Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar
Indian academic (1941–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar (1941 – 6 May 2021)[1] was an Indian indologist, archaeologist, and writer. He had devoted his career to research, and made contributions in archaeology.[2] He was the founding editor of two research journals, Colloquium and Purābhileka-Purātatva.[3]
Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar | |
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| Born | 1941 |
| Died | May 6, 2021 (aged 79–80) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Father | Pandurang Shirodkar |
Personal life
He was the eldest son of Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar, who was a freedom activist of Goa, and also served as the first speaker of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly under the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.[4]
Career
In 1993, Shirodkar discovered rock art engravings on lateritic platforms and granite boulders from Usgalimal on the banks of west-flowing river Kushavati, which has shed light on the prehistory of Goa and the existence of humans in Goa during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic.[5][6]
Death
Shirodkar died on 6 May 2021 due to ill health.[1]
Bibliography[7][8]
| Year | Title | Location | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Goa's Freedom Struggle: Selected Writings of T. B. Cunha | Goa | T. B. Cunha Memorial Committee |
| 1979 | Kolhāpūra-portugeja saṃbaṃdha: Govā purābhilekha saṃgrahālayāṃtūna nivaḍalele kāgada | Kolhāpūra | Yaśavaṃtarava Saṃ. Taste |
| 1988 | Goa: Cultural Trends: Seminar Papers | Goa, Daman and Diu (India) | Directorate of Archives, Archaeology and Museum, Government of Goa |
| 1988 | Goa's Struggle for Freedom | India | Ajanta Publications |
| 1989 | Āṭhavaṇī mājhyā kārāvāsācyā kāḷyā-niḷyā pānyācyā | Paṇājī | Gomantaka Marāṭhī Akādamī |
| 1990 | Who's Who of Freedom Fighters, Goa, Daman, and Diu, Volume 2 | Goa, Daman and Diu (India) | Goa Gazetteer Dept., Government of Goa |
| 1991 | Trial of T.B. Cunha | Goa | Goa Gazetteer Dept., Government of Goa |
| 1992 | Goa's External Relations: Seminar Papers | Goa | Directorate of Archives, Archaeology, and Museum, Goa University |
| 1992 | Trial of Laxmikant Venkatesh Prabhu Bhembre | Panaji, Goa | Goa Gazetteer Dept., Government of Goa |
| 1993 | Trial of Rama Krishna Hegde | Goa | Goa Gazetteer Dept., Government of Goa |
| 1993 | Source Material for the History of the Freedom Movement of Goa: Collected from Goa Archives, Volume 3 | Goa | Goa Gazetteer Dept., Goa Archives |
| 1993 | People of India: Goa | India | Anthropological Survey of India |
| 1996 | Trial of P.K. Kakodkar: Source Material for the History of The Freedom Movement of Goa (Collected from Goa Archives), Volume 5 | Goa | Goa Gazetteer Dept., Government of Goa |
| 1997 | Portuguese Palaeography | Goa, India | Mrs. Sulabha P. Shirodka |
| 1998 | Researches in Indo-Portuguese history, Volumes 1 and 2 | Jaipur | Publication Scheme |
| 1999 | Trial of the Four: Pandurang P. Shirodkar, Dr. Vinayak N. Mayenkar, Guilherme de Souza Ticló, Nilkanth M. Karapurkar'' | Goa | Goa Gazetteer Dept., Goa Archives |
| 2001 | Gomantakācī Marāṭhī asmitā | Paṇajī | Gomantaka Marāṭhī Akādamī |
| 2005 | Honorable Jagannath Shankarshet | Goa | Pradnya-Darshan Prakashan |
| 2012 | World War II: Blazing Midnight: German Remote Control at Marmagoa Silenced | Bardez, Goa | Pradnya-Darshan Prakashan |
References
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