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	\| name = Dineshchandra ~~Sarkar~~		\| name = Dineshchandra Sircar
	\| birth_date = 1907		\| birth_date = 1907
	\| birth_place = Krishnanagar, ~~West~~ Bengal , [ India] ~~(now)~~<ref name=bangla/>		\| birth_place = [[Krishnanagar, Nadia\|Krishnanagar]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<ref name=bangla/>
	\| death_date = {{death year and age\|1985\|1907}}<ref name=bangla>{{cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sircar,_Dineschandra\|title=Sircar, Dineschandra\|publisher=Banglapedia\|access-date=25 September 2015\|author=Ranabir Chakravarti}}</ref>		\| death_date = {{death year and age\|1985\|1907}}<ref name=bangla>{{cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sircar,_Dineschandra\|title=Sircar, Dineschandra\|publisher=Banglapedia\|access-date=25 September 2015\|author=Ranabir Chakravarti}}</ref>
	\| death_place = [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Calcutta, India]]
	\| occupation = Historian, epigraphist		\| occupation = Historian, epigraphist
	}}		}}
	'''Dineshchandra Sircar''' (1907–1985), also known as '''D. C. Sircar''' or '''D. C. Sarkar''', was an [[Epigraphy\|epigraphist]], historian, [[Numismatist (specialist)\|numismatist]] and [[Folklore studies\|folklorist]], known particularly in [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] for his work deciphering inscriptions. He was the Chief Epigraphist of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (~~1949-1962~~), [[Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture]] at the [[University of Calcutta]] (1962–1972) and the General President of the [[Indian History Congress]]. In 1972, Sircar was awarded the [[William Jones (philologist)\|Sir William Jones]] Memorial Plaque.		'''Dineshchandra Sircar''' (1907–1985), also known as '''D. C. Sircar''' or '''D. C. Sarkar''', was an [[Epigraphy\|epigraphist]], historian, [[Numismatist (specialist)\|numismatist]] and [[Folklore studies\|folklorist]], known particularly in [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] for his work deciphering inscriptions. He was the Chief Epigraphist of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (1949–1962), [[Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture]] at the [[University of Calcutta]] (1962–1972) and the General President of the [[Indian History Congress]]. In 1972, Sircar was awarded the [[William Jones (philologist)\|Sir William Jones]] Memorial Plaque.{{cn\|date=January 2023}}

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Sircar was born ~~to a family of [[Ayurveda\|Ayurvedic]] physicians at~~ Krishnanagar.{{~~fact~~\|~~date~~=~~February 2019}} He graduated with Honours in Sanskrit in 1929 and obtained a First Class in his MA Examination in 1931 in Ancient Indian~~ History ~~and Culture with specialisation in Epigraphy and Numismatics~~ from ~~the [[University of Calcutta]]~~.~~{{fact~~\|~~date~~=~~February 2019~~}}		Sircar was born in Krishnanagar in 1907, which is in present day West Bengal (India).<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Thapar \|first=Romila \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4WhuAAAAMAAJ \|title=Reading History from Inscriptions \|date=2002 \|publisher=K.P. Bagchi & Company \|isbn=978-81-7074-251-7 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Selected bibliography==		==Selected bibliography==

	He ~~authors~~ more than forty books both in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and [[English language\|English]]. Some of his best-known books include:		He authored more than forty books both in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and [[English language\|English]]. Some of his best known books include:

