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[[Rai Bahadur]] Pandit '''Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha''' (1863–1947), born in [[Rohida]] village of [[Sirohi District]], was a historian from the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. A prolific author, he wrote several books ( in [[Hindi]] ) on the history of Rajasthan and other historical subjects. Subsequent historians from Rajasthan have referred to him as ''Guruvara [[Mahamahopadhyaya]]'' (e.g. [[Dasharatha Sharma]] in ''Early Chauhan Dynasties''). Ojha regarded ''Kaviraj'' [[Shyamaldas]] as his ''guru'' and worked under him as assistant secretary of the historical department, [[Udaipur]]<ref>Srivastava | [[Rai Bahadur]] Pandit '''Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha''' (1863–1947), born in [[Rohida]] village of [[Sirohi District]], was a historian from the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. A prolific author, he wrote several books ( in [[Hindi]] ) on the history of Rajasthan and other historical subjects. Subsequent historians from Rajasthan have referred to him as ''Guruvara [[Mahamahopadhyaya]]'' (e.g. [[Dasharatha Sharma]] in ''Early Chauhan Dynasties''). Ojha regarded ''Kaviraj'' [[Shyamaldas]] as his ''guru'' and worked under him as assistant secretary of the historical department, [[Udaipur]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Srivastava|first=Vijay Shankar|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nKJiBUFrmfoC&lpg=PA43&dq=gaurishankar%20hirachand%20ojha&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q=gaurishankar%20hirachand%20ojha&f=false|title=Cultural Contours of India|publisher=Abhinav Publication|year=1981|pages=37-44|language=English}}</ref> | ||
==Authorship== | ==Authorship== | ||
In 1894, Dr. Ojha published his ''Bharatiya Prachin Lipimala'' (the first book devoted to the [[paleography|palæography]] of India), a revised edition was published in 1918. Dr. Ojha penned ''[[Solanki (clan)|Solankiyon]] ka Itihasa'' (''History of the Solanki'') in 1907 and ''[[Sirohi]] Rajya ka Itihasa'' (''History: Kingdom of Sirohi'') in 1911. In 1926, Ojha published the first book of his History of [[Rajputana]] series. Histories of the [[princely state]]s of [[Udaipur]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Bikaner]], [[Dungarpur]], [[Banswara]] released over a twelve-year period (1929–1941). Ojha also wrote a biography of [[James Tod]] titled ''Supraprasiddha itihaskara Karnala James Tod ka jivan charitra''. A 1928 lecture series at the Hindustani Akademi, [[Allahabad]] was published as '' Madhyakalina Bharatiya Sanskriti''<ref | In 1894, Dr. Ojha published his ''Bharatiya Prachin Lipimala'' (the first book devoted to the [[paleography|palæography]] of India), a revised edition was published in 1918. Dr. Ojha penned ''[[Solanki (clan)|Solankiyon]] ka Itihasa'' (''History of the Solanki'') in 1907 and ''[[Sirohi]] Rajya ka Itihasa'' (''History: Kingdom of Sirohi'') in 1911. In 1926, Ojha published the first book of his History of [[Rajputana]] series. Histories of the [[princely state]]s of [[Udaipur]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Bikaner]], [[Dungarpur]], [[Banswara]] released over a twelve-year period (1929–1941). Ojha also wrote a biography of [[James Tod]] titled ''Supraprasiddha itihaskara Karnala James Tod ka jivan charitra''. A 1928 lecture series at the Hindustani Akademi, [[Allahabad]] was published as '' Madhyakalina Bharatiya Sanskriti''<ref name=":0" /> and later translated into [[Urdu]]. | ||
==Honors and awards== | ==Honors and awards== | ||
In 1927, the All India Hindi Sahitya Sammelan conferred the honorary degree of ''Mahamahopadhayaya'' (greatest of venerable teachers) on Ojha. In celebration of his seventieth birthday, the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad brought out and presented to Ojha a felicitation volume (containing original articles from several scholars) titled ''Bharatiya Anushilana Grantha''.<ref | In 1927, the All India Hindi Sahitya Sammelan conferred the honorary degree of ''Mahamahopadhayaya'' (greatest of venerable teachers) on Ojha. In celebration of his seventieth birthday, the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad brought out and presented to Ojha a felicitation volume (containing original articles from several scholars) titled ''Bharatiya Anushilana Grantha''.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||