Prof. B. L. Bhadani
Books
1. Peasants, Artisans and Entrepreneurs – Economy of Marwar in the 17th Century, Jaipur, 1999.
2. The Administration of the Bikaner State in the 17th Century (Critical edition of Manuscript of 17th Century in Rajasthani, with introduction and annotation, Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner,1975.
3. Jahangirkaleen Bharat (Hindi translation of Jahangir’s India), Jaipur, 1996. 4. Facets of a Marwari Historian (Felicitation volume of Shri Govind Agarwal), edited as a co-editor, Jaipur, 1996.
5. Society and Economy of Rajasthan (a book in association with Professor Masanori Sato, Asia University, Tokyo), Jaipur, 1996.
6. Malani ka Itihas (Critical edition of a manuscript with an introduction), Sri Dungargarh, 1999.
7. Madhyakalin Sahitya ke Mool Swar (edited volume).
8. Naqse Kadam (Historical Travelogue in Hindi).
9. Irrigation Technology and Environment in Medieval Mewar (under preparation).
10. Malani – The First Rathor State (in press)
Research Journals Edited
1. Rajasthan Bharati: It is a well known quarterly research journal devoted to publishing research papers in the field of the Rajasthani language and history of the region. I edited it for three years, Sadul Rajasthani Research Institute, Bikaner (Rajasthan).
2. Vaichariki: The Vaichariki is a journal dedicated to the language, literature, history and culture of India. It is my privilege that I edited an issue of this journal as a Joint Editor Bhartiya Vidyamandir Shodh Pratisthan Bikaner, (Rajasthan).
3. Khyat: 10 issues published, eleventh is in press. It is a journal based on extensive research in different regions of India. The purpose is to highlight and promote scientific and objective researches in regional studies, Marubhumi Shodh Sanst
4. han, Sri Dungargarh (Bikaner), Rajasthan.
RESEARCH PAPERS
In English (published)
1. Economic Conditions in pargana Merta (Proceedings Indian History Congress, 1975).
2. Money Lending and Exchange in the 17th and 18th Century Marwar (Proceedings Indian History Congress, Bhubaneshwar, 1977).
3. Population of Marwar in the 17th Century (Indian Economic and Social History Review, Vol. XVI, No. 4, 1979).
4. Agrarian Conditions in Jalor in the middle of the 17th Century, (Proceedings of Rajasthan History Congress, Jodhpur, 1979).
5. The Allodial Proprietors – The Bhumias of Marwar (The Indian Historical Review, Vol. VI, No. I, 1980).
6. Mewar in the Seventeenth Century – Studied from Data in Nainsi, Shodh-Sadhana, Natuagar Shodh Sansthan, Sitamau, 1985.
7. The semi-serfs (Basis) and their Masters in the 17th Century Marwar, (Proceedings I.H.C., 1989).
8. Revenue Estimation and Realisation in Mughal India – A Case Study of Marwar (Islamic Culture, January 1990).
9. Well-Irrigation in the 17th Century (Shodh Patrika, No.40, Udaipur, 1991). 10. The Rajput Rulers and their Nobility – The Case of Marwar During the Reign of Jaswant Singh, Medieval India –I, 1992.
11. Land Tax and Agrarian Trade in the 17th Century in Western Rajasthan, (IESHR, 1992).
12. The Pastoral Sector in the Economy of 17th Century Marwar, (Second International Seminar on Rajasthan held at M.S. University, Udaipur, December 1991, published in Facets of Marwari Historian, Jaipur, 1996.
13. The Mughal Highway and Post Stations in Marwar, (Proceedings I.H.C., 1992). 14. The Profile of Akbar in Contemporary Rajasthani Literature, (Seminar: Akbar and his Age, at AMU 1992, published in Social Scientist, New Delhi, 1992).
15. Social Mores and Characteristics of Banias in Medieval India (in the felicitation volume of Professor S. Nurul Hasan, Art, and Culture, Jaipur, 1992).
