Aspects of Indian History and Historiography

Dr. P.K. Mishra (b. 1973) Ph.D., D. Litt., Professor of History, Sambalpur University, Orissa is an experienced teacher and well known scholar. He has a wide range of academic interest covering archaeology, regional history and culture freedom movement and tribal history. His publications include; Political History of Orissa; Evolution of Orissa and Her Culture; Bhagabata Purana; An illustrated Palm-leaf mss, in Oriya Culture, Tribal History and Freedom Movement; Heritage of India: Past & Present, two volumes and several other titles. He was the President of Orissa History Congress in 1986-87 and 1994-95. He organized seven National Seminars and completed the Ford Foundation Research Project on Survey of Monuments in the Upper Mahanadi Valley in 1994.