Muhammad Shahidullah

The Date of Vidyapati

By Muhammad Shahidullah

The article addresses the uncertainty around the birth and death of the medieval Maithili poet Vidyapati. Dr. Md. Shahidullah examines evidence from Vidyapati's own works (Kirtilata, Bhogaparikrama,…

The First Aryan Colonization of Ceylon

By Muhammad Shahidullah

Indo‑European 'kh' in Sanskrit and Avestan

By Muhammad Shahidullah

Gopala Deva I of Bengal

By Muhammad Shahidullah

This article reconstructs the life and reign of Gopāla Deva I, considered the founder of the Pāla dynasty of Bengal. Drawing on inscriptions such as the Vaidyadeva copperplate and references in texts…

Magadhi Prakrit and Bengali

By Muhammad Shahidullah

The relationship between Bengali and the eastern Middle Indo‑Aryan dialect known as Māgadhī Prākrit has long intrigued linguists. Proponents of a Māgadhī origin point to early grammarians who…

The Date of Manik Ganguli's Dharma Mangal

By Muhammad Shahidullah

Manik Ganguli’s *Mangal*, a significant text on Dharma legends in Bengal, is attributed to Minik Ram Ganguli. While Dr. Dines Chandra Sen dates it to 1547 CE, the text itself provides a composition…

Etymologies of Kubha lagh, eagh-, gevaya, and Laghulo.

By Muhammad Shahidullah

In this linguistic note, the author proposes explanations for the name of the Kubha river, identified with the modern Kabul River. Drawing on Vedic, Avestan and later Sanskrit sources, the paper…