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FACULTY PROFILE
1 Name UDAYARAVI S. MOORTI
2 Present Designation PROFESSOR
3 Department HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
4 Date of Birth 02-12-1958
5 Date of entry into service in Tumkur University
02-08- 2011
6 Date of entry into the Present Designation 02-08- 2011
7 Residential Address
PROF. U. S. MOORTI "LAKSHMI NIVAS", POST- OFFICE ROAD VALMIKI NAGAR, BATWADI TUMKUR - 572 103 KARNATAKA (INDIA)
8 Mobile Number +91 - 8861204204
9 Email ID [email protected] [email protected]
10 PAN No. ADJPM2152R
11 Aadhar Card Id No. 7183 9204 4931
12 Passport No. F 656509 [To be renewed]
13 Academic Qualification
Degree University Year of Award
a. Post Graduate Degree Karnatak University, Dharwad 1981
b. M.Phil./ Post-Doc. Cambridge University, U.K. 1990
c. Ph.D. Poona University, Pune 1989
Ph.D. Topic: Megalithic Culture of South India: Socio- Economic Perspectives
Guided By: Prof. M. K. Dhavalikar, Former Director, DCPG&RI, Pune
14 NET – Year of Passing An awardee of the UGC Junior Research Fellowship from 1981-1986.
15 SLET/KSET – Year of Passing
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16 Area of Research Specialization
Indian Archaeology, Ancient & Medieval Indian History, Art & Architecture, Computer Aided Databases for Archaeology & Art Historical Studies, Cultural Heritage Management
18 Administrative Experience
Designation From To Place
i. Documentation & Computerization Officer
June 1991 June 1994 Center for Art & Archaeology, American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi, U.P.
ii. Assistant Director (Res. & Devel.)
July 1994 July 1997 Center for Art & Archaeology, American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi, U.P.
iii. Deputy Director (Res. & Devel.)
August 1997 December 1999
Center for Art & Archaeology, American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon, Haryana.
iv. Joint Director January 2000 July 2011 Center for Art & Archaeology, American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon, Haryana.
v. Chairman September 2011
September 2013
Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka.
vi. Chairman (BoS) October 2011 Till date Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka.
vii.
Director November 2012
Till date Centre for Integrated Human Studies and Research, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
viii.
Chairman September 2011
Till date Departmental Research Committee of the Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
ix. Member (BoE) November 2011
November 2012
Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
x. Member September 2011
September 2011
Steering Committee for NAAC, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xi. Nominated Member January 2012 Till date Academic Council, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xii.
Chairman (LIC) February 2012
Till date For various Local Inspection Committees, Tumkur University,
17 Teaching Experience 2 years + [24 years of Research experience after Ph.D.]
Designation From To Place
i. Professor August 2011 Till Date Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka.
ii. Joint Director; Deputy Director (R&D); Assistant Director (R&D); Documentation & Computerization Officer
Between June 1991
July 2011 Centre for Art & Archaeology, American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi/Gurgaon/Varanasi [On account of the nature of job, involved in non-formal teaching and delivered thematic and popular lectures in India and abroad].
iii. Research Associate May 1987 October 1989
Department of Archaeology, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra
Tumkur, Karnataka
xiii.
Chairman February 2012
February 2012
Annual Report Committee, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xiv.
Chairman (BoS) April 2012 Till date Board of Studies in Buddhist Studies (PG), Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xv.
Chairman July 2012 July 2012 Admission Committee for the Academic Year 2012-2013 for admission of students to P.G. Course in History and Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xvi.
Chairman July 2012 Till date Departmental Council of the Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xvii.
Member (BoAE) July 2012 July 2012 Inter-Disciplinary Studies Council of B.O.A.E. for D.Litt. Programme, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xviii.
Member August 2012 Till date Committee of the Academic Council, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xix.
Member November 2012
Till date Board of Examination, Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xx.
Member (BoS) January 2013 Till date Board of Studies in Ancient History and Archaeology, Karnataka State Open University, Muktha Gangotri, Mysore – 570 006, Karnataka
xxi.
Chairman January 2013 Till date Inter-disciplinary Board of Studies (Ad-hoc) in History, Archaeology and Indology, Tumkur University, Tumkur
xxii.
