Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c3: Preface
Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c3
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Preface
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( *To the First Edition* )
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The Baroda State Government has initiated a scheme called " The Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad Honorarium Lecture Series " under which an eminent scholar in any one or more of the following subjects was invited every year to deliver a series of lectures at Baroda and he was paid an honorarium of Rs. 5,000/
1. Poetry
2. Literature
3. History
4. Philosophy
5. Economics
6. Scientific Research
7. Fine Arts
8. Social Service and Social Reform
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On the merger of the Baroda State with the Bombay State, the Government of Bombay under Education Department G. R. No. 9107 dated the 28th March, 1950 entrusted the management of these lectures to the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and sanctioned a special recurring grant of Rs. 5,000/- for the purpose.
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Some of the eminent scholars who have delivered lectures under this series are Dr. Radhakumud Mukerjee, Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, Shri C. V. Vaidya, Shri K. Natarajana, Dewan Bahadur K. H. Dhruva, Pandit V. N. Bhatkhande, Dr. S. N. Dasgupta, Dr. Sir Shafaat Ahmed Khan, Dr. ( Mrs. ) Sarojini Naidu, Dr. R. K. Das, Dr. T. E. Gregory, Sir C. V. Raman, Rao Bahadur K. V. Rangaswami Iyengar, Dr. Birbal Sahani, Dr. Sir J. C. Gosh, Professor K. T. Shah and Dr. D. N. Wadia.
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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda invited Dr. R. C. Majumdar, M.A., Ph.D. to deliver lectures during the year 1953-54 and he was kind enough to accept our invitation. He delivered five lectures on "Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia " under the Chairmanship of Shrimati Hansa Mehta, the Vice-Chancellor of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, in room No. 1 of the Faculty of Arts at 5-0 p.m., from the 2nd to 6th December, 1953.
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On the last day the learned lecturer projected some interesting photographs of antiquities illustrating the subject of his discourses. The lectures were highly appreciated by the audience for the wealth of information and mastery of exposition.
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It is hoped that these lectures will be appreciated by students as well as scholars of Ancient Indian Culture.
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The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Dated 4th November, 1955.
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K. J. MAJMUDAR Ag. Registrar