Archival library inaugurated at the department of History of Maharaja Sayajirao University

Updated on: Thursday, September 06, 2012

An archival library was inaugurated at the department of History of Maharaja Sayajirao University here.

The Department has a large number of manuscripts written in 'Modi' script that throw light on the development of mercantile and social activities in medieval Gujarat.

Head of History Department Dr Adhya Saxena said, "The Department has embarked upon the herculean task of classifying, documenting and digitizing all the archival materials that it has collected over the past decades."

Founded in 1949, the Department of History emphasises on the teaching of medieval and modern Indian History and researches in medieval archeology, art, architecture, epigraphy and numismatics using foreign and domestic sources.

The Department has also encompassed the socio-economic history of western India with special emphasis on the process of urbanization.

Mayor Dr Jyoti Pandya said learning history is important as "the past teaches us grow and develop analytical perspective".

Vice Chancellor Prof Yogesh Singh also stressed the need for understanding history. "We need to re-interpret many known facts that were presented to us by the British," he said.

Archival library inaugurated at the department of History of Maharaja Sayajirao University

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