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.
Research of the origin and development of the Ganesa cult in Tamil Nadu
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.
Photo-documentation of mural paintings of Christian Churches of Kerala
By career I am a biology teacher, and my interest in the field of art is actually extra curricular. However I am trying to co-relate my career with the field of art by doing some studies related to art-conservation. I have conducted some studies on bio-deterioration of objects of cultural value in Kerala where this is (2001) a pioneering attempt. The encouragement and financial support provided by the NTICVA grant was helpful for preparing the background of the present study.
To survey and prepare a directory of museums and galleries in Tamil Nadu
Research on lower Himalayan sculptural art
