Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha

Dr. Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha
Personal details
Born(1863-09-15)15 September 1863
Rohida, Sirohi State, Rajputana
Died17 April 1947(1947-04-17) (aged 83)
Rohida, Sirohi State, Rajputana
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Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha (15 September, 1863– 17 April, 1947), born in Rohida village of Sirohi District, was a historian from the Indian state of Rajasthan. A prolific author, he wrote several books ( in Hindi ) on the history of Rajasthan and other historical subjects. Subsequent historians from Rajasthan have referred to him as Guruvara Mahamahopadhyaya (e.g. Dasharatha Sharma in Early Chauhan Dynasties). Ojha regarded Kaviraj Shyamaldas as his guru and worked under him as assistant secretary of the historical department, Udaipur

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