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Pandit Padmanath Bhattacharya Vidya Vinod
BornPadmanath Bhattacharya
(1868-01-00)January , 1868
Sylhet
Died1938 (aged 69–70)
Pen nameVidya Vinod
OccupationHistorian
SubjectAncient history
Notable worksKamarupa Sasanavali, Mr. Gait's History of Assam: A Critical Study

Padmanath Bhattacharya Vidya Vinod (1868-1938)[1] was an Indian historian. His works generally centered on ancient region of Kamarupa.

Biography

Vidya Vinod was born in Sylhet, which is now in Bangladesh.

Work

His notable works are Kamarupa Sasanavali,[2] Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Prasanga, Mr. Gait's History of Assam: A Critical Study, papers in Epigraphia Indica vol. XII[3] He regularly involved in discovery and deciphering of Kamarupa inscriptions.

Vidya Vinod was leading Sanskrit scholar of Assam, professor in Cotton College and was one of the founding members of Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti. He was critical and dissatisfied with Gait's perception of historical events and processes of Assam, and his interpretations, constructed meaning and political undertone of his works.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (2011), Approaches to History: Essays in Indian Historiography, Page 229
  2. ^ Siba Pada Sen (1980), Sources of the history of India - Volume 3, Page 27
  3. ^ Kanak Lal Barua (1966), Early history of Kāmarupa, Page 32
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