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Central Asian collections from Dunhuang

To study the Central Asian collections from Dunhuang and other sites now housed in the British Museum and the V&A museum, London

Review of the Harappan Culture in North-western Maharashtra: Cataloging a database

It has generally been suggested that the migration of the Harappan people ended in the Indus-Saraswati divide at Gujarat. Further study supported by the Nehru Trust has provided strong evidence to suggest that Harappan Culture moved considerably further beyond Gujarat and indeed spread deep into the Deccan (North-western region of Maharashtra). Although Harappan culture underwent significant changes during this period, identifiable practices were retained. The culture is recognizable as Harappan, though one may consider it a late phase transformed by the shift in geography. 

Mature Harappan Architecture in Haryana: An Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspective

My interest lies in the study of Harappan period, application of ethnoarchaeology for understanding the continuation of tradition, and paleo-anthropological studies. In Indian context the application of ethnographic observation becomes very important since there is an amalgamation of modern as well as primitive tradition living together.

Tribal Kotpad textiles and the methods of natural dyeing in the border zone of Orissa and Bastar

My first visit to this region was in the year 2000 to record the handcrafted tradition of Bastar when the agitation for Chattisgarh State was echoing across the entire region.

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