	* ''~~পাল-পূর্ব যুগের বংশানুচরিত'' [~~Pala-purva Yuger Vamsanucarita, Genealogy of Pre-Pala Age~~] (~~in Bengali)		* ''Pala-purva Yuger Vamsanucarita'' ("Genealogy of Pre-Pala Age" in Bengali)<ref>পাল-পূর্ব যুগের বংশানুচরিত</ref>
	* ''পাল-~~সেন~~ যুগের বংশানুচরিত'' [Pala-Sena Yuger Vamsanucarita, Genealogy of Pala-Sena Age~~] (~~in Bengali)		* ''Pala-Sena Yuger Vamsanucarita'' ("Genealogy of Pala-Sena Age" in Bengali)<ref>[https://library.isical.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=121411 পাল-সেন যুগের বংশানুচরিত]</ref>
	* ''~~অশোকের বাণী~~'' ~~[Asoker Vani,~~ Sermons of ~~Asoka~~] (in Bengali)		* ''Asoker Vani'' ("Sermons of [[Ashoka]]" in Bengali)<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.298821 অশোকের বাণী]</ref>
	* ''~~শিলালেখ-তাম্রশাসনাদির প্রসঙ্গ'' [~~Silalekha-Tamrasasanadir Prasanga, On Stone and Copperplate Inscriptions~~] (~~in Bengali)		* ''Silalekha-Tamrasasanadir Prasanga'' ("On Stone and Copperplate Inscriptions" in Bengali)<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://weblibnet.blacal.org/vufind/Record/KohaSSC.24797 \|title=শিলালেখ-তাম্রশাসনাদির প্রসঙ্গ}}</ref>
	* ''~~প্রাচীন ইতিহাসের কাহিনী~~'' ~~[Pracin Itihaser Kahini,~~ Story of Ancient History~~] (~~in Bengali)		* ''Prachin Itihaser Kahini'' ("Story of Ancient History" in Bengali)<ref>প্রাচীন ইতিহাসের কাহিনী</ref>
	* ''~~সাংস্কৃতিক ইতিহাসের প্রসঙ্গ'' [~~Sanskritik Itihaser Prasanga, On Cultural History~~] (~~in Bengali) ~~(two volumes)~~		* ''Sanskritik Itihaser Prasanga'' ("On Cultural History", two volumes in Bengali)<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://weblibnet.blacal.org/vufind/Record/KohaGDC.14378 \|title=সাংস্কৃতিক ইতিহাসের প্রসঙ্গ \|publisher=কলকাতা সাহিত্যলোক ১৩৮৯ ব., পুন. ১৪২৩ ব.}}</ref>
	* ''Select Inscriptions Bearing on Indian History and Civilisation'' (two volumes)		* ''Select Inscriptions Bearing on Indian History and Civilisation'' (two volumes)
	* ''Indian Epigraphy'' (1965)		* ''Indian Epigraphy'' (1965)
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	* ''Inscriptions of Asoka'',		* ''Inscriptions of Asoka'',
	* ''Epigraphical Discoveries in East Pakistan''		* ''Epigraphical Discoveries in East Pakistan''
	* '' Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India''		* ''Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India''
	* ''Some Epigraphical Records of the Mediaeval Period from Eastern India''		* ''Some Epigraphical Records of the Mediaeval Period from Eastern India''
	* ''Studies in Indian Coins''		* ''Studies in Indian Coins''
	* ''Journal of Ancient Indian History'' (Ed.		* ''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)

	He ~~has~~ edited ''[[Epigraphia Indica]]'' volumes XXVIII to XXXVI, three of them jointly and the others independently.<ref>Prominent Epigraphists, Archaeological Survey of India, http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_epigraphists.asp</ref>
			He edited ''[[Epigraphia Indica]]'' volumes XXVIII to XXXVI, three of them jointly and the others independently.<ref>Prominent Epigraphists, Archaeological Survey of India, http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_epigraphists.asp</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	* {{cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sircar,_Dineschandra\|title=Sircar, Dineschandra\|publisher=Banglapedia\|author=Ranabir Chakravarti}}		* {{cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sircar,_Dineschandra\|title=Sircar, Dineschandra\|publisher=Banglapedia\|author=Ranabir Chakravarti}}
	* [http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_epigraphists.asp Prominent epigraphists], [[Archaeological Survey of India]]		* [http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_epigraphists.asp Prominent epigraphists] at [[Archaeological Survey of India]].

