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M S varsity throws open archives library

An archival library was inaugurated at the Department of History of M S University on Sunday.

An archival library was inaugurated at the Department of History of M S University on Sunday.

The department has a large number of manuscripts written in ‘Modi’ script that throw light on the development of mercantile and social activities in medieval Gujarat.

“The department has embarked upon the herculean task of classifying,documenting and digitising all the archival materials that it has collected over the past decades,” Head of History Department Dr Adhya Saxena said.

Founded in 1949,the Department of History emphasises on the teaching of medieval and modern Indian History and researches in medieval archaeology,art,architecture,epigraphy and numismatics using foreign and domestic sources.

The department has also encompassed the socio-economic history of western India with special emphasis on the process of urbanization.

Mayor Dr Jyoti Pandya said learning history is important as “the past teaches us grow and develop analytical perspective”.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Yogesh Singh also stressed the need for understanding history. “We need to re-interpret many known facts that were presented to us by the British,” he said.

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