Bahadur Chand Chhabra (born 3 April 1908), also 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 The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexand ...

(ASI).

Early life and education

Chhabra was born at

Kohat Kohat ( ps, کوهاټ; ur, ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th centur ...

near

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in the then

North-West Frontier Province The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followi ...

(NWFP) of

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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 Archaeological Survey of India

Chhabra succeeded Vogel as Chief Epigraphist in 1935 and served until 1953. In 1953, he became Assistant Director General and then, Joint Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India. Chhabra retired from ASI in 1966.

References

* * 1908 births Year of death missing People from Kohat District {{Archaeologist-stub