16. Role of Merchants and Markets in Agrarian Trade in Seventeenth Century Western Rajasthan (Seminar at Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur, 1993, published in Shodh Patrika, Udaipur, 1995).
17. Jaisalmer Settlement Pattern, Dam Technology and Economy in the first half of the seventeenth century (in Prof. Agam Prasad Mathur Felicitation, Volume, 1995).
18. Socio-Economic context of Development of Jainism in Rajasthan Since 13th century. Published in Religious Movements in Rajasthan, Ideas and Antiquities, ed. S.N. Dube, Jaipur, 1995.
19. Rural Servants and Artisans in the 17th Century Marwar (in felicitation volume of Dr. R.P. Vyas, Jodhpur, 1998). 20. Literary Evidence for Lesser-Known Coins of Medieval Rajasthan in Medieval Indian Coinages: A Historical and Economic Perspective, ed. Amiteshwar Jha, Anjaneri, 2001.
21. Gujrat Under Maharaja Jaswant Singh – As Revealed by Rajasthani Sources, in Some Aspects of Indian History (Commemoration volume of Dr. B.D. Gupta, Delhi, 2000).
22. Udai Sagar: A Seventeenth Century Dam, Medieval India-2, Delhi, 2008.
23. Taxation, Prices and Wages at Agra, 1703-4 and 1709-10, (Proceedings Indian History Congress, 1979).
24. The 1857 Revolt in the Indore Residency, (Published in Souvenir on 1857, Aligarh, 2008).
25. Indra Sarovar Dam: In Service of the Royal Family Deity and the People published in the felicitation volume of Professor Anand Krishna of B.H.U., Varanasi).
26. The Role of the Jats in the Economic Development of Marwar: A case Study of Merta, paper presented at the National Seminar on “History and Life of the Jat Community, Trends and Prospects”, organized by Surajmal Memorial Educational Society, 27-29 January, 2001.
Papers Presented
24. The Marwaris in 17th Century Marwar – A Demographic Study, (in Hindi), Vaichariki Bikaner.
25. 28. The Mental Ethos of Indian Feudalism – The Social Morality of the Bhumias in 17th Century, (Paper presented at the Session of I.H.C., 1983).
29. Salt-Production in Marwar during the 17th Century (Paper presented at RHC., 1985).
30. The Chaudharis of Bilara (Marwar) – An Analysis of 16th and 17th Century Documents (I.H.C. 1986).
31.Women’s Land–Rights in Seventeenth Century Rajasthan, (National Seminar, University of Delhi, Delhi).
32. Some Aspects of the Economy of Mewar Gleaned from Vir-Vinod (Seminar on the Historiography of the 19th Century Rajasthan held at the University of Ajmer, Ajmer, 1992).
33. Some aspects of Village Society in Marwar During the 17th – Century, (RHC, 1993).
34. Reflections of composite culture in 16th and 17th century Rajasthan (Seminar on the ‘Composite Culture’, Institute of Rajasthan Studies, Jaipur, 1994).
35. The Migration of the Oswals in Pre-British India – A case study of the Kharatar-gachha sect (IHC, 1994).
36. Udaipur: Its Foundation as a Capital city in Mewar during the sixteenth century, paper presented at the Indian History Congress, Bhopal, January, 2002.
37. Maharana Raj Singh: A Medieval Hydraulic Ruler, paper prepared at the seminar on ‘Mewar Through the Ages – Since Pre-historic Times to 1950’, organized by the Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur, 9-11th July, 2002.
38. Modern Contours of Development and Vision of Maharaja Umaid Singh (1918-46), paper presented at the National Seminar organized by Maharaja Man Singh Pustak Prakash Research Centre, Jodhpur, 20-21, December 2003.
39. Coins and Mints of the Shekhawati in Early Medieval and Medieval Times, paper presented at the seminar held on 27-29 March 2004, Maru Bhumi Shodh Sansthan, Sri Dungargarh, Bikaner.
