Bishweshwar Nath Reu
Bisheshwar Nath Reu (2 July 1890 – 1947) was an Indian historian. He started his career as an assistant to Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha, and learned the ancient Dingal language from him.[1] Later, he was appointed as the head of the Department of History (by Maharaja Sumer Singh of Jodhpur),[1] Department of Archaeology (by Maharaja Ummed Singh of Jodhpur),[1] the Sardar Museum, the Pustak Prakash (Manuscript Library) and Sumer Public Library of the erstwhile princely state of Jodhpur.[2] Mahamahopadhyaya He made his mark as a historian, epigraphist, numismatist and Sanskritist, he is best known for his history of Marwar.[3]
Authorship
[edit]Reu published Bharat ke Prachin Rajvansh with the three volumes being released in 1920, 1921 and 1935 respectively. Raja Bhoja was published in 1932, these books were written in Hindi.[4] In 1933, a revised and enlarged version of material from volume 3 of Bharat ke Prachin Rajvansh was published (in English) as History of the Rashtrakutas.[5] The two volumes of Marwar ka Itihas (in Hindi) reached the public in 1938 and 1940. Coins of Marwar was published in 1946 and a biography of Rathod Durgadas was released in 1948.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bharat ke Prachin Rajvansh (Kingdoms of Ancient India) Editor: Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit, Publisher: Jaipur Publication Scheme 2000.
- Raja Bhoja Publisher: Hindustan Akademi 1932.
- History of the Rashtrakutas from the beginning to the migration of Rao Sihaji towards Marwar. Publisher: Archaeological Department, Jodhpur 1933.
- Rashtrakuton ka itihasa: prarambha se lekar Rao Sihaji ke marwar mein ane tak (Hindi translation of above). Publisher: Archaeological Department, Jodhpur 1934.
- Marwar ka Itihasa (History of Marwar) Publisher: Archaeological Department, Jodhpur 1938.
- Glories of Marwar and the glorious Rathors. Publisher: Archaeological Department, Jodhpur 1943.
- Coins of Marwar: from 400 B.C. to 1945 A.D. Published 1946.
- Rathod Durgadas: a well known hero of Marwar. Publisher: Archaeological Department, Jodhpur 1948.
- Rigveda ka samajika sanskritaka aur aitihasika sara (Social, cultural and historical material in the Rigveda) in Hindi. Publisher: Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi, 1964.
- Rigveda para eka aitihasika drishti (Historical perspective on the Rigveda) in Hindi. Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi 1967.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rajasthan History and Culture:An Encyclopaedia, Fourth Edition, Jain Prakashan Mandir, Jaipur, 2013, p. 422
- ^ Srivastava, V.S., Editor (1981), Cultural contours of India p38, Abhinav Publications Delhi ISBN 0-391-02358-6 [1]
- ^ Sharma, Dasharatha (1970), Lectures on Rajput History and Culture p1, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
- ^ Cultural contours of India p38
- ^ Library of Congress catalog
External links
[edit]- Bisheshwar Nath Reu at google books [2]