Amiya Kumar Chakravorty

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Aryan Culture

The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 39 · No. 3 & 4

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The Female Seers of the Rgveda

Drawing on Saunaka’s Bṛhaddevatā and Rigvedic hymns, A.K. Chakravorty surveys the 27 female seers (ṛṣikās) of the Ṛgveda and classifies them into three groups. The first group includes human women…

September & December 1963Vol. 39 · No. 3 & 4pp. 185–215

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Aryan Culture

The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 38 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vedic Deities: The Mystery Behind Their Multiple Names

By Amiya Kumar Chakravorty

This essay explores why Vedic deities are addressed by many different names and challenges the notion that such multiplicity results from syncretism of separate tribal gods. Citing early Indian…

December 1962Vol. 38 · No. 4pp. 292–302

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 38 · No. 2 & 3

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The Linga-daivata Hymns- A Rigvedic Riddle

By Amiya Kumar Chakravorty

This detailed study tackles the so‑called "Linga‑daivata" hymns of the Ṛgveda, which some scholars have interpreted as evidence of early phallic worship. In Rigvedic manuscripts, certain hymns carry…

June & Sept. 1962Vol. 38 · No. 2 & 3pp. 225–234

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 8 · No. 2

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Samudra in the Rigveda

By Amiya Kumar Chakravorty

The term 'Samudra' in the Rigveda has been interpreted in multiple ways by scholars. Yaska defines it as ocean, a large water repository, or an expanse, while Prof. Hopkins suggests it refers to a…

June - 1932Vol. 8 · No. 2pp. 353–357

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The Female Seers of the Rgveda

Vedic Deities: The Mystery Behind Their Multiple Names

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Samudra in the Rigveda

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