Indian epigraphist (1908-?)
Bahadur Chand Chhabra (born 3 April 1908), also known as B. Ch. Chhabra, was an Indian Sanskritist and epigraphist who served as the 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. He earned his doctorate from the State University of Leiden in 1934. In the early 1930s, he joined the Archaeological Survey of India as an epigraphist under J. Ph. Vogel. He was married to Sushila Batra, with whom he had a son, Vinny, and two daughters.
Career at ASI.
Chhabra succeeded Vogel as the Chief Epigraphist in 1935 and served until 1953. In 1953, he became the Assistant Director General and then, the Joint Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India. Chhabra retired from the ASI in 1966.
Works.
Contributed to: Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, Epigraphia Indica