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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&ndash;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&ndash;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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Dineshchandra Sircar
Born1907
Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India[1]
Died1985 (aged 77–78)[1]
Calcutta, India
OccupationHistorian, epigraphist

Dineshchandra Sircar (1907–1985), also known as D. C. Sircar or D. C. Sarkar, was an epigraphist, historian, numismatist and 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 Sir William Jones Memorial Plaque.[citation needed]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Sircar was born in Krishnanagar in 1907, which is in present day West Bengal (India).[2]

Selected bibliography[edit | edit source]

He authored more than forty books both in Bengali and English. Some of his best known books include:

  • Pala-purva Yuger Vamsanucarita ("Genealogy of Pre-Pala Age" in Bengali)[3]
  • Pala-Sena Yuger Vamsanucarita ("Genealogy of Pala-Sena Age" in Bengali)[4]
  • Asoker Vani ("Sermons of Ashoka" in Bengali)[5]
  • Silalekha-Tamrasasanadir Prasanga ("On Stone and Copperplate Inscriptions" in Bengali)[6]
  • Prachin Itihaser Kahini ("Story of Ancient History" in Bengali)[7]
  • Sanskritik Itihaser Prasanga ("On Cultural History", two volumes in Bengali)[8]
  • 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.
  • 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 edited Epigraphia Indica volumes XXVIII to XXXVI, three of them jointly and the others independently.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ranabir Chakravarti. "Sircar, Dineschandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Thapar, Romila (2002). Reading History from Inscriptions. K.P. Bagchi & Company. ISBN 978-81-7074-251-7.
  3. ↑ পাল-পূর্ব যুগের বংশানুচরিত
  4. ↑ পাল-সেন যুগের বংশানুচরিত
  5. ↑ অশোকের বাণী
  6. ↑ শিলালেখ-তাম্রশাসনাদির প্রসঙ্গ.
  7. ↑ প্রাচীন ইতিহাসের কাহিনী
  8. ↑ সাংস্কৃতিক ইতিহাসের প্রসঙ্গ. কলকাতা সাহিত্যলোক ১৩৮৯ ব., পুন. ১৪২৩ ব.
  9. ↑ Prominent Epigraphists, Archaeological Survey of India, http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_epigraphists.asp

Further reading[edit | edit source]

  • Maity, Sachindra Kumar; Thakur, Upendra; Sircar, D.C. (1987). Indological Studies: Prof. D.C. Sircar Commemoration Volume. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-220-9.
  • Gouriswar Bhattacharya (1986). Deyadharma: Studies in Memory of Dr. D.C. Sircar (Sri Garib Dass Oriental Series, No 33). Orient Book Distributors. ISBN 81-7030-021-5.

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