Publications

The ‘Jnana-Pravaha Research Journal’ No. XXVIII (2024-2025) is a Special Edition on the Domains of Numismatics & Eras of Monetary History. This sober-looking volume is dedicated to Padmashree Bimla Devi Poddar, the Founder of Jnana Pravaha Research Institute, who left for her heavenly abode on 14^th of May 2025. This special issue contains the following research articles contributed from different corners by the eminent scholars of Indian Numismatics and Epigraphy:

• Numismatics and India's Monetary History: Pathways, Pitfalls and Possibilities by John S. Deyell

• Shifting Paradigms in Indian Numismatics: Retrospect and Prospect by Amit Kumar Upadhyay

• Kushan Copper Coinage: Gaining and Losing Control by Joe Cribb

• Identification of the Tree-In-Railing on Audumbara Coins by Devendra Handa

• Hamilton-Rupnarayan Hoard of Punch-marked and Early Un-inscribed Cast Copper Coins by Susmita Basu Majumdar, Sutanwi Ghosh & Soumyadeep Mitra

• Toramana To Avantivarman: Evolution of the Medieval Coinage of Kashmir by Gul Rahim Khan

• Coin Hoards and Monetary History: A Case Study of the Bengal Sultanate Hoards in Medieval Eastern India by Sutapa Sinha

• The Majalis-I-Jahangiri (1608-1611): New Reflections on Jahangir's Coins by Ikramul Haque

• The History of Calcutta Mint and its Contributions since 1757 by Rehan Ahamad

• Roman-Inspired Portraits on Coins and Clay Bullae from Odisha by Sreemanti Laha

• Money Seen and Money Unseen: Revisiting the Case of Alternative Money by Soumya Ghosh

• Salt as Money by Bullo Opi

• Enhancing Public Engagement through Innovative Coin Displays: A Comparative Study of Indian Museums by D.B. Singh & Jawa Madhur