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'''Susmita Basu Majumdar''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[historian]], [[Epigraphy|epigraphist]] and [[numismatist]]. She is a professor in the Department of Ancient Indian History at the [[University of Calcutta]]. With her nom-de-plume ''Adaa'', she is a poet in the Hindi and Urdu languages, and a musician.<br />
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==Life==<br />
Susmita Basu Majumdar obtained a bachelor's degree from [[Lady Brabourne College]], followed by master's and doctoral degrees from the [[University of Calcutta]].<br />
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==Research==<br />
===Ashokan Circuit===<br />
In 1986, the roof of the Chandrala Parameshwari Temple at [[Sannati]], [[Karnataka]] collapsed, revealing [[Brahmi]] inscriptions on the stone base of the deity. These comprised edicts 1 and 2 and rock edicts 12 and 14 of [[Ashoka]], revealing Sannati as an important Buddhist shrine from the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan]] period. Calcutta University began a project to document the Ashokan circuit in Karnataka. Majumdar was heading the project in 2016 when the broken original idol of Mahakali was found outside the temple walls, resulting in the restoration of the idol.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/original-idol-of-mahakali-of-sannati-temple-restored/article8302382.ece|title=Original idol of Mahakali of Sannati temple restored|date=2 March 2016|accessdate=9 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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Majumdar published booklets on the Ashokan circuit (''The Mauryans in Karnataka'') and a trilingual English-[[Pali]]-[[Kannada]] dictionary.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Minister-promises-funds-to-develop-tourism-in-HK-region/article14592299.ece|title=Minister promises funds to develop tourism in HK region|date=27 August 2016|accessdate=9 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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===Numismatics and epigraphy===<br />
Majumdar investigated the shaping of trade by foreign and domestic currencies on the [[Malabar coast]]. Contrasting the prevalence of Roman copper coins in [[Chola]] and [[Pandya]] territories with the preponderance of Roman silver coins (and lack of copper coins) in [[Chera dynasty|Chera]] territories, she showed that this was likely due to the Cheras being the regional power in [[Kerala]], issuing copper coins. She introduced a methodology to examine the commerce between Rome and India based on the coinage unearthed at [[Pattanam]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Imperial Rome, Indian Ocean Regions and Muziris: New Perspectives on Maritime Trade|editor=K.S. Mathew|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|chapter=Introduction|author=K.S. Mathew|isbn=9781351997515|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n96VDQAAQBAJ}}</ref><br />
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===Kushan coinage in Bengal===<br />
A cache of 83 coins was found in [[Purba Medinipur district|East Midnapore]] by Aurobindo Maity, a retired high school teacher attempting to locate and archive informal relics in the region. These were identified as [[Kushan Empire|Kushan]] coins from the periods of [[Kanishka]] and [[Huvishka]], as part of Majumdar's research.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Scroll|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/868330/in-rural-bengal-an-indefatigable-relic-hunter-has-uncovered-a-hidden-chapter-of-history|title=In rural Bengal, an indefatigable relic hunter has uncovered a hidden chapter of history|author=Sebanti Sarkar|date=19 February 2018|accessdate=9 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Music and poetry==<br />
Majumdar has collaborated with [[santoor]] maestro Pandit Sandip Chatterjee in an album titled ''Lyrical Fusion'', providing lyrics in Urdu as well as vocals.<br />
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Her book ''Triangulum: Trilingual poetry'' comprising her poetry in Urdu was published in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Statesman|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/a-cultural-kaleidoscope-64877.html|title=A cultural kaleidoscope|date=22 May 2015|accessdate=9 June 2018|author=Sudipta Chanda}}</ref><br />
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==Selected works==<br />
===Articles===<br />
* {{cite journal|title=State formation and religious processes in the north–south corridor of Chhattisgarh (from first century bc to eighth century ad)|author1=Susmita Basu Majumdar|journal=Studies in People's History|volume=4|issue=2|year=2017|pages=119–129|doi=10.1177/2348448917725849|s2cid=134435005}}<br />
* {{Cite journal|title='Mausula' – A Lesser Tradition? Or A Lesser Known Saiva Tradition'|author1=Susmita Basu Majumdar|journal=Journal of Ancient Indian History|volume=XXVI|year=2010}} <br />
* {{Cite journal|title=Typological progression in the Numismatic art: a case study of Bengal gold coinage|author1=Susmita Basu Majumdar|journal=Journal of Bengal Art|volume=13|year=2009}} <br />
* {{cite journal|journal=Journal of the Numismatic Society of Calcutta|title= Kushana Coins and their impact on Monetary tradition of Bengal|year=2008|author1=Susmita Basu Majumdar|author2=Sayantani Pal}}<br />
* {{cite journal|author= Susmita Basu Majumdar|title=Tracing the Religio-Specific Traits in the Saiva Sculptures of South Kosala|journal= Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume= 64|year=2003|pages=277–285|jstor=44145470}}<br />
* {{cite journal|journal= Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 61st Session|author=Susmita Basu Majumdar|title=Taharudra, a hitherto unknown ruler of Malhar (South Kosala)|year=2001}}<br />
* {{cite journal|journal=The Journal of the Asiatic Society|author=Susmita Basu Majumdar|location=Kolkata|volume=XLI|number=3|title=Chatagarh Memorial Stone Inscriptions|year=1999}}<br />
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===Books===<br />
* {{Cite book|title=Kalighat Hoard: The First Gupta Coin Hoard from India|author=Susmita Basu Majumdar|year=2014|publisher=Mira's Books|isbn=978-9351567264}}<br />
* {{cite book|title=Essays on the History of Medicine|author1=Susmita Basu Majumdar|author2=Nayana Sharma Mukherjee|year=2013|publisher=Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies|isbn=978-8186786338}}<br />
* {{cite book|title=Revisiting Early India, Essays in Honour of D.C.Sircar|editor1=Suchandra Ghosh|editor2=Sudipa R. Bandyopadhyaya|editor3=Susmita Basu Majumdar|editor4=Sayantani Pal|year=2011|publisher=R.N. Bhattacharya|isbn=978-8187661733}}<br />
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===Music and poetry===<br />
* {{Cite book|title=Triangulum: Trilingual poetry|author1=Susmita Basu Majumdar|author2=Rajib Chakraborty|author3=Sushmita Gupta|publisher=Manohar|isbn=978-9350981122|year=2015}}<br />
* {{Cite AV media notes |title=Lyrical Fusion |url=http://santoorplayer.com/audio/lyrical-fusion/|others=Sandip Chatterjee|author1=Susmita Basu Majumdar|year=2017}}<br />
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