40. Development of Tradition of History Writing in Indigenous Languages in Rajasthan in Context of the Binhe Raso. Paper presented at the seminar on the Linguistic Sources of the History of Rajputana, held on 22-24 March 2005, at Maulana Abul Kalam Arabic and Persian Research Institute, Tonk (Rajasthan).
41. A Note on the Jat Zamindars in the Desert State of Bikaner. Paper presented at the seminar held on 31.4.2005 and 1.5.2005 at the Maharaja Suraj Mal Institute, Delhi.
42. Maharaja Man Singh and the Nobility in Marwar – Politics, Conflicts and the Rights of the Jagirdars – An Analysis. National Seminar on ‘Maharaja Man Singh and His Times’ at the Pustak Prakash, Jodhpur, 12-13, Nov. 2005.
In Hindi
43. Mewar Raj – Men Amiron ke Sangharsh (Rajasthan Bharati, Bikaner, 1972-73).
44. Rajasthani Bat Sahitya ke Laukik-Alaukik Sandarbh (Rajasthan Bharati, Bikaner).
45. Madhya Kalin Rajasthan men Nari ke Jivanstar (life status) ka Girta hua Roop (Rajasthan Bharati, Bikaner).
46. Rajasthani baton ki Aitihasikta (Parishodh No. 17, Chandigarh).
47. Rajasthani bat-Sahitya men Sangeet-pesha Varg ki Sthiti, Rangyog, Jodhpur, 1971.
48. Bikaner-re-patta-re-gaon-ri-Vigat – An Examination (Rajasthan History Congress, Pali Session, 1974.
49. Communalism and History Writings (in Hindi), (Uttargatha, a Hindi Quarterly). 50. Consciousness Towards History – (in Hindi), (Teacher Today, Jan-March, 1983).
51. Composition of the population of Marwaris (in Hindi) (Vaichariki, Jan-June, 1983).
52. Swami Gopal Das (A Study of Freedom Struggle in Rajasthan), Marushri, 1987.
53. Ghair-Krishi Utpadan – Satrahwi Shatabdi men Charagahi Arth – Vyavastha (Marubharati, 1987).
54. Rajasthani Duha – Aik Aitihasik Adhyayan (Rajasthani Duha – a Historical Study, Marubharati, 1987).
55. Satrahwi Shatabdi men Mewar ki Gramin Arthvyastha men ‘chaudhariyon’ ki sthithi – Aik Adhyan (Shodh Patrika, Udaipur, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1989).
56. Satrahwi Shatabdi ke Sankhyaki Vetta – (Muhmot Nainsi – A 17th Century Statistician), Madhyakalin Bharat, No.3, 1990.
57. Suba Malwa men Rajasva – Nirdharan evam uska Bhaugolik Sankendran (paper presented at the seminar organized by the Natnagar Shodh Sansthan, Sitamau, 1990).
58. Tod ke Aarthik Aankde (Majjhamika, Udaipur, 1991).
59. Agra ki Gajal (a late 17th c. document in verse, Madhyakalin Bharat, No.4, 1992).
60. Satrahavi Shatabdi men Rajasthan Janjatiyon ki Samajik Sangrachana (Seminar at Kota Open University, Kota, March, 1995).
61. Thikana ki Utpatti evam Vikas (Majjhamika, No.22).
62. Khadi aur charkhe ne buna Andolan, (paper presented at Jodhpur, Aug. 1998).
63. An unknown war between Rawal Mallinath and Alauddin Khalji (paper presented at the seminar organized by the N.S.S. Sitamau, Dec. 1998).
64. Military technology in Jalor war in the 13th C. (paper at the seminar organized by Pustak Prakash, Jodhpur, April 1999.).
65. Charani Sahitya evam Bhumia varg ke Samajik Sanskritik Mulya, in Charani Sahitya Parampara, the felicitation volume of Professor V.S. Bhatnagar, Jaipur, 2001.
66. Sant Rupa De: A Great Bhakti Poet of Malani (in Hindi), paper presented at the seminar at Vanasthali, Oct., 2003.