Member (BoS) March 2013 Till date Conjoint Graduate and Post-Graduate Board of Studies in History and Archaeology, Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Jnana Sagara, Bellary – 583 104, Karnataka
xxiii.
Member April 2013 April 2013 Committee for conducting counseling for allocating Guides to Candidates for pursuing Ph.D. in various subjects in the Faculty of Arts, Tumkur University, Tumkur
xxiv.
Member June 2013 June 2013 Committee for the Preparation of Academic Calendar for Post-Graduate Courses for the year 2013-2014, Tumkur University, Tumkur
xxv.
Chairman July 2013 July 2013 Admission Committee for the Academic Year 2013-2014 for admission of students to P.G. Course in History and Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xxvi.
Member July 2013 July 2013 Supervision Committee for P.G. Course Admission Counseling for the Academic Year 2013-2014, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xxvii.
Member (BoS) September 2013
Till date Board of Studies in Ancient History and Archaeology, Kannada University, Hampi, Vidyaranya - 583 276, Karnataka
xxviii.
Member September 2013
September 2013
Committee for Revision of Affiliation fees and preparation of Guidelines for Affiliation for the Academic Year 2014-2015, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
xxix.
Member October 2013 Till date Committee for the Implementation of Choice Based Credit System, Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka
19 Research Guidance
A Ph.D.
Name of Student Thesis Year
i.
B M.Phil. NIL
Name of Student Thesis Year
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20 Papers Presented/ Lecturers Delivered/ Sessions Chaired in Conference and Symposia (International)
(Tick below)
Details Paper Presented
Lecture Delivered
Session Chaired
i. “Evidence of Social Differentiation and Socio-Politico Organisation during the Megalithic Period of South India” (Paper submitted to the ‘First Inter-Congress of World Archaeological Congress’ held at the University of South Dakota, South Dakota, U.S.A. from 7th-10th Aug. 1989)
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ii. Comments on M.K. Dhavalikar’s paper ‘Excavation: The Scientific Method and Scientific Aids’ in Proceedings of the International seminar on ‘New Archaeology and India’, held at New Delhi from 15th-17th Oct. 1988.
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iii. Comments on M.L.K. Murty’s paper ‘New Archaeology: Its Applications in India’, in Proceedings of the International seminar on ‘New Archaeology and India’, held at New Delhi from 15th-17th Oct. 1988.
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iv. Comments on Makkhan Lal’s paper ‘Settlement Archaeology’ in Proceedings of the International seminar on ‘New Archaeology and India’, held at New Delhi from 15th-17th Oct. 1988.
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v. “South Indian Megalithic Culture : Database and its Applications” in Historical Social Research Vol.14, No.4 (1989): 17-23 (A joint paper with Dr.Ashok Marathe (Deccan College, Pune) and Dr. Mythili Rao (TIFR, Bombay), presented in Cologn Computer Congress, Cologn, West Germany, on 7th-10th Sept.1988) [ISSN No.0172-6404].
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vi. “Three Dimensional Potential of Mandalas” (with co-authorship of Dr. P.P. Apte) [Paper presented at the International Symposium on “Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism” held at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, from 27th-29th March, 1995] in Agnihotra: Studies in Indic Traditions – Prof.Prabhu Dayalu Agnihotri Felicitation Volume, Edited by K.K.Chaturvedi, R.K.Sharma and Gautam Bhai Patel, Sharada Publications, Delhi, 2004, pp. [ISBN: 81-85616-96-5].
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vii. “American Institute of Indian Studies and its Academic Programs” in the fair “America Days in Lucknow: Celebrating 60 years of U.S.-
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India Relations” under the auspices of American Embassy, New Delhi at Hotel Clark’s Avadh, Lucknow, 2007.
