Manuscripts & Textual Studies

' भूयोविद्य: ' 'स्थिरपीत: ' વિદ્વાન શ્રી નગીનભાઈ શાહ

By Lakshmesh Joshi

' भूयोविद्य: ' 'स्थिरपीत: ' विद्वान, શ્રી નગીનભાઈ શાહ લક્ષ્મેશ જોષી “ત્યાયશાસ્રની એક હસ્તપ્રત મેં જોઈ છે. તમે તેનું સંપાદન કરશો તો એક સાહું પુસ્તક ' ઉમેરાશે!” - આવા અર્થના શબ્દો, જયારે હું નગીનભાઈને,…

‘Exists’ and ‘Predicate’

By J. L. Shaw

“‘Exists’ and ‘Predicate’” by J. L. Shaw tackles a fundamental question in philosophy of language: whether the word ‘exists’ functions as a predicate. The article surveys arguments against treating…

1493 Bull's Legacy: Goa, Colonialism, and Global Compromises

By Prabhudas Bechardas Parekh

The text discusses India's position regarding the 1493 Bull, a historical document linked to colonial claims, particularly in the context of Goa. It argues that India should recognize the Bull to…

Antiquity of Documents in Karnataka and Their Preservation Procedures

By K. G. Vasantha Madhava

The article discusses the historical significance and preservation of documents in Karnataka, emphasizing their role in understanding the region's cultural history from the 11th to 18th centuries.…

Colonial Knowledge Productions: A Diverse Indian Experience

By S. Jeevanandam

The article examines European colonial knowledge production on India, focusing on Orientalist engagements with Indian history. It highlights how European mercantilists and Orientalists perceived…

Sa-skya Codex: Sri Lanka-Tibet Relations Through Palaeographic Analysis

By N.E.I. Wijerathne

The Sa-skya Codex, containing the Karmmavibhāga text, was discovered in 1936 by scholar Rahul Sankrtyayana during his second expedition to Tibet. Originally sought for Sanskrit manuscripts,…

Sarasvatī: From River to Goddess in Vedic Culture

By Nanditha C. Krishna

The Sarasvatī River, central to ancient Indian civilization, originated in the mountains and flowed to the sea, serving as the cradle of both Harappan and Vedic cultures. The Ṛg Veda extols her as…

Submission Guidelines for Journal of Indian History and Culture

The Journal of Indian History and Culture (September 2017, Twenty Third Issue) provides detailed submission guidelines for contributors. Contributions must relate to Indian history and/or culture,…

“उत्तराध्ययन‑सूत्र” की पाण्डुलिपियों में चित्रित रूपाकृतियाँ

By Rajendra Prasad

The extracted text appears to be a corrupted or improperly extracted PDF file containing fragmented text, symbols, and garbled characters, making it impossible to derive meaningful content for…

“વિક્રમોર્વશીય”ના નાન્દીશ્લોકનું કાવ્યાર્થसૂचકત્વ : અ... (Atharvaveda 2.2 perspective)

By Sameerkumar K. Prajapati

This essay provides a close reading of the Nandi śloka—the opening benedictory verse—of Kālidāsa’s drama ‘Vikramorvaśīyam’ from the perspective of Atharvaveda 2.2. The author explains the traditional…

A Buddhist Manuscript at Gilgit

By Nalinaksha Dutt

Dutt’s article reports on a palm‑leaf manuscript found at Gilgit, containing a Sanskrit Buddhist text. He describes the physical state of the folios, the Gupta‑type script, and the colophon…

A Coin of Murid Shah (?)

By D. B. Diskalkar

This brief note describes an unusual silver coin recently acquired by a collector. The obverse bears an Arabic legend with the name “Murid Shah” and a date, while the reverse shows a floral device…

A critical Examination of Alberuni’s Charges against the Copyists of the Puranas

By Bratindra Nath Mukherjee

This article critically examines the eleventh‑century scholar Alberuni’s accusation that careless copyists corrupted the Puranic texts. The cosmographic sections of the Puranas describe the world as…

A Critical Note on the Word Kagini

By P. M. Upadhye

P. M. Upadhye investigates the Prakrit term ‘kagini’ in Vimalasuri’s Paumacariya. The word appears twice in lists of the fourteen jewels of a universal monarch. Earlier commentators glossed it as a…

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Collections of the Asiatic Society, vol. XIV

By D. B. Diskalkar

Reviewing the final volume of the Asiatic Society’s Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts, this article describes the scope and features of the publication. The volume, one of the smallest in…

A Further note on Bharatavakya

By Chintaharan Chakravarti

The author responds to Vibhutinath Jha’s critique of their earlier work on Bharatavakya, arguing that Jha misinterprets their thesis and fails to substantiate his claims. The author highlights that…

A new Source of the Political History of Kamarupa

By P. C. Bagchi

This article introduces and analyses the Haragaurisamvada, an Assamese‑script bark manuscript recently discovered in Faridpur. The text belongs to a class of Tantras that combine geography with…

A Newly Discovered Work of Bhatta Bhavadeva of Bengal

By Rajendra Chandra Hazra

This article reports the discovery of two manuscripts of the Seva‑sutaka‑sauca‑prakarana, a previously unknown work of the eleventh‑century scholar Bhatta Bhavadeva of Bengal. Bhavadeva was already…

A Note on Assamese Manuscripts

By Murari Charan Das

This note highlights the importance of Assamese manuscripts as sources for understanding the region’s history, literature and art. Institutions such as the Kamrup Anusandhan Samiti and the Assam…

A Note on Kicakavadha (reply)

By Chintaharan Chakravarti

This short note responds to criticisms of the author’s earlier article on the legend of Kīcakavadha – the killing of Kīcaka by Bhīma in the Mahābhārata. The previous article argued that the episode…

A Note on Krsnadasa Kaviraja’s Caitanya‑Caritamrta

By Sushil Kumar De

The composition date of Krsnadasa Kaviraja's *Caitanya-Caritamrta* remains debated. Dinesh Chandra Sen proposed 1615 A.D., while Jagadbandhu Bhadra and others suggested 1581 A.D. (Saka 1503). A…

A note on the authorship of Asvaliyana-grhya-mantra-vyakhya

By M. Lakshminarasimhiah

This technical note addresses the question of who wrote a commentary on the Āśvalāyana‑gr̥hya‑mantra‑vyākhyā, a collection of Vedic domestic ritual mantras. Two principal sources are compared: a…

A Note on the Nomenclature for Materialists in Ancient India

By Arvind Sharma

“A Note on the Nomenclature for Materialists in Ancient India” examines the labels used for proponents of materialist philosophies such as the Cārvāka (Lokāyata) school. Materialism in India…

A Note on the Word Kautalya

By V. Venkatarama Sharma

The text addresses the correct spelling of the name "Kautalya," emphasizing its etymological roots and historical usage. It critiques a review in the *Journal of the Bihar and Orissa Research…