K. P. Jayaswal: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Indian historian and lawyer (1881–1937)}}

'''Kashi Prasad Jayaswal''' (27 November 1881 – 4 August 1937) was an Indian historian and lawyer. Jayaswal's works ''Hindu Polity'' (1918) and ''History of India, 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.'' (1933) are classics of ancient Indian historical literature. Among other things, he is credited with showing that Indian republics, based on principles of representation and collective decision-making, were among the most democratic and inclusivepolities of the ancient world.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Ram Sharan |title=Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India. Delhi |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass. |year=1969}} isbn9-780-8968-4176-5</ref>

}}</ref> His death in 1937 was a blow to the young poet.<ref name="Kumar Vikram 2010 151"/> Much later, he wrote in ''Kalpna'', a magazine published from [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]: {{quote|It was a good thing that Jaiswalji was my first admirer. Now when I have savoured the love and encouragement of the Sun, Moon, Varun, Kuber, Indra, Brihaspati, Shachi and Brahmani, it is clear that none of them was like Jaiswalji. As I heard the news of his death, the world became a dark place for me. I did not know what to do."<ref name="Kumar Vikram 2010 151"/> }}
Actually Jaiswalji was the first person to appreciate the historical sense in the poetry of Dinkar.<ref name="Kumar Vikram 2010 151"/>}}

The K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute in [[Patna]] was established by the [[Government of Bihar]] in 1950 with the object of promoting "historical research, archaeological excavation and investigations and publication of works of permanent value to scholars". The institute is currently based out of [[Patna Museum]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bhushan |first1=Sudanshu |title=Governance of Higher Education in Bihar: Influence of Power Centers |date=2021 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781000379839 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tKkjEAAAQBAJ&dq=kp+jayaswal+research+institute+ministry+of+education&pg=PP33 |access-date=6 January 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318095807/https://books.google.com/books?id=tKkjEAAAQBAJ&dq=kp+jayaswal+research+institute+ministry+of+education&pg=PP33 |url-status=live }}</ref>