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1. A Historiographical Review of Village studies in Portuguese Goa with special reference

to the writings of Teotonio R. de Souza. — Anabelle Maria Pires Lobo 01

2. Bumzu cave Temple of Kashmir — Asif Rashid Raina 21

3. Clay Idols of Goddess Saraswati: An Iconographic and Cultural Study with special

reference to the Metropolitan City of Guwahati — Rakhi Patowary & Paromita Das. 27

4. Lajjā Gaurī Tradition in Karnataka — Sonawane V.H. 42

5. Hudum Puja: A Religious Festival of The Koch Rajbongshis — Mandira Ray & Jaysagar Wary 50

6. Kittur – A Study of Defence Architecture — Prof M. Kotresh 58

7. Revisiting the Santhal Insurrection of 1855 AD – A study through the personal chronicle of outsiders — Saptarshi Sengupta 68

8. Two Panel inscriptions in front of Mysuru Palace — Shalvapille Iyengar 75

9. Temple in Travellers Tale: Puri Jagannath Temple and the Car Festival as Described by

European Travellers — Binod Bihari Satpathy 83

10. The Growth of Modern Political Consciousness and Political Parties in Manipur

—Naorem Malemsanba Meetei 95

11. The Roles of the Pangal Community in Polity and Administration of Manipur during the

Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries — Md. Chingiz Khan 110

12. Traditional Village Administration System of the Nyishi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh

‘Decoded through the Iconography of the copper seal of Ganga’s’. — Tade Sangdo

128

13. Understanding Origin and Development of Karma and Rebirth in Early Indian Ethos:

Perspectives from Mānavadharmaśāstra —Rohit Kumar 135

14. Dietary Habits in the Sultanate of Delhi — Anait Khan 152

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