21 Papers Presented/ Lecturers Delivered/ Sessions Chaired in Conference and Symposia (National)
(Tick below)
Details Paper Presented
Lecture Delivered
Session Chaired
i. “Documenting an Earthquake Damaged Historical Monument: A Case Study of Puan-Ra’no-gadh, (Manjal), Gujarat” at the American Institute of Indian Studies’ Main campus, Gurgaon, 2004. [Curated Exhibition]
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ii. “Documenting a Jaina Pilgrimage Centre: Facets of Heritage at Tarangatirtha (Gujarat)” at the American Institute of Indian Studies’ Main campus, Gurgaon, 2007. *Curated Exhibition+
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iii. “Photo-, and Architectural Documentation of the State-protected Heritage of West Bengal” at the American Institute of Indian Studies’ Main campus, Gurgaon, 2006-2007. [Curated Exhibition]
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iv. “Photo-, and Architectural Documentation of the Indo-Islamic Monuments of Punjab-Haryana Region” at the American Institute of Indian Studies’ Main campus, Gurgaon, 2007-2008. [Curated Exhibition]
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v. “The River Goddesses in the Sculptural Art of India” at the India International Centre, New Delhi, from 8th to 18th October, 2009. [Curated Exhibition]
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vi. “Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya: A Nation Builder” a permanent exhibition at the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Bhavan, Tumkur University campus, Tumkur, 2012. [Curated Exhibition]
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vii. “Sepulchral and Non-Sepulchral Megalithic Monuments of the Iron Age Communities of South India: An Architectural Appraisal” in the Eleventh Annual Seminar on ‘Architecture in India: Text and Context’ held at Kolkata under the auspices of Centre for Archaeological Studies & Training, Eastern India, from 5th to 8th of November, 2006.
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viii. Defence Architecture in Karnataka: Some Theoretical Issues” in the National Conference on “Defence Architecture During Medieval and Early Colonial Karnataka”, held under the auspices of Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur, on 30th of November, 2011.
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ix. “Iron Age Megalithic Communities of South India: An Archaeological Appraisal” in the National Conference on “Recent Advancement in South Indian Archaeology” held at Shankaraghatta under the auspices of Department of History and Archaeology, Kuvempu University and Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Bangalore, Karnataka from 12th to 14th of April, 2012.
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x. “Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya as a Nation Builder and Educationist: Some Glimpses” (conjointly with Dr.M.Kotresh, Tumkur University, Tumkur) in the National Conference on “Indian Nationalism: From Past to Present” held at Jivaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh under the auspices of Akhila Bharatiya Itihasa-Sankalana Yojana, Delhi from 26th to 28th of October, 2012.
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xi. “Nationalistic Trends During Freedom Struggle of 1857 with Speical Reference to Uprisings of Kittur, Halagali, Surpur, Naragunda and Mundargi of Karnataka” (conjointly with Dr.M.Kotresh, Tumkur University, Tumkur) in the National Conference on “Indian Nationalism: From Past to Present” held at Jivaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh under the auspices of Akhila Bharatiya
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Itihasa-Sankalana Yojana, Delhi from 26th to 28th of October, 2012.
xii. “Cultural and Archaeological Heritage of India: Challenges, Prospects, and Directions”, Section Presidential Address, Archaeology Section, Proceedings of the 69th Session of the Indian History Congress, Kannur, 2009.
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xiii. As a Resource person to the 1st Refresher Course in History of the UGC-Academic Staff College of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for the College and University teachers (August 07 – 27, 2010), delivered three illustrated lectures on the 13th and 14th of August, 2010.
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xiv. Chaired a Session of the 39th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies held at Thiruvananthapuram under the auspices of Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala on the 13th November, 2011.
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xv. Chaired Parallel Session 9 of the National Conference on “Vedanta: A Holistic Approach” held at Tumkur under the auspices of Vedanta Bharathi, Krishnarajanagar and Tumkur University, Tumkur, Karnataka on the 27th of December, 2011.
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xvi. Chaired Session 3 of the UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on “South India in 18th Century” held at Tumkur under the auspices of Department of History, Sri Siddaganga College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women, Tumkur, Karnataka on 25th of February, 2012.
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xvii. As a Resource person to the Training Course on “Archaeological Exploration with Special Reference to Karnataka” of the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage of the Government of Karnataka (June 20th – 29th, 2012), delivered an illustrated lecture on the 24th of June, 2012.
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xviii. Keynote Address on the topic “Events in Post-Independent India” in the State Level Seminar on “Svatantrottara Bharatada Ghatanegalu” held at Tumkur under the auspices of Tumkur University Degree College History Teachers Forum, Tumkur, Karnataka on 26th of December, 2012.
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xix. Chaired First Session of the National Conference on “Contributions of Sree Narayanaguru” held at Bengaluru under the conjoint auspices of Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology, Tumkur University, Tumkur and The Mythic Society, Bengaluru, Karnataka on 28th of February, 2013.
