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The term 'autobiography' has three constituent parts viz. 'auto', 'bio' and 'graphia' which mean in implication the genre—the description or the art of narration (graphia) of an individual human life (bios) by the individual himself (auto). Autobiography can be a revealing mirror and- a concealing mask. Memory is the main source of truth, memory is a minefield of facts’ in an autobiography. Truth in autobiography is 'elusive because of its peculiar narrative tendency. The present study focuses on ‘The Autobiography of an Indian Princess’ had written by Sunity Devee, the Maharani of the Princely State of Cooch Behar. The author had tried to narrate her life experiences from her early childhood till her present days in a lucid, pictographic form, which is very fascinating as well as very inspiring. Instead of just being a day to day depiction of life, the autobiography has become the saga of the contemporary socio-cultural practices and perfectly balances the concepts of ‘selfhood’ and ‘womanhood’ in the contemporary history.

Keywords: Autobiography, narrative, socio-cultural practices, selfhood, womanhood, contemporary history

The Ghaggar-Saraswati basin was the most growing economic region for the Harappan civilization,particularly in the Eastern domain. The state of Haryana, located in this region, stood out as a developing economic hub and displayed evidence of prosperity. One notable factor contributing to its development was the presence of an effective irrigation system such as Saraswati-Ghaggar river basin, along with a variety of mineral resources that further enhanced its economic potential.The excavation of the earliest sites of Haryana namely Kunal (Khatri and Achrya 1997), Bhirrana (Rao 2006), Farmana (Shinde, 2011), Girawad (Shinde, 2011) Balu, Rakhigarhi etc. throw light on the life style of the earlier phase of this civilization. Archaeological findings of these sites have revealed that people lived in pit dwellings and used semiprecious stones, bone objects, metal objects and wheel‐made pottery. The evidences found from these excavations have indicated that the people of earlier Harappan were involved in theexport, import trades and copper melting activities. Apart this, the detected evidences have shown the existence of agricultural activities in this region such as cultivation of wheat, barley and rice etc. This paper is concerned only with the Hakra Ware People and Early Harappan period’s remains as reported from various excavations carried out in Haryana.

Keywords: Eastern Domain, Haryana, Hakra Ware, Early Harappans, Mehrgarh, Kunal, Bhirrana, Farmana, Girawad

In this paper I will made an attempt to the development of dance in India and Odisha. We tried to make a various sources through which we can studies the history of dance. Paper has made humble attempt to differentiate the various sources through which we can easily understand the evolution of dances to utilizing those sources. There are number of Indian literatures which are reflects the art of dancing and singing. Since the development of script in India, the dance art has been mentioned upto the evolution of the modern dance form has rise in the twentieth century.Besides the literary evidences we have large number of archaeological sources which are mostly found Indian monuments, particularly, popular religious monuments of Hindu and Buddhism. In these monuments there are large number of sculptural art of dance, which are performed by girls (devadasis). Odisha is a reach of cultural activities which gives various evidences of ancient and medieval history of the region. The Odissi dance which is developed after independence India was the total dedication of Odishan artist from the evidence lefts surround the region. The large sculptural depiction of devadasis implies to the role of devadasi in Odissi dance.

Keywords: Devadasi, Odissi dance, Natyasatra,Maharis, Samgita

Archaeological and literary sources are rich sources for historical reconstruction. Details of art, architecture, and artisans are indicators of socio-economic, and cultural transition. These sources,which are available in bulk, may witness the post-medieval and modern periods of Indian history and the history of Punjab as well.Haryana is rich in its inscriptional and manuscript material, and a scholar of social science found them more reliable.In this research paper entitled "Some Unpublished Sources of Punjab: A Case Study of Modern Haryana," an attempt is being made to bring some unpublished materials from modernHaryana which was a part of Punjab before its formation in 1966 as a separate state.

Keywords: Panda, Purohit, Tirtha, Inscription, Hukamnama, Pehowa, Kapal Mochan, Sikh Gurus, Pothi & Bahi.

Kāśī, also known as Varanasi or Benaras, holds a great significance in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It’s revered as one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and considered a sacred pilgrimage center especially for Lord Śiva. However, Kāśī is also significant as a Śākta Pīṭha which is the main theme of this paper. Several temples and traditions emphasize the worship of the goddess, particularly in her fierce forms such as Kālī. This paper have been focused on the Śākta Pīṭha Kāśī exclusively Kālī-Upāsanā on the basis of some temples and literary evidences. The city’s association with Śākti is interwoven with its identity as a seat of spiritual powers and transformation.

Keywords: Śākti, Kāśī, Śākta Pīṭha, Varanasi, Kālī-Upāsanā, Literature, Temples etc.