B. Ch. Chhabra

Bahadur Chand Chhabra (born 3 April 1908), popularly known as B. Ch. Chhabra, was an Indian Sanskritist and epigraphist who served as Assistant and Joint Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Early life and education

Chhabra was born at Kohat near Peshawar in the then North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of British India on 3 April 1908. Chhabra graduated from the Punjab University, Lahore and earned a doctorate. In the early 1930s, he joined the Archaeological Survey of India as an epigraphist under J. Ph. Vogel.

In the ASI

Chhabra succeeded Vogel as Chief Epigraphist in 1935 and served till 1953. In 1953, he reached the pinnacle of his career becoming Assistant Director General and then, Joint Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India. Chhabra retired from ASI in 1966.

References

K. V. Ramesh; Agam Prasad; S. P. Tiwari (1984). "Dr. B. Ch. Chhabra: A Biographical Sketch". Svasti Sri Dr. B. Ch. Chhabra Felicitation Volume.
"Prominent Epigraphists of Sanskrit and Dravidian". Archaeological Survey of India.

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