Dasharatha Sharma (1903-1976) was a professor and 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. For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Rājasthān (Devanāgarī: राजस्थान, IPA: ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Churu (चूरु) is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan, India. ... Bikaner is a city in north-western Rajasthan state in western India. ... It has been suggested that National Capital Territory of Delhi be merged into this article or section. ... Sharma is one of the most common Brahmin surnames in among Hindus in India and abroad. ... The Sanskrit language ( , ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. ...

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 and later became Dean, Faculty of Arts at the same institution. After retirement from the University of Jodhpur he served as Director of the Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir in Jodhpur. He also presided over the Ancient History section of the Indian History Congress in 1967 and the General History section of the Rajasthan History Congress in 1969. Hindu College(Guntur) is founded in 1930s, it is located in the City of Guntur, India. ... It has been suggested that National Capital Territory of Delhi be merged into this article or section. ... The University of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय) is a university in India. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Jodhpur (जोधपुर), the second largest city in Rajasthan, India, was founded in 1459 by King Rao Jodha. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Authorship

During his career, Dr. 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. Amongst its many scholarly contributions, the manuscript provides the year of birth for Prithiviraj III using planetary positions described in the Prithvirajavijaya (planetary positions calculated by Jyotisacharya Pandit Vyas and Sri B.K. Chaturvedi) . 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 Governemnt 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. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Prithviraj III (1165?-1192) was a king of the Rajput Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty. ... James Tod (1782-1835), British officer and Oriental scholar, was born on March 20 1782, and went to India as a cadet in the Bengal army in 1799. ...

Manuscripts

• 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[1]. 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.
• Lectures on Rajput History and Culture (Raghunath Prasad Nepony Lectures 1966):Dasharatha Sharma. Publisher Motilal Banarsidass, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi,1970.
• Raas aur Rasanvayi Kavya ( Hindi रास और रासानवयी कावय ) In Hindi :Dr. Dashrath Ojha and Dr. Dasharatha Sharma.

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Critically Edited Manuscripts

• Dayaldas ri Khyat, Vol. II. Publisher:Sadul Oriental Series, Bikaner.
• Kyam Kan Raso Publisher: Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir, Jodhpur.
• Indraprastha-prabandha Publisher:Rajasthan Puratattva Mandir, Jodhpur.
• Pamwar-vansa-darpan of Dyaldas Publisher: Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner.

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
• Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central and Western Rajput States of India(1829):James Tod & William Crooke (Editor). 3 Vols. Reprint: Low Price Publications, Delhi. 1990. ISBN 81-85395-68-3