Radha Govinda Basak

The Early Rulers of Khajuraho

By Radha Govinda Basak

Reviews

By Dineshchandra Sircar, Sushil Kumar De, Chintaharan Chakravarti, A. B. M. Habibullah, Radha Govinda Basak

The Reviews section offers critical evaluations of several recent publications. A.M. Ghatage’s “Introduction to Ardhamāgadhi” is praised for shedding light on the grammar and literature of this Jain…

Reviews

By Nalinaksha Dutt, Mano Mohan Ghosh, U. N. Ghoshal, Dasharatha Sharma, Radha Govinda Basak, Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya

The Padyavali of Ripa Gosvamin, critically edited by Dr. Sushil Kumar De (Dacca University Oriental Publications Series No. 3, 1934), presents a collection of verses dedicated to Krishna-lila,…

Sasanka, king of Bengal

By Radha Govinda Basak

A biography of Śaśānka, the 7th‑century Gauda king, reconstructs his rise amid the decline of the Guptas. Basak pieces together epigraphic and literary sources to show that Śaśānka carved out an…

Indian Society as pictured in the Mrcchakatika

By Radha Govinda Basak

This lengthy article analyses Śūdraka’s Sanskrit play Mṛcchakaṭika (‘The Little Clay Cart’) as a source for social history. Set in the ancient city of Ujjain, the play portrays a wide spectrum of…

Madanapāla’s Coronation and Identification of Candra

By Radha Govinda Basak

This article addresses two problems in the genealogy of the Pāla dynasty of Bengal: the circumstances of King Madanapāla’s coronation and the identification of the figure named Candra in the royal…

Ministers in Ancient India II

By Radha Govinda Basak

In the second instalment of his study on administrative offices, Radhagovinda Basak discusses the qualifications, duties and organisation of ministers in ancient India. Drawing on classical sources…

Ministers in Ancient India

By Radha Govinda Basak

Ministers in Ancient India