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Traditional Lepcha Faith and Lamaism: A Study of Syncretism in Sikkim

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Author: Nungyoungmit Lepcha 1Phd Research Scholar Department of History Sikkim University Sikkim,India Email: Nungyoungmit@gmail.com Dr Anira Phipon Lepcha Assistant Professor Department of History Sikkim University Sikkim,India Email: aplepcha@cus.ac.in Abstract:: Widely held to be the land’s original settlers, the Lepchas today form a minority in Sikkim....

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Colonial Policy and Seeds of Resistance: Agrarian Commercialisation and Nationalist Politics in Colonial Madras

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Author: Dr P. Sadasivam 1Assistant Professor Department of History Madras Christian College (Autonomous) Tambaram East, Chennai – 600059 Email: sadashine@yahoo.co.in Abstract:: This paper explores the complex interplay between agrarian commercialisation and the rise of nationalist politics in the Madras Presidency during British colonial rule. The introduction of...

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From Chaitanya to Harichand: Bhakti, Caste and Social Transformation in the Making of Matua Identity in Bengal

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Author: Sambuddha Chakraborty 1Ph.D. Research Scholar Department of History Rabindra Bharati University Kolkata,West Bengal,India Email: Sambuddha29@gmail.com Abstract:: This paper explores the historical and ideological transition from the Vaishnava bhakti movement of Chaitanya in medieval Bengal to the emergence of the Matua movement under Harichand Thakur in the...

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The Saivite Mutts (Matam) in Tamilnadu: A Historical Survey

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Author: Dr.B.Prabu Assistant Professor Sri Krishnasamy Arts and Science College Sattur (Virudhunagar), Tamil Nadu,India https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-7604-0127 Email: drprabubl@gmail.com Abstract:: Abstract: The Hindu monasteries, particularly founded by saints of Shaivaite sects, played multiple roles in Tamilnadu during the medieval period. The Tamil...

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