Baluchar silk and temple terracottas: a comparative study of motifs
The award gave me a good opportunity to travel and visit many terracotta temples in remote villages in Bengal that remained unknown and undocumented. I have (2001) prepared a popular article and two research papers are ready for publication. I interact usefully with a stream of students and research workers from the Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati and Burdwan University Bardhaman.
Research of the origin and development of the Ganesa cult in Tamil Nadu
Technology of Megalithic structures in Tamil Nadu
These funds were very useful as seed money for ethnographic study in the Tamil region. Based on the above project, the following article was published: "Ethno-archaeology of stone-quarrying in Tamil Nadu - with special reference to Megalithic archaeology.
Prehistoric cave art of the Bhimbetka complex
The grant was received after I had completed background research on this project and was ready to go for my first field trip, an essential part of any archaeological research project. It allowed me to carry out fieldwork in Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh, and adjoining areas. This was my first field trip and had an enormous impact on my career in Archaeology. It formed the basis of my study and helped me to crystallize my ideas. After receiving this award I have continued with my research and documentation work on other sites in similar geographical settings.
