Dasharatha Sharma
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Professor Dasharatha Sharma (1903-1976) was a noted expert in the history of the Rajasthan region in India. He was born in the Rajasthani city of Churu and studied at Churu, the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan and at the University of Delhi. Prof. Sharma had degrees of Master of Arts (M.A.) in History and Sanskrit and received a Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) for his thesis Early Chauhan Dynasties.
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[edit] Academic appointments
Dr. Sharma was the Head, Department of History at Hindu College, Delhi and later was appointed Reader (equivalent of Associate Professor) in History at the University of Delhi. In 1966, he was appointed as Professor and Head, Department of History at the University of Jodhpur (now renamed Jai Narain Vyas University)[1] and later became Dean, Faculty of Arts at the same institution. After retirement from the University of Jodhpur, Prof. Sharma served as Director of the Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir (Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute) [2] in Jodhpur. He also presided over the Ancient History section of the Indian History Congress [3] in 1967 and the General History section of the Rajasthan History Congress in 1969.
[edit] Authorship
During his career, Prof. Sharma published over four hundred research papers and notes on a wide range of subjects. His noted monograph Early Chauhan Dynasties was first published in 1959, a revised edition was published in 1975 and reprinted in 2002. The manuscript shows that the Agnikula myth of the origin of Rajputs was adapted from the Valmiki Ramayana and calculates the year of birth for Prithiviraj III using planetary positions described in the Prithvirajavijaya. It also attributes the success of Muhammad Ghori to the rivalry between the Chauhans of Sakambari and the Chalukyas of Gujarat. Amongst other subjects, Lectures on Rajput History and Culture elaborates on the origin of the Rajputs, brings attention to the celebration in Kannauj after Prithviraj III was defeated (at the second battle of Tarain), follows the thirteenth century Rajput struggle of survival, and discusses the Rajput resurgence represented by Maharana Kumbha and Rao Jodha. In 1960, Dr. Sharma was appointed by the Rajasthan State Archives (an agency of the Government of Rajasthan) as General Editor of a comprehensive history of Rajasthan to be published by the Government of Rajasthan. This became the definitive work on the history of Rajasthan, a worthy successor to the previous works by James Tod and G.H. Ojha. Titled Rajasthan through the ages this work was largely written by Dr. Sharma and published in 1966.
[edit] Monographs
- Early Chauhan Dynasties: a study of Chauhan political history, Chauhan political institutions, and life in the Chauhan dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D. :Dasharatha Sharma;with a foreword by K.M. Panikkar. ISBN 0842606181
- Rajasthan through the ages: a comprehensive and authentic history of Rajasthan, prepared under the orders of the Government of Rajasthan.(Vol I) General Editor: Dasharatha Sharma. Publisher: Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner, 1966.
- Lectures on Rajput history and culture (Raghunath Prasad Nepony Lectures 1966):Dasharatha Sharma. Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi,1970.
- Kuch aithasika rukke-parvane. Publisher: Rajasthan Sodha Samsthana, Jodhpur 1968.
[edit] Collected works
- Dasharatha Sharma lekha-sangraha Sampadaka: Manohar Sharma, Divakar Sharma. Publisher: Hindi Visvabharati Anusandhan Parishad, Bikaner 1977.
[edit] Critically edited historical Manuscripts
- Dayaldasari khyata : Bikanerarai Rathoramari khyata / Sindhayaca Dayaladasa krita ; Prinicipal editor: Dasharatha Sharma. Publisher: Anup Sanskrit Pustakalaya, Bikaner 1948.
- Kyam Khan Raso, Editors: Dasharatha Sharma, Agarchand Nahata, Bhanwarlal Nahata. Publisher: Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir, Jaipur 1953.
- Indraprastha-prabandha Publisher: Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir, Jodhpur 1963.
- Pamwar-vansa-darpan of Dyaldas Publisher: Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner 1960.
- Amarsimhabhiseka-kavya, Pilani 1953.
- Sangitaraghunandana by Visvanathasimha, Maharaja of Rewa. Publisher:Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir, Jodhpur, 1974.
[edit] Edited Commemorative Volumes
- Shri Agarchand Nahata abhinandan grantha Principal Editor: Dasharatha Sharma. Publisher: Shria Abhaya Jain Granthalaya, Bikaner 1976.
- Ojha Nibandha Sangraha (Vol 2) Editor: Dasharatha Sharma. Publisher: Udaipur Sahitya Sansthan, Rajasthan Vishwa Vidyapith 1954.
[edit] Critical introductions to the following historical Manuscripts
- Mudrarakshasapurvasamkathanaka of Anantasarman Publisher: Anup Sanskrit Library, Bikaner 1945.
- Hammirayana Publisher: Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner.
- Dalpat Vilas Publisher: Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner.
- Achaldas Khichi ri Vachanika Publisher: Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner.
- Padmini-charita-chaupai Publisher: Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner.
- Raas aur Rasanvayi-Kavya Dr. Dashrath Ojha and Dr. Dasharatha Sharma. Publisher: Nagari-Pracharini Sabha, Varanasi 1959.
- Hammiramahakavya Editor: Muni Jinavijaya. Publisher: Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir, Jodhpur.
[edit] Further reading
- Hamarey Purodha-19 Dr. Dasharatha Sharma( Hindi हमारे पुरोधा-19 डा. दशरथ शरमा )in Hindi: Dr. Girija Shankar Sharma. Publisher: Rajasthan Sahitya Academy, Udaipur. ISBN 818844500
