Laxman S Thakur
Biographic Data
| ID | 707327 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laxman S Thakur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laxman S |
| FAMILY NAME | Thakur |
| SIGNATURE | THAKUR L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Himachal Pradesh University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The genesis of Suket Satyagraha and the birth of Himachal Pradesh
This article is primarily based on a study of more than a thousand documents consulted in the Integrated Library of the Tribune Trust, Chandigarh. These documents, largely comprising news items, special reports by staff correspondents or representatives, feature articles, editorials, and letters to the editor, have escaped the attention and scrutiny of researchers and historians of modern Himachal Pradesh. What is fascinating to note is that the …
Revisiting the date of Hiḍimbā Devī temple, Manali, Kulu (Himachal Pradesh)
A seven-line Ṭākarī inscription on the doorjamb of the Hiḍimbā Devī temple at Manali has as yet remained undeciphered. However, the last line of the inscription was misread by J.Ph. Vogel in 1903-04, and Hirananda (1907-08) simply followed the date earlier suggested by Vogel. Neither has this historic document been translated in extenso by Vogel or Hirananda, or any other scholar. This article offers a complete translation of the inscription, its…
Bonpos of the Western Himalaya
Visualizing a Buddhist Sutra
The Inscriptional Text
This chapter presents a description on inscriptional text from the eastern wall, south wall and west wall. Inscription 2 is related to a bhikṣu (monk) Meghaśrī. In Inscription 3 the inscriptional text of a twelve-line inscription has been overpainted resulting in the loss of about one-fourth of each line. Inscription 5 is a twenty-two-line inscription, which is related to the mural of Sāradhvaja. Inscription 7 is a nine-line inscription, which re…
An inscribed brass statue of Byams-pa (Maitreya) from Tsa-rang, Kinnaur
A Tibetan Inscription by lHa Bla-ma Ye-shes-'od from dKor (sPu) Rediscovered
dKor and sPu are twin villages, separated by a rivulet, situated on the right bank of the river Sutlej in Kinnaur. A stēle inscription in question was first noticed from dKor by A. H. Francke in 1909, and subsequently by Giuseppe Tucci, in 1933 (Fig. i). Unfortunately neither Francke nor Tucci translated it in extenso . Francke, however, has published its main contents and Tucci relied on Francke's translation. Fragmentary it may be, but it conta…
An Iconographic Study of Six Wooden Sculptures from Gajan, Kulu District, and Some Connected Problems
Application of Vastupurasamandala in the Indian Temple Architecture
Artisans in Himachal Pradesh circa AD 700-1440
Revisiting the date of Hiḍimbā Devī temple, Manali, Kulu (Himachal Pradesh)
A seven-line Ṭākarī inscription on the doorjamb of the Hiḍimbā Devī temple at Manali has as yet remained undeciphered. However, the last line of the inscription was misread by J.Ph. Vogel in 1903-04, and Hirananda (1907-08) simply followed the date earlier suggested by Vogel. Neither has this historic document been translated in extenso by Vogel or Hirananda, or any other scholar. This article offers a complete translation of the inscription, its…
Artisans in Himachal Pradesh circa AD 700-1440
Application of Vastupurasamandala in the Indian Temple Architecture
An Iconographic Study of Six Wooden Sculptures from Gajan, Kulu District, and Some Connected Problems
An inscribed brass statue of Byams-pa (Maitreya) from Tsa-rang, Kinnaur
A Tibetan Inscription by lHa Bla-ma Ye-shes-'od from dKor (sPu) Rediscovered
dKor and sPu are twin villages, separated by a rivulet, situated on the right bank of the river Sutlej in Kinnaur. A stēle inscription in question was first noticed from dKor by A. H. Francke in 1909, and subsequently by Giuseppe Tucci, in 1933 (Fig. i). Unfortunately neither Francke nor Tucci translated it in extenso . Francke, however, has published its main contents and Tucci relied on Francke's translation. Fragmentary it may be, but it conta…
Visualizing a Buddhist Sutra
The Inscriptional Text
This chapter presents a description on inscriptional text from the eastern wall, south wall and west wall. Inscription 2 is related to a bhikṣu (monk) Meghaśrī. In Inscription 3 the inscriptional text of a twelve-line inscription has been overpainted resulting in the loss of about one-fourth of each line. Inscription 5 is a twenty-two-line inscription, which is related to the mural of Sāradhvaja. Inscription 7 is a nine-line inscription, which re…
Bonpos of the Western Himalaya
The genesis of Suket Satyagraha and the birth of Himachal Pradesh
This article is primarily based on a study of more than a thousand documents consulted in the Integrated Library of the Tribune Trust, Chandigarh. These documents, largely comprising news items, special reports by staff correspondents or representatives, feature articles, editorials, and letters to the editor, have escaped the attention and scrutiny of researchers and historians of modern Himachal Pradesh. What is fascinating to note is that the …
Revisiting the date of Hiḍimbā Devī temple, Manali, Kulu (Himachal Pradesh)
A seven-line Ṭākarī inscription on the doorjamb of the Hiḍimbā Devī temple at Manali has as yet remained undeciphered. However, the last line of the inscription was misread by J.Ph. Vogel in 1903-04, and Hirananda (1907-08) simply followed the date earlier suggested by Vogel. Neither has this historic document been translated in extenso by Vogel or Hirananda, or any other scholar. This article offers a complete translation of the inscription, its…
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