, which is in present day West Bengal (India).
[2]
Selected bibliography
He authored more than forty books both in
Bengali and
English . Some of his best known books include:
Pala-purva Yuger Vamsanucarita ("Genealogy of Pre-Pala Age" in Bengali)
[3]
Pala-Sena Yuger Vamsanucarita ("Genealogy of Pala-Sena Age" in Bengali)
[4]
Asoker Vani ("Sermons of
Ashoka " in Bengali)
[5]
Silalekha-Tamrasasanadir Prasanga ("On Stone and Copperplate Inscriptions" in Bengali)
[6]
Prachin Itihaser Kahini ("Story of Ancient History" in Bengali)
[7]
Sanskritik Itihaser Prasanga ("On Cultural History", two volumes in Bengali)
[8]
Select Inscriptions Bearing on Indian History and Civilisation (two volumes)
Indian Epigraphy (1965)
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
Inscriptions of Asoka ,
Epigraphical Discoveries in East Pakistan
Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India
Some Epigraphical Records of the Mediaeval Period from Eastern India
Studies in Indian Coins
Journal of Ancient Indian History Ed.
He edited
Epigraphia Indica volumes XXVIII to XXXVI, three of them jointly and the others independently.
[9]
References
Further reading
Maity, Sachindra Kumar; Thakur, Upendra; Sircar, D.C. (1987). Indological Studies: Prof. D.C. Sircar Commemoration Volume . Abhinav Publications.
ISBN
81-7017-220-9 .
Gouriswar Bhattacharya (1986). Deyadharma: Studies in Memory of Dr. D.C. Sircar (Sri Garib Dass Oriental Series, No 33) . Orient Book Distributors.
ISBN
81-7030-021-5 .
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