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Umakant Premanand Shah was a scholar from India.
Umakant Premanand Shah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1915 |
| Died | November 1988 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | author, scholar |
Life
editUmakant was born in Baroda on 20 March 1915.[1] He completed his doctoral thesis on 'Elements of Jaina Art'.[1] He became the deputy director of Oriental Institute, Baroda in 1954.[1] He became the head of Ramayana Project at the institute in 1965.[1]
Shah died in November 1988.[1]
Works
editUmakant P Shah is credited with 62 works in 147 publications in 2 languages and 951 library holdings.[2]
His works on Jainism includes "Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography".[3]
References
editCitations
editSources
edit- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987), Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 81-7017-208-X
- Vyas, Dr. R. T., ed. (1995), Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects, The Director, Oriental Institute, on behalf of the Registrar, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, ISBN 81-7017-316-7
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