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| CONTENTS:- Preface; List of Illustration; A Legendary Personality in the Field of Indian History and Archaeology; My Momories of Prof. B.P. Sinha; Professor B.P. Sinha; A Personal Homage to Late Prof. B.P. Sinha; Prof. B.P. Sinha-My Guru; A Few Letters of Dr. B.P. Sinha; Dr. B.P. Sinha: My Role Model; Selected writing of Dr. B.P. Sinha; Prof. B.P. Sinha-As I Knew Him; Publications of Dr. B.P. Sinha; List of Contributors. Vol.1: Section I: Early Historical Archaeology; 1. Archaeology Vindicates Local Tradition: Bharadvaja Asrama: A Test Cast; 2. Rohilkhand: An Ethno-Environmental Study; 3. Excavations at Drupad Kila (Kampilya): A Historical Site in Mid-Ganga Valley; 4. The Northern Black Polished Ware=Origin, Development, Historicity, Dating and the Ethnic Relationship in the Middle Ganga Plain; 5. Sthanesvara: A Note on Harsha-ka-Tila Excavations; 6. Pottery-disc: The Kapala of Vedic; 7. Champa an Ancient Urban Centre of Bihar: A Case Study; 8. Excavation at Champa: A Preliminary Report; 9. Archaeological Explorations in Mathura District; 10. Port Towns of India During 1st century to 4th century A.D. on the Basis of Archaeological Evidence; 11. Gupta Iconography: A Numismatic Study; 12. Some Exquisite Seals from Central Asia: With Special Reference to Khotan; 13. Relation Between Kumar Bahskarvarman and Harshavardhana; 14. Harsha-Pulakesin II Struggle: A Collated Study of Epigraphic and Literary Evidence; 15. Role of the Indians in Development of South East Asian Art and Architecture; 16. Chronology of Sarahan Prasasti and Yugakara Varman's Copper Plate; 17. Recent Archaeological Discovery at Mandore; 18. Reclining Visnu Image of Sarang; 19. Excavations at Siddhapur 2003-04; 20. A Rare Gold Ear Ornament from Lokhabawal, Gujarat; 21. Study of Ancient Indian Inscriptions: Some Methodological Considerations; 22. A Plea for Writing a New Political History of ancient India; 23. New Evidences form Naurangabad, Haryana; 24. The Metaphor of Decline and Continuity; 25. Bharat ka Paramparik Kaalmaan; 26. Lichhavi Prashashan ki Bharatiye avam Nepali Paramparayein; Section II: Assorted Articles; 27. The Rigveda, the Original Home of the Rigvedic People and the Archaeology of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization; 28. The Gita's Concept of Yajna; 29. Valabhi Temples as highlighted in the Vishnudharmottara Purana; 30. Majuli: the Heritage Site; 31. Nature in Art and Literature; 32. Musical Elements in Indian Rock Paintings; 33. Traditional Building Technique; 34. Positional Astronomy: Archaeoastronomy and Nataraja; 35. Uttaranchal ka Mandir Vastushilp; 36. Uttar Bharat me Samarat Puja ki Parampara avam purve Madhayakaleen samritilingo ka Mahatva; 37. Amar Singh, unka Kaal avam Dharam. Vol.2: Buddhism; 38. The Khotanese Mural of Hariti at Dandan; 39. The Early Chaityagrhas and Their Features; 40. Votive Stupas: As a Parameter for Dating Buddhism in Orissa from the Historical to the Medieval Period; 41. Excavations at Kesariya; 42. Is Kusana Art Genesis of Classical India Art; 43. Religious Conditions as Depicted in the Niya Documents from Central Asia; 44. The Buddhist Art of Vikramasila Mahavihara; 45. Some Buddhist Relic Caskets Discovered Outside India; 46. Vasudhara; 47. Bhrkuti in the Art of Bihar; 48. Bamiyan Buddas; 49. Sanchi During Post Gupta Period: Some Random Thoughts; 50. Bhoteshar as Described by Al-Beruni; 51. Theravada Buddhism Among the Singphos of Arunachal Pradesh; 52. Transition from Statues of the Historical Buddha to Deities in Vajrayana; 53. The Six-syllable Mantra of Avalokitesvara glossed in a Twelfth Century; 54. Development of Buddhism in the Himalaya Region; 55. An ancient Inscription from Siachen; 56. Buddhism and the Buddhist Images of Nepal; 57. Buddhist Remains with special references to Sculptures from Adi Badri, Haryana; 58. The Origin and Growth of Buddhism in Haryana; 59. Early Buddhist Metal mages of South-East and South Asia; 60. A Portable Stupa in the Magadha Style; 61. A New Brahmi Inscription from Bhaja; 62. Buddhist Sties in North-East India; 63. Some Ship Representations on Buddhist Monuments; 64. New Buddhist Finds from Udayagiri, Orissa; 65. Recent Excavation of Cruciform Buddhist Remains at Pillak: South Tripura; 66. Beginning of Sculptural art in India with special Reference to Buddhism; 67. Relation Between Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in Buddhist context up to Pre-Christian Era; 68. Bodha Parikshetra aur Pracheen sakashaya ka Puratatva; 69. Ambara ki Mradmurtiyan. |
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| Purabharati deals with the Early Historical, Archaeology and Buddhism and comprises the recent trends in the field of Archaeology, Art, Architecture, Epigraphy, Numismatics, dating, literary philosophy, religion etc. The commemoration Volume is a litrerary tribute to Prof. B.P. Sinha, a silent, selfless and scholarly personality by his admirers, colleagues and pupils. The work is divided in two volumes and three sections containing a wide range of articles, which reflect various aspects of Early Historical and Buddhist studies. This is a real tribute to the enlightened soul, whose contribution to Indian Archaeology is unparalled. Perceptive, insightful and selective, the book is an indispensable reference instrument. The unusual variety of subjects and notable richness of illustrations combine to make this a work of endless fascination. The book will prove to be an invaluable asset not only to the academicians, art-historians, archaeologists, orientalists, researchers and libraries, but also to the lay readers. |
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