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R. S. Khare (2013; Brooks Hall 305, University of Virginia) He obtained his M.A. (1957) and Ph.D. (1962) in socio-cultural anthropology from Lucknow University, India.His doctoral field research (1958–61) concerned the relationships domestic ritual purity-pollution practices had with the health and sanitation issues in a low-caste village near Lucknow.
The S. Chand group acquired Vikas Publishing House Private Limited (including Madhubun books) in 2012 for a total consideration of ₹144 crore (₹1.4 billion, or US$26 million), New Saraswati House (India) Private Limited over two tranches in 2014-16 for a total consideration of ₹149 crore (₹1.49 billion, or US$24 million), and Chhaya ...
The governor’s office was flooded with letters from an outraged Kurmi-kshatriya public and was soon obliged to rescind the allegation in an 1896 communique to the police department "His Honor [the governor] is ... of the opinion that Kurmis constitute a respectable community which he would be reluctant to exclude from Government service." [9]
In the opinion of fellow historian Professor Irfan Habib, "D. D. Kosambi and R. S. Sharma, together with Daniel Thorner, brought peasants into the study of Indian history for the first time." [ 18 ] Prof. Dwijendra Narayan Jha published a book in his honour in 1996, titled "Society and Ideology in India: ed. Essays in Honour of Professor R. S ...
He wrote a total of 75 books in his life - novels, novellas, poetry collections, plays and essay anthologies. In 1978, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his critical work on modern Tamil poetry Pudukavithaiyin Thottramum Valarchiyum (lit.
[citation needed] He is credited with several publications [2] [3] and his book, Defence Research and Development Organisation, 1958-1982 details the history military research at the organization. [4] He is a recipient of the IETE-IRSI Award and Aryabhatta Award. [1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of ...
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This body then campaigned for Kurmis to classify themselves as Kshatriya but there's no valid proof to support this statement in the 1901 census and, according to Christophe Jaffrelot, this led to the formation of the All India Kurmi Mahasabha in 1910. [2]