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historian, archaeologist, and numismatist from Maharashtra, India

Anant Sadashiv Altekar

1898–1959, born Mhakave, writes in Marathi, Hindi, English, writer

Anant Sadashiv Altekar was a historian, archaeologist, and numismatist from Maharashtra, India. He was the Manindra Chandra Nandy’s Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India, and later the director of the Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute and University Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the Patna University, both in Patna, India.

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