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 asD. C. Sircar orD. C. Sarkar , was anepigraphist , historian,numismatist andfolklorist , known particularly inIndia andBangladesh for his work deciphering inscriptions. He was the Chief Epigraphist of theArchaeological Survey of India (1949–1962),Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture at theUniversity of Calcutta (1962–1972) and the General President of theIndian History Congress . In 1972, Sircar was awarded theSir William Jones Memorial Plaque.[citation needed
Early life and education [ edit ] Sircar was born in Krishnanagar in 1907, which is in present day West Bengal (India).[ 2]
Selected bibliography [ edit ] He authored more than forty books both inBengali andEnglish . 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 ofAshoka " 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.The Early Pallavas (1935)The Successors of the Satvahana in Lower Deccan (1939)Successors of the Satvahana in the eastern Deccan (1935)Social Life in Ancient India (1971)Epigraphia Indica [ 9]
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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