Indian History and Archaeology Sources Quiz

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar wrote 'The Indian War of Independence, 1857', which provided a nationalist perspective on the 1857 rebellion.

V.K. Rajwade was a renowned historian who compiled and edited 22 volumes of 'Marathyanchya Itihasachi Sadhane', a massive collection of primary source documents on Maratha history.

Mahadev Govind Ranade, a prominent social reformer and scholar, authored 'The Rise of Maratha Power', which analyzed the socio-political factors behind the Maratha empire's emergence.

James Grant Duff is the British officer known for writing 'A History of the Mahrattas', published in 1826. James Mill wrote on British India, and Mountstuart Elphinstone was a colonial administrator.

James Mill, a Scottish historian and philosopher, published his influential three-volume work 'The History of British India' in 1817.

Sir John Marshall was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India when the Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the 1920s.

Alexander Cunningham was appointed as the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1861.

The Sabhasad Bakhar, written by Krishnaji Anant Sabhasad in 1697, is a primary source for the life and reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Kalhana wrote the Rajatarangini, a metrical historical chronicle of the kings of Kashmir, in the 12th century.

Bana Bhatt was the court poet of King Harsha and authored the Harshacharita, which serves as a biographical account of the king.

The Sohagaura copper-plate inscription is associated with the Mauryan period and contains an edict regarding grain storage.

The Kaas Plateau, also known as the Valley of Flowers of Maharashtra, is located in the Satara district.

The Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology is a well-known institute located in Bengaluru.

Applied history, which connects history to current social needs, is also referred to as Public History or People's History.

Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna of Ur is credited with establishing the world's earliest known museum in the 6th century B.C.E.

Sir Leonard Woolley discovered the Ennigaldi-Nanna museum, widely considered the earliest known museum in the world dating back to the 6th century BCE, during his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia.

The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra.

Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish surgeon and botanist, was the first curator of the Indian Museum in Kolkata.

The Indian Museum in Kolkata was established by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1814.

The National Archives of India is located in New Delhi.

The earliest museum was discovered in the ancient city of Ur, located in modern-day Iraq.