History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-II)
Who among the following is the author of 'Travels in India during the years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783'?
AModave
BGeorge Forster
CWilliam Hodges ✓ Correct
DPeter Mundy
Correct answer: (C) William Hodges — It was William Hodges, so the answer is William Hodges.
Explanation
★It was William Hodges, so the answer is William Hodges.
★William Hodges was the author of Travels in India during the years 1780 to 1783.
★He was an English painter and a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean.
★In 1778, under the patronage of Warren Hastings, Hodges travelled in India.
★He remained in India for six years.
★His painting of Fatehpur Sikri is in Sir John Soane's collection.
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