Upendra Thakur

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Aryan Culture

The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 37 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

A Note on the “Pusyamitras” of the Bhitari Inscription

In this miscellany, the author revisits H. Fleet’s reading of the Bhitari Pillar Inscription, which described Skandagupta’s supposed victory over the Puṣyamitras. Drawing on a critique by S.V.…

December - 1961Vol. 37 · No. 4pp. 279–286

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Aryan Culture

The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 35 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

The Institution of Slavery in Mithila

By Upendra Thakur

Surveying literary, epigraphic and colonial evidence, the article traces the history of slavery in Mithila from Vedic times to the 19th century. Early texts such as the Aitareya Brahmana and…

September - 1959Vol. 35 · No. 3pp. 209–226

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Aryan Culture

The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 34 · No. 3 and 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Development and Growth of Tantric Religion in Mithila

By Upendra Thakur

This study examines the rise of the Tantric religion in Mithilā and argues that Tantrism dominated medieval Hinduism in eastern India. It points out that in Tantric literature the word 'tantra'…

Sept & Dec 1958Vol. 34 · No. 3 and 4pp. 193–204

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Aryan Culture

The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 33 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

A note on the Pancobh Copper‑plate of Saṃgrāmagupta

By Upendra Thakur

Upendra Thakur’s paper re‑examines a copper‑plate charter discovered at Pancobh near Darbhanga. The inscription, now in the Patna Museum, was previously edited in the Journal of the Bihar and Orissa…

December - 1957Vol. 33 · No. 4pp. 288–294

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Articles

A Note on the “Pusyamitras” of the Bhitari Inscription

The Institution of Slavery in Mithila

Development and Growth of Tantric Religion in Mithila

A note on the Pancobh Copper‑plate of Saṃgrāmagupta

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