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xx. As a Resource person to the 20th Refresher Course in History of the UGC-Academic Staff College of the University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka for the College teachers (July 17th – August 6th , 2013), delivered two illustrated lectures on the 18th of July, 2013.
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22 Books 04
Chapters 06
Details
1. Coördinator to the publication, The Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture, Vol. I, Pt. 4-B (Text & Plates), South India: Dravidadesa: Later Phase, c. A.D. 1280-1798. George Michell (ed.), New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 2001 [ISBN: 81-7304-436-8 (Set)].
2. The Temples in Kumbhariya (Gujarat, India) [Co-authored with Prof. M.A. Dhaky]. 2001. New Delhi/Ahmedabad: American Institute of Indian Studies & Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology [ISBN: 81-7304-434-1]
3. Megalithic Culture of South India: Socio-Economic Perspectives. 1994. Varanasi: Ganga Kaveri Publishing House [ISBN: 81-85694-05-2].
4. Proceedings of the International Conference on “Buddha’s Teachings for the Contemporary World”. 2003. Tumkur: Tumkur University [ISBN: 978-93-82694-12-0].
5. “Genealogical History of the Nayakas of Gingi (Senji), South India, and their Patronage to Art and Architecture (c.A.D.1506-1671)” in Vanamala: Festschrift A.J. Gail, Edited by Gerd J.R.Mevissen and Klaus Bruhn, Weidler Buchverlag, Berlin, 2006, pp.150-158 [ISBN: 3-89693-478-3].
6. “Geographic Overviews, Asia (South): Megaliths” in the Encyclopaedia of Archaeology (Vols.I-III), Editor-in-Chief Deborah M. Pearsall, Academic Press, New York, 2008, pp.745-755 [ISBN-10: 012548030X (Set)].
7. “The Maharangamandapa of Ramasvami temple, Kumbhakonam, Tamilnadu: An Architectural Allegory” in Kaladarpana: The Mirror of Indian Art (Essays in Memory of Shri Krishna Deva), Edited by Devangana Desai and Arundhati Banerji, Aryan Books International, New Delhi, 2009, pp.55-77 [ISBN: 978-81-7305-370-2].
8. “Current Perspectives on the Megalithic Culture of South India” in Hari Smriti: Studies on Art, Archaeology and Indology – Papers Presented in Memory of Dr.Haribishnu Sarkar (Vols.I-II), Edited by Arundhati Banerjee, Kaveri Books, New Delhi, 2006, pp.335-348 [ISBN: 81-7479-075-6 (Set)].
9. “Genealogical History of the Nayakas of Velur, South India, and their Patronage to Art and Architecture (c.A.D.1500-1604)” in Prajnadhara - Essays on Asian Art, History, Epigraphy and Culture in Honour of Gouriswar Bhattacharya (Vols.I-II), Edited by Gerd J.R.Mevissen and Arundhati Banerji, Kaveri Books, New Delhi, 2009, pp.242-250 [ISBN: 978-81-7479-096-5 (Set)]
10. “Itihasa Nirmisida Dhimanta Vyaktittva: Prof. S.C.Sharma” *in Kannada+ in Daksha: Tumkur Visvavidyanilayada Kulapatigalada Prof.S.C.Sharma ravarige Akshara Gaurava, Edited by Nityananda B. Shetty, Dr.S.C.Sharma Felicitation Committee, Tumkur, 2013, pp. 35-42.
23 Research Publications in Refereed Journals
Details
i. “Evidence of Social Differentiation and Socio-Politico Organization during the Megalithic Period of South India” (Paper submitted to the First Inter-Congress of World Archaeological Congress held at the University of South Dakota, South Dakota, U.S.A. from 7th-10th Aug. 1989) in Puratattva 20 (1989-90): 1-64 [ISSN No.0970-2105].
ii. Review of D.K. Chakrabarti’s (1988) ‘Theoretical Issues in Indian Archaeology’, New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers in Antiquity 64 (June 1990): 440-442 [ISSN No.0003 598X].
iii. “Socio-Economic Aspects of Megalithic Vidarbha” in Puratattva 15 (1984-85): 56-67 [ISSN No.0970-2105].
