| Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Goa, Portuguese India |
| Died | May 6, 2021(2021-05-06) (aged 79–80) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Father | Pandurang Shirodkar |
Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar (1941 – 6 May 2021) was an Indian indologist, archaeologist, and writer. He had devoted his career to research, and made contributions in archaeology. He was the founding editor of two research journals, Colloquium and Purābhileka-Purātatva.
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.
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.
Death
Shirodkar died on 6 May 2021 due to ill health.
Bibliography
| 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
- ^ "Archivist Prakashchandra Shirodkar dies in Bengaluru". The Times of India. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- Kerkar, Rajendra P. (20 June 2009). "Earliest stone inscription lies neglected". Times of India, Goa. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- "NLA's listing of Purabhileka-Puratatva". trove.nla.gov.au.
- Gomant Kalika (in Marathi), Margão, Goa: Kalika prakashan vishwast mandal
- Chakravarty, Kalyan Kumar; Bednarik, Robert G.; Gāndhī Rāshṭrīya Mānava Saṅgrahālaya, Indirā (1997). Indian Rock Art and Its Global Context. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 34. ISBN 9788120814646.
- Goa (India : State). Directorate of Archives and Archaeology, Goa University (2001). Goa in the Indian sub-continent: seminar papers. Goa: Directorate of Archives and Archaeology, Govt. of Goa. p. 24.
- Prakāścandra Pāṇḍuraṅga Śiroḍakara's books on Google books.
- "Search results for 'au:Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar'". worldcat.org.