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ProfessorNarayana Rao is the author of several books on Telugu Literature and South Indian history. His publications include Girls for Sale: Kanyasulkam. A Play from Colonial India (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007), God On the Hill: Temple Songs from Tirupati, with David Shulman (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), Textures of Time: Writing History in South India co-authored with Sanjay Subrahmanyam and David Shulman (New York: The Other Press, 2003), and Hibiscus on the Lake: Twentieth Century Telugu Poetry from India (University of Wisconsin Press, 2003).

The collections that will be selected for copying under this project are the books and periodicals published during the 19th and first half of 20th centuries in Telugu language in South India. Some of them are typical local/small town publications that were preserved in village and town libraries. The Telugu language is considered the Italian of the East. The first stirrings of cultural and religious renaissance were felt in the Telugu speaking districts of Madras Presidency under the British rule. The most powerful expression of social and cultural interaction between the East and the West could be seen in Telugu print culture. From the revival of medical knowledge to various forms of literary genre - classical Prabandha, Ithihasa and Puranic tradition and Panchangas [from 1860s] and Satakas, western forms like novel, short story, poem, drama and literary criticism - could be seen in Telugu printed materials. The print materials are the only living source for the reconstruction of South Indian history. This region is attracting a lot of attention by global community of scholars working on South Asia. Making this valuable material available to the wider audience is therefore imperative.

Although the project identified endangered printed materials in more than 50 village and 10 town libraries, the limitation of time and resources meant that work was prioritised on the oldest collections kept at five libraries in Andhra Pradesh.

A total of 159,260 images were created: out of this 157,285 were Microfilm images and an additional 6,378 Digital images were also created out of pre-1929 Telugu publications. While the microfilming of the rare books enabled the libraries to preserve their valuable archival printed materials, the digital data turned out to be an ideal medium to provide easy access.

The most important and visible impact of the project has been the psychological impact it had on the libraries in Andhra Pradesh. The enthusiasm they are showing in taking forward the conservation of the endangered printed materials will certainly facilitate the survival of the valuable collections.

HYDERABAD: DD Kosambi is the first historian to adopt a logical approach to Indian history and his books reflect his ideas, which are very different from other historians, according to Prof. Uma Chakravarthi, a retired history faculty of the Delhi University.

History is an important subject of civil services examination. As it entails ancient India history, medieval Indian history, modern Indian history and world history, it becomes imperative for aspirants to have the list of history books for IAS Exam preparation.

Aspirants who choose History as an optional subject in the UPSC 2021 exam often find the syllabus interesting. The wide availability of study material and its popularity makes History subject relatively easier in the Mains exam.

Notes on Contributors Barry Allen teaches philosophy at McMaster University and is associate editor of Common Knowledge for philosophy and politics. His publications include Truth in Philosophy, Knowledge and Civilization, and Artifice and Design: Art and Technology in Human Experience.

Sir John Boardman, Lincoln Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology Emeritus at Oxford University and a fellow of the British Academy, is editor of the Oxford History of Classical Art and the author of, most recently, The History of Greek Vases and The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity.

Peter Burke is professor of cultural history at Cambridge University and a fellow of Emmanuel College. He is the author of some dozen books, including What Is Cultural History? A Social History of Knowledge, Eyewitnessing, History and Social Theory, The French Historical Revolution, The Fabrication of Louis XIV, Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe, The Historical Anthropology of Early Modern Italy, and The Art of Conversation.

Giles Constable is professor emeritus of historical studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and a fellow of the British Academy, American Philosophical Society, and Royal Historical Society. His books include The Reformation of the Twelfth Century, Culture and Spirituality in Medieval Europe, Three Studies in Medieval Religious and Social Thought, Cluny from the Tenth to the Twelfth Centuries, and Love and Do What You Will: The Medieval History of an Augustinian Precept. [End Page 507]

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