iv. “Subsistence Strategies during the Megalithic Period of South India” in Current Advances in Indian Archaeology, Vol. I (1993), Dattsons Publishers: Nagpur, pp.37-90 [ISBN: 81-7192-010-1].
v. ‘Comments on M.K. Dhavalikar’s paper ‘Excavation: The Scientific Method and Scientific Aids’ in Proceedings of the International seminar on ‘New Archaeology and India’, held at New Delhi from 15th-17th Oct. 1988.
vi. Comments on M.L.K. Murty’s paper ‘New Archaeology: Its Applications in India’, in Proceedings of the International seminar on ‘New Archaeology and India’, held at New Delhi from 15th-17th Oct. 1988.
vii. Comments on Makkhan Lal’s paper ‘Settlement Archaeology’ in Proceedings of the International seminar on ‘New Archaeology and India’, held at New Delhi from 15th-17th Oct. 1988.
viii. “South Indian Megalithic Culture : Database and its Applications” in Historical Social Research Vol.14, No.4 (1989): 17-23 (A joint paper with Dr.Ashok Marathe (Deccan College, Pune) and Dr. Mythili Rao (TIFR, Bombay), presented in Cologn Computer Congress, Cologn, West Germany, on 7th-10th Sept.1988) [ISSN No.0172-6404].
ix. “Three Dimensional Potential of Mandalas” (with co-authorship of Dr. P.P. Apte) [Paper presented at the International Symposium on “Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism” held at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, from 27th-29th March, 1995] in Agnihotra: Studies in Indic Traditions – Prof.Prabhu Dayalu Agnihotri Felicitation Volume, Edited by K.K.Chaturvedi, R.K.Sharma and Gautam Bhai Patel, Sharada Publications, Delhi, 2004, pp. [ISBN: 81-85616-96-5].
x. Cultural and Archaeological Heritage of India: Challenges, Prospects, and Directions”, Section Presidential Address, Archaeology Section, Proceedings of the 69th Session of the Indian History Congress, Kannur, 2009.
xi. “Megalithic Karnataka – A Locational Analysis” in Archaeology in Karnataka, Sundara, A.(ed.), Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Karnataka, Mysore, 1990 : 154-171.
xii. “The Rajagopura of Arunacalesvara temple complex, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu” in Ratnasri: Gleanings from Indian Archaeology, Art History and Indology [Dr.N.R.Banerjee Commemoration Volume], Edited by Arundhati Banerjee, Kaveri Books, New Delhi, 2013, pp.163-168. + Plates.
xiii. “Current Perspectives on the Megalithic Culture of South India.” In Archaeology in India: An Overview. New Delhi: World Archaeological Congress – 3 Special Volume. (In Press)
xiv. “Society and Economy during the Megalithic Period of South India.” In The History and Culture of Karnataka, Vol. I, A. Sundara (ed.). Hampi: Kannada University. (In Press)
xv. Megalithic South India : A Locational Analysis”, (Paper presented at a National Seminar on ‘Recent Studies in the Protohistoric Cultures of South India’, held at Dharwad, Karnataka under the auspices of Kannada Research Institute, Karnatak University, Dharwad, from 16th-18th March 1991) in Prof. Sundara Festschrift, Dharwad. (In Press)
24 Research Projects
A On going
Title of Project Funding Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned
i. Open Sculptural Gallery of Royal Emblems of Karnataka
Tumkur University, Tumkur
2013 Rs. 90,000/-
B Completed
Title of Project Funding Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned
i. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-, and Architectural documentation of 108 State-protected archaeological/ historical sites and monuments thereof of the Directorate of Archaeology & Museums of the Government of West Bengal
Government of West Bengal, Kolkata
2006-2007 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
ii. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-, and Architectural documentation of 10 select medieval Indo-Islamic sites and monuments thereof in the States of Haryana and Punjab
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), U.S.A.
2007 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
iii. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-, and Architectural documentation of 7 select ancient, early medieval, and medieval heritage sites and monuments thereof (including Indo-Islamic buildings) in the State of Haryana
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), U.S.A.
