Dilip Kumar Biswas

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 26 · No. 2

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A further note on the Indian proto-type of the Javanese Kuta-mantra

In this note Dilip Kumar Biswas revisits the question of the Indian origins of the Javanese Kūṭa‑mantra, a sacred formula used in Balinese and Javanese Shaiva rituals. Previous research had…

June - 1950Vol. 26 · No. 2pp. 166–168

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 25 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

The Maga Ancestry of Varahamihira

By Dilip Kumar Biswas

Focusing on the celebrated 6th‑century astrologer Varāhamihira, this article investigates whether he was descended from the Magas, a community of sun‑worshipping priests said to have migrated to…

September - 1949Vol. 25 · No. 3pp. 175–183

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 24 · No. 2

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Surya and Siva

By Dilip Kumar Biswas

Exploring the diffusion of Indian religious ideas across the Pacific world, this article focuses on the cults of the gods Sūrya and Śiva. Indian cultural influence reached islands such as Sumatra,…

June - 1948Vol. 24 · No. 2pp. 142–147

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 21 · No. 2

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Goddess Pistapuri or Pistapurikidevi — a Note

By Dilip Kumar Biswas

This note analyses the figure Pistapuri (or Pistapurikidevi) mentioned in the Khoh copper‑plate inscriptions. Scholars debated whether Pistapuri referred to a place or a goddess. The author argues…

June - 1945Vol. 21 · No. 2pp. 139–140

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A further note on the Indian proto-type of the Javanese Kuta-mantra

The Maga Ancestry of Varahamihira

Surya and Siva

Goddess Pistapuri or Pistapurikidevi — a Note

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