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Oral Tradition and Medieval History: Sri Renuka of Mahur - A case study by Prof. A. P. Jamkhedkar

4th Dr. Devangana Desai Endowment Lecture About the talk The history of medieval India is usually constructed based on written records. But most times it can be better understood and reconstructed with the help of oral traditions, material remains and monuments. This lecture is a similar exercise in the case of the ‘account of glory’ of the holy place known as Mahur, as obtained in the Sahyādri section of the Skanda-purāṇa. Mahur is well known as one of the three and a half śakti-piṭhas that are located in Maharashtra. The pilgrimage at Mahur shows the involvement of the Goṇḍs and the kings of Goṇḍwana in the development of the cult of Reṇukā, as also the emergence of Mahur is a sacred place among the hundred and eight śakti-piṭhas, a phenomenon that must have occurred around 9th century CE. The oral tradition from the Sahyadri section of the Skanda-purāṇa sheds welcome light on this process of ‘Hinduisation’ that brought urbanisation to many forest-dwelling ethnic groups in different parts of India during the early and late medieval period. Prof. Arvind P. Jamkhedkar is currently the Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research. He was previously the Chancellor of Deccan College, Pune, the Director of KJ Somaiya Centre for South & South East Asian Studies, Mumbai, the Director of State Archaeology and Museums, Maharashtra, and the vice - president of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Prof. Jamkhedkar is a renowned historian with several publications in his name. The Dr Devangana Desai Endowment Programme was instituted at the CSMVS in 2017 by eminent art historian of Indian art Dr Devangana Desai. This endowment aims at the propagation of research and dissemination of study of ancient, medieval and pre-modern (until the 1900s) art, archaeology, architecture, culture and history of India. There are three activities slated under this Programme — The Annual Dr Devangana Desai Endowment Lecture Junior and Senior Scholarships 3-day Art History Class (biennial) To know more about the Programme visit http://www.csmvs.in/research/dr-desai...