2008 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
iv. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on, “Catalogue of CA&A’s Hand-drawn Measured Architectural Sketches and Drawings on Ancient Buildings/Monuments of India” of the American Institute of Indian Studies and the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress, U.S.A. and AIIS, New Delhi
2005 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
v. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-, and Architectural documentation of historical & archaeological features at Taranga (Mehsana District, Gujarat State)
Sambodhi Sansthan, Ahmedabad
2007 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
vi. Principal Investigator and Team leader for the salvage documentation at Puan
Directorate of Archaeology &
2004 Routed thru the American Institute
Ra’no Gadh (District Kacch, Gujarat State), an early medieval site that had been badly damaged in the Gujarat earthquake of 2001.
Museums of the Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
vii. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-documentation of the displayed exhibits at five selected museums of the Government of Orissa
AIIS, New Delhi 1991 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
viii. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-, and Architectural documentation of 25 selected high-, and late medieval sites and temples thereof in the Tamil Nadu
AIIS, New Delhi 1993 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
ix. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-, and Architectural documentation of 62 selected high-, and late medieval sites and temples thereof in the Kerala
AIIS, New Delhi 1993 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
x. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Photo-, and Architectural documentation of 25 select un-protected archaeological/ historical sites and monuments thereof (ranging from early historical to late medieval period) in the West Bengal
AIIS, New Delhi 2006-2007 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
xi. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Additional documentation of 10 select medieval Indo-Islamic sites and monuments thereof in the States of Haryana and Punjab
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), U.S.A.
2010 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
xii. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on Additional documentation of 7 select ancient, early medieval, and medieval heritage sites and monuments thereof (including Indo-Islamic buildings) in the State of Haryana
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), U.S.A.
2010 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
xiii. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the American Institute of Indian Studies’ program on “Photo-archival Index Program”
Ford Foundation, U.S.A.; American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi
1991-2001 Routed thru the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), New Delhi
xiv. Principal Researcher and Team Leader (in association with Dr.M.Kotresh, Associate Professor, Department of Studies and Research in History & Archaeology and Dr.Siddalingaswamy Hiremath, Co-ordinator, Centre for Fine Arts, Animation and Design) for the Tumkur University’s “Open Sculptural Gallery” as a module for heritage awareness program for the general public.
In association with Tumkur University, Tumkur
2011-2012 Personal Initiative [In part supported by Tumkur Univesity, Tumkur]
xv. Principal Investigator and Team Leader for the program on “Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya: A Nation Builder”, a
Tumkur University, Tumkur
2012 Rs. 86,950/-
permanent exhibition at the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Bhavan, Tumkur University campus, Tumkur
25 Membership of Professional Organizations
i. Life Member, Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi.
ii. Life Member, Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune.
iii. Life Member, Itihasa Darpana (Quarterly), Bengaluru.
iv. Life Member, Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Canberra, Australia.
v. Member, World Archaeological Congress, Southampton, United Kingdom.
vi. Member, Editorial Board of “CA&A News” (Bi-annual Newsletter of the Center for Art & Archaeology of the American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon).
vii. Invitee Member of the Bi-National Committee of the American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi (1994-2010).
viii. Invitee Member of the Indian Advisory Committee of the American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi (1994-2010).
ix. On the Advisorial Board of “Archaeo Astronomy in Indian Context” of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, lent academic guidance and supervised the work on “Archaeo Astronomy during the Megalithic Iron Age period” undertaken by Shri Srikumar K. Menon, Department of Architecture, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal (from 2006 - 2012).
x. Member, Board of Studies, Institute of Archaeology of the Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India for a term of three years (2008-2010).
x. Member, Expert Committee of the Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India, for evaluating the preparation of UNESCO Nomination dossier for the extension of World Heritage site of Pattadakal (Karnataka, India) [November 2010].
xi. Member, Student Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka (from 2011- Present).
xii. Member, Executive Committee of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune (16th April 2013 - Present).
Others
An awardee of the UGC Junior Research Fellowship from 1981-1986.
26 Official Foreign Visits
i. “Archaeological Futures: Directions in Theory and Practice”, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Dec. 1989.
ii. Excavations of Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age site at Crickley Hill (Gloucester County, United Kingdom) in 1990.
iii. “Archaeology and Material Culture: The Way Forward”, Glasgow University Archaeological Society, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Feb. 1990.
iv. “The Excavator and The Specialist – Integration of Results From All Aspects of Archaeology”, Association for Environmental Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Sept. 1990.
