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Rajesh Kochhar

Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA), and Sanskrit & British Empire ( Routledge, forthcoming)

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Dhokra craft in West Bengal and Jharkhand (2003)

Rajesh Kochhar 08/12/2008 No Comments

                   Talk given at International seminar on Downsizing Technology for Rural Development; held at Regional Research Laboratory Bhubaneswar, 7 Oct. 2003.                                               ( continue reading… )

Dhokra Artisans of Bankura and Dariapur, West Bengal

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The Dhokra Artisans of Bankura and Dariapur, West Bengal: A Case Study and Knowledge Archive of Technological Change in Progress David Smith, Newport, UK Rajesh Kochhar, New Delhi, India The project report describes the process of village renewal in the Bengal region of India. It deals with the replacing of ( continue reading… )

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