Art. VI.—The Initial Coinage of Bengal

An Initial Survey on Insect Associated Mites of South Bengal

A preliminary study related to mites associated in the insects is given in this article. Ten species of mites under nine families collected from six orders of insects from South Bengal are reported here giving collection data and biological information.

Indefinite Composites and Word-coinage

Coinage, Debasements, and Gresham’s Laws

For hundreds of years, supplies of coins in Europe emerged, via a curious mechanism, from voluntary decisions of owners of old coins and bullion to exchange them at mints for new coins. Mints were sometimes private enterprises, licensed to produce on demand a list of coins whose design and neness was speciied by the sovereign. Citizens were free to take metal to the mint 1 to purchase newly min...

Sculptural Parallels in the Coinage of Vijayanagar

The coinage of Vijayanagar and the later successor state of Mysore is relatively unique among Indian coin series in that a number of coin types have close sculptural parallels. In this brief paper, I will point out a few of these, using two specific cases, reliefs of Hanumān and the gold varāhas of Hari Hara I and Bukka I, and the statue of Bālakṛṣṇa from the Kṛṣṇa Temple in Hampi and the Bālak...

Impact of Initial Condition on Prediction of Bay of Bengal Cyclone ‘Viyaru’ – A Case Study

Accurate prediction of track and intensity of land-falling tropical cyclones is of the great importance in weather prediction in making an effective tropical cyclone warning. This study examines the impact of initial condition on real time prediction of Bay of Bengal cyclone Viyaru. For this purpose, the customized version of Advanced Research core of Weather Research and Forecasting (ARW-WRF) ...