Professor Radha Krishna Choudhary (15 February 1921 - 15 March 1985) was a historian, thinker and writer of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. He has contributed to the historical and archaeological studies of Bihar as well as to Maithili literature. He published numerous original researches on the history of Bihar and was acclaimed as a researcher. He was a professor at Ganesh Dutt College, Begusarai

Begusarai

Begusarai is a city and a municipal council in Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. Begusarai had traditionally been a communist stronghold and it was earlier also referred to as the Leningrad of Bihar.- Recent history :...

, Bihar and was a noted educationist. His languages of choice for academic works were Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 and English and for literary work was Maithili

Maithili language

Maithili language is spoken in the eastern region of India and South-eastern region of Nepal. The native speakers of Maithili reside in Bihar, Jharkhand,parts of West Bengal and South-east Nepal...

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Major works

• Political History of Japan (1868–1947). Bihar Publishers, Patna. 1948. English.
• Maithili Sahityik Nibandhavali. Abhinav Granthagar, Patna. 1950. Maithili.
• Sidhharth. Abhinav Granthagar, Patna. 2 ed. 1952. Hindi.
• Studies in Ancient Indian Law. Motilal Banarsidas, Patna.1953. English.
• Bihar - The Homeland of Biddhism. Sidharth Press, Patna. 1956. English.
• History of Bihar. Motilal Banarsidas, Patna. 1958. English.
• Select Inscriptions of Bihar. Smt Shanti Devi. 1958. English.http://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/service/bunko/fukazawa.htm
• Mithilak Sankshipt Rajnaitik Itihas. Vaidehi Samiti, Darbhanga. 1961. Maithili.
• Vratyas in Ancient India. Choukhamba Prakashan, Varanasi. 1964. English.
• Prachin Bharat Ka Rajnaitik Evam Sanskritik Itihas (1200 Eisvi Tak). Bharati Bhavan Publishers, Patna. 1967. Hindi.
• Sharaantidha. Maithili Prakashan, Calcutta. 1968. Maithili.
• Vishva Itihas Ki Ruprekha (2 Volumes). Ajanta Press Patna. 1969. Hindi.
• History of Muslim Rule in Tirhut(1207 - 1765). Choukhamba Prakashan, Varanasi. 1970. English.
• Kautilya's Political Ideas and Institutions. Choukhamba Prakashan, varanasi. 1971. English.
• Dhammapada - Maithili Translation. Maithii Prakashan Samiti, Calcutta. 1971. Maithili
• A Survey of Maithili Literature, Shruti Publications, Delhi, 2010, ISBN No.978-93-80538-36-5
• Mithilak Itihas, Shruti Publication, Delhi, 2010 (in Maithili Language), ISBN No.978-93-80538-28-0

External links

• Mithila in The Age of Vidyapati by R.K.Choudhary
• Maithili Language: An Introduction
• a select list of Books on Bihar
• JSTOR entry of Radha Krishna Choudhary
• Google Book entry of Peasants in Indian History: Theoretical Issues and Structural Enquiries
• Google Book entry of A Survey Of Maithili Literature
• Google Book entry of The University of Vikramshila
• Numismatic References
• Famous Books of Mithila
• Google Book entry of Peasants in Indian History
• Google Book entry of Mahakavi Laldas
• Bibliography of Indian history up to 1750
• Google Books entry of Mithila under the Karnatas
• Google books entry of Some Aspects of Social and Economic History of Ancient India and Cambodia
• Google books entry of Mithila in the age of Vidyapati
• Google books entry of Kautilya's Political Ideas and Institutions
• Google books entry of History of Bihar
• Google books entry of Select inscriptions of Bihar
• Google Books entry of Bihar, the Homeland of Buddhism: With a Brief Survey of Pre-Buddhist Centres

Biography

Tapasa vai ganga

Tapasa vai Ganga

Tapasa vai Ganga is the biography Prof Radha Krishna Choudhary, an eminent historian and literateur of Mithila, written by Dr.Binod Bihari Verma, published in 1995.-Overview:This biography, contains two parts in the same volume...