Heritage Science and Society
Despite the many challenges posed by the pandemic, the Heritage, Science and Society programme made critical progress in their research work in 2020-21. Studies were undertaken on the material culture of the Nilgiris and ancient Nilgiri metallurgy, the documentation and dating of a rock-cut temple and verification of a megalithic site in Kumaon Himalayas. Geospatial analysis for cultural heritage studies and on hydrological analysis in Badami to understand how natural resources were used for conserving water in historical times were conducted. A study on understanding pottery traditions through experiments was also undertaken.
Sharada Srinivasan Professor and Head School: School of Humanities Programme: Heritage Science and Society Room no: S 13 Tel: 080-22185125 Fax: 080-2218 5028 sharasri@gmail.com, sharadasrini@nias.res.in Sharada-Resume.pdf |
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Archaeometallurgy The metal composition of prized Chola bronzes including the Nataraja bronzes was studied, and the legacy of bronze casting in Tanjavur district comprehensively documented. Skilled metallurgical traditions were pointed to – ranging from specialised high-tin beta bronze vessels going back to megalithic periods, wootz steel production, gold mining evidence from the Tamil region and evidence for zinc extraction. A multi-institutional initiative “Digital Hampi” was coordinated, with its aim to document analysis of the heritage of Hampi using state-of-the-art technology. On metal crafts of the Cauvery region, on craft technology and sustainability in making icons, bells, lamps in the cultural heartland of Thanjavur district, in Tamil Nadu and lesser known practices in Kolar district in Karnataka, have been documented. |
Cultural Landscape Research Cultural landscapes are explored using geospatial data to identify unrecorded and undocumented features of built heritage, and the results of such analysis are used for preserving built heritage in the face of rapid urbanization and development. The research areas include: exploring sea charts and coastal maps made in colonial period to study cultural heritage and geomorphology along the Indian coast; identifying archaeological mounds in large Buddhist sites in Ganga valley like Nalanda, Bodhgaya and Vikramasila using stereoscopic satellite images, photogrammetric techniques, and carbon dating (using AMS techniques) bricks collected from unprotected mounds; historical water systems in the extended landscape of Malaprabha River Valley; characterising and managing built heritage sites; orientation of sacred structures of a few Buddhist sites and their astronomical association; and analysing spatial transformations in the city of Agra in the last 300 years. In addition, using remote sensing, GIS and ground surveys, resulted in the first quantitative assessment of the Nalanda’s site’s extent, but also identified structures of archaeological significance that lie outside protected zones. This could form a model for tackling the thorny issues of identification of the area to be protected. |
Megaliths and Early Monumental Architecture Various aspects of the Iron Age-Early Historic landscape of south India are being explored. An intensive survey of megalithic or Iron Age-Early Historic (IA-EH) burials at an archaeological site outside Chennai was carried out. The link between prehistoric monuments and later architecture has been studied. Through extensive field-based studies at a number of megalithic sites, the influence of megaliths on later structures like stupas and dolmens have been traced. Four new megalithic sites as well as a prehistoric rock-art site have been discovered and reported. The knowledge systems of megalith-builders constitute another aspect of study within this area. |
Early Temple Architecture A study of the earliest temples in stone, in southern India – under the Badami Chalukyas and the Pallavas, has been initiated, wherein early temple forms and their evolution in later periods have been studied. A method to diagnose antiquity of stone-craft based on an analysis of wedge marks on split stone has been developed. Specific areas where temples have been studied are – the Malaprabha Valley, the dominions of Rashtrakuta, Kalyani Chalukya and Hoysala rule, the temples of Kalinga and the Himalaya. A study of the life and work of early artisans is underway. |
Early Fusion Music An investigation on “Cross-cultural musical exchanges in colonial India from the late 18th to the early 20th century” has been undertaken. This project has three distinct components: examining instances of cross-cultural musicological exchanges during the said period in South India; in Bengal; and to examine the phylogeny of tunes through computational analysis of acoustic signals. |
Experimental Archeology A recently begun project focuses on pottery production and its relationship to archaeology and craft specialization. |
M B Rajani Archaeological landscape of Thotlakonda and Bavikonda near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: insights from remote sensing and GIS analysis https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/127/10/1180.pdf CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 127, NO. 10 Thotlakonda and Bavikonda, two important Buddhist heritage sites in Andhra Pradesh, were designated as protected in 1978. However, vague boundary descriptions have caused disputes between preservation advