Articles on Puranic Historical Analysis
Puranapravesa (1934) and “The Malavas” (1937)
By G. Bose · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1939
This article is a personal defence by N. N. Basu against accusations of plagiarism and impropriety by A. Banerji-Sastri concerning their respective studies of the Malava tribe. Basu recounts that he published a Bengali book “Puranapravesa” (1934) and that in…
The Riddle of the Pradyota Dynasty
By Jyotirmoy Sen · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930
Some Lights on Ancient World History from the Puranas
By Jwala Prasad Singhal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
The author argues that the Puranas and epics preserve valuable historical traditions that illuminate early world history. After summarising debates about the origin of the Aryans, Sumerians and Mayans, he contends that Puranic genealogies and legends offer…