Shree Natnagar Shodh Samsthan
(The Raghubir Library and Research Institute)
The original scheme provided for the establishment of Shri Raj Sinh Sangrahalaya as a unit of the Samsthan. Dr. Raghubir Sinh donated Shri Raj Niwas Garh Palace of Laduna to the Samsthan. A Shodh Sangrahalaya will be organized in Shri Raj Niwas Garh Palace, Laduna. There will be collected pieces of regional archaeological finds as well as pictures of former rulers of the Sitamau State and paintings and works of art. Thus it is planned to preserve and further enrich the collection of ancient coins, copper plates, and other rare exhibits. Samsthan has acquired a prestigious stone inscription for Raj Sinh Sangrahalaya, which is known as the Risthal Stone inscription.
The inscribed stone was discovered on the 17th of September, 1983, by people while digging the foundation of a house of Gobarji Gayari in the village of Risthal situated at 240 73’N, 750 20’E about 9 km. north of Sitamau, headquarters of the Sitamau Tahsil of the Mandsaur District. The big inscribed stone was soon brought to the Shri Natnagar Shodh Samsthan, Sitamau by Dr. M.S. Ranawat for preservation and exhibition.
Risthal stone inscription is one of the most important finds of 1983 about ancient Indian History. This inscription is dated 512 A.D. and informs us about Prakashdharman’s victory over Torman the Hun. To commemorate his victory, he also built a temple and dharmshala at Dashpur (Mandsaur).
(The Raghubir Library and Research Institute)
DR. Raghubir Sinh Marg, Sitamau,
Dist Mandsaur (M.P.)