Kevalaodhi Buddhist And Jaina History Of Deccan Vol 2

SR No.: 022809
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Aloka Parasher Sen, B Subrahmanyam, E Siva Nagi Reddy
Publisher: Bharatiya Kala Prakashan
Publication Year: 2004
Total Pages: 204
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 10 MB

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ABOUT THE EDITOR ALOKA PARASHER-SEN, Ph.D. (SOAS, University of London) is currently Professor, Department of History, University of Hyderabad where she has been teaching since 1979. She was DAAD Fellow at the Sudasien Institut, Universitat Heidelberg in 1986 and Visiting Professor and Fullbright Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley in 1992. She received the British Council Fee Award (1975-77) and the UGC Career Award in Social Science and Humanities (1989-91). She has been Member Indian Council For Historical Research, New Delhi (1994-97) apart from serving on Academic Bodies of various Universities and Research Institutions as expert. Some of her major publications are : Mlecchas in Early India, Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, 1991; Absences In History Towards Recovering History Of The Marginal In Early India, Indian History Congress Symposia Series : Monograph 3, Delhi, 1992; Social and Economic History of the Deccan, Some Interpretations, Manohar, New Delhi, 1993; (Co-edited with Harsh K. Gupta and D. Balasubramaniam) Deccan Heritage, Universities Press, Orient Longman, Hyderabad, 2000. Subordinate and Marginal Groups in Early India up to A.D. 1500, an OUP Reader Themes in Indian History Series Volume edited by her is in press. She has written extensively in the form of articles, research monographs and encyclopedic entries on the special area of her interest in the Social History of Early India with particular emphasis on looking at the history of marginal groups and regional history. DR. E. SIVA NAGI REDDY, born at Valiveru in Guntur District in 1955, Siva Nagi Reddy, Under went a 4 year training in Traditional Sculpture and Architecture at Tirupati. He did his M.A., in Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology from Osmania University. Awarded the Degree of Ph.D. for his outstanding thesis on Evolution of Building Technology in Early Andhradesa (Upto the 14th century A.D.) from the Hyderabad Central University in 1995. He is associated with a good number of reputed and research organisations like the Indian History Congress, A.P. History, Academy of Art and Architecture, Archaeological Society of Indian, Indian Institute of Vastu etc. and has nearly 50 research articles published. Besides, he authored a book on Silpins in Early and Medieval Andhradesa, Co-authored another book entitled Buddhist Inscriptions of Andhradesa. Eversince he joined in the Dept. of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of A.P., as Asst. Sthapati Participated in excavations and transplantation of historical Temples from Srisailam Project area. He is currently involved in the Kakatiya Heritage project taken up by the Dept. of Archaeology. He was honoured and awarded the title Vastu Silpa Vachaspati at the 2nd International Seminar on Mayonic Science and Technology organised by Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati at Trivandrum in January, 1977. DR. B. SUBRAHMANYAM, born on 28-8-1950 at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. He pursued his PostGraduate studies in Ancient Indian History and Archaeology in the P.G. Centre, Guntur and obtained his M.A. Degree in 1974 from the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He joined in the State Archaeological Department as Technical Assistant in 1975. Since then, he actively participated in explorations, major excavations and the transplantation of temples. He took his Ph.D. Degree from Mysore University, Mysore in 1986 and P.G. Diploma in Public Relations from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad in 1993. Presently, he working as Assistant Director (Technical) and looking after the Excavations Branch in the Dept. of Archaeology and Museums, Hyderabad. Apart from his participation in Seminars, he has contributed a good number of research papers to various reputed journals and he authored several books. Currently he is busily involved in publishing books on Buddhism and its various facets in Andhra Pradesh. O BHARATIYA KALA PRAKASHAN BKP 3421-A, Narang Colony, Tri Nagar, Delhi (India)