Nehru Trust Awards

Jitendra Pratap Singh

A study of Bihara ki Laka Kalayen, the Folk Art of Bihar

1999

This grant assisted me in my research work for a PhD dissertation on folk art in Bihar. The PhD dissertation was submitted in 2001.

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Nesaratnam Devasahayam

Study of prehistoric foreign tools in Indian Museums and Indian prehistoric antiquities in UK Museums and Institutions

Small Study and Research Grant (India)

1999

Archaeology Prehistoric Antiquities Museum studies

This grant allowed me to start a larger study of prehistoric Indian antiquities in both Indian and UK museums. The report which I submitted to the NTICVA at the end of the grant had chapters on foreign tools in Indian tools in UK museums such as the Institute of Archaeology, the British Museum, the Liverpool Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, the Pitt Rivers Museum., who supplied me with literature and some photographs.

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Subbiah Thangavelu

To study the art of Metal Casting

Small Study and Research Grant (India)

1999

Applied / decorative / ritual arts Metalwork Tamil Nadu

The grant allowed me to gain more knowledge of the subject , which I was able to communicate to other colleagues through a paper on Cultural Heritage and Scientific Preservation and through lectures and other interactions. My report " The Art of Metal Casting" was submitted to the Trust.

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Dr B Jambulingam

Study of the origin and spread of Buddhism in Tamil Nadu with special reference to the Chola country

Small Study and Research Grant (India)

1999

Buddhism Sculpture Tamil Nadu

I felt very happy at the time of receiving the award as my burden was reduced to some extent. For my thesis " Buddhism in the Chola country" I had to cover nearly 100 villages in and around the region. During the fieldwork I was able to photograph nearly 50 granite Buddhas in the area for which the only financial support was the NTICVA grant. I was also able to contact museums inside and outside India to get photographs of Nagapattinam Buddha bronze sculptures. The grant allowed me to carry out and complete this work in a nice manner.

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Karni Singh Jasol

Analytical study of museum education in Indian museums

Small Study and Research Grant (India)

1999

Museum studies Contemporary

I received the grant soon after completing my masters in museum management from the MS University of Baroda. The award came at the right point in my career. It gave me an opportunity to travel to important Indian museums and understand the status of museum education; my theoretical knowledge of museology was augmented by observing practical working of state and national museums. It also gave me an opportunity to interact with museum professionals from important Indian museums.

Nehru Trust Awards