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	He authors more than forty books both in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and [[English language\|English]]. Some of his best-known books include:		He authors more than forty books both in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and [[English language\|English]]. Some of his best-known books include:

			* ''পাল-পূর্ব যুগের বংশানুচরিত'' [Pala-purva Yuger Vamsanucarita, Genealogy of Pre-Pala Age] (in Bengali)
			* ''পাল-সেন যুগের বংশানুচরিত'' [Pala-Sena Yuger Vamsanucarita, Genealogy of Pala-Sena Age] (in Bengali)
			* ''অশোকের বাণী'' [Asoker Vani, Sermons of Asoka] (in Bengali)
			* ''শিলালেখ-তাম্রশাসনাদির প্রসঙ্গ'' [Silalekha-Tamrasasanadir Prasanga, On Stone and Copperplate Inscriptions] (in Bengali)
			* ''প্রাচীন ইতিহাসের কাহিনী'' [Pracin Itihaser Kahini, Story of Ancient History] (in Bengali)
			* ''সাংস্কৃতিক ইতিহাসের প্রসঙ্গ'' [Sanskritik Itihaser Prasanga, On Cultural History] (in Bengali) (two volumes)
	* ''Select Inscriptions Bearing on Indian History and Civilisation'' (two volumes)		* ''Select Inscriptions Bearing on Indian History and Civilisation'' (two volumes)
	* ''Indian Epigraphy'' (1965)		* ''Indian Epigraphy'' (1965)

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{{short description|Indian epigraphist, historian, numismatist and folklorist (1907–1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Dineshchandra Sarkar
| birth_date = 1907
| birth_place = Krishnanagar, West Bengal , [ India] (now)<ref name=bangla/>
| death_date = {{death year and age|1985|1907}}<ref name=bangla>{{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sircar,_Dineschandra|title=Sircar, Dineschandra|publisher=Banglapedia|access-date=25 September 2015|author=Ranabir Chakravarti}}</ref>
| death_place = [[India]]
| occupation = Historian, epigraphist
}}
'''Dineshchandra Sircar''' (1907–1985), also known as '''D. C. Sircar''' or '''D. C. Sarkar''', was an [[Epigraphy|epigraphist]], historian, [[Numismatist (specialist)|numismatist]] and [[Folklore studies|folklorist]], known particularly in [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] for his work deciphering inscriptions. He was the Chief Epigraphist of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (1949-1962), [[Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture]] at the [[University of Calcutta]] (1962–1972) and the General President of the [[Indian History Congress]]. In 1972, Sircar was awarded the [[William Jones (philologist)|Sir William Jones]] Memorial Plaque.

==Early life and education==
Sircar was born to a family of [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] physicians at Krishnanagar.{{fact|date=February 2019}} He graduated with Honours in Sanskrit in 1929 and obtained a First Class in his MA Examination in 1931 in Ancient Indian History and Culture with specialisation in Epigraphy and Numismatics from the [[University of Calcutta]].{{fact|date=February 2019}}

==Selected bibliography==

He authors more than forty books both in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[English language|English]]. Some of his best-known books include:

* ''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.

He has edited ''[[Epigraphia Indica]]'' volumes XXVIII to XXXVI, three of them jointly and the others independently.<ref>Prominent Epigraphists, Archaeological Survey of India, http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_epigraphists.asp</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|first= Sachindra Kumar|last= Maity |author2=Thakur, Upendra |author3=Sircar, D.C.|title = Indological Studies: Prof. D.C. Sircar Commemoration Volume|publisher = Abhinav Publications| year = 1987| isbn = 81-7017-220-9}}
* {{cite book |author=Gouriswar Bhattacharya |title=Deyadharma: Studies in Memory of Dr. D.C. Sircar (Sri Garib Dass Oriental Series, No 33) |publisher=Orient Book Distributors |year=1986 |isbn=81-7030-021-5 }}

==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sircar,_Dineschandra|title=Sircar, Dineschandra|publisher=Banglapedia|author=Ranabir Chakravarti}}
* [http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_epigraphists.asp Prominent epigraphists], [[Archaeological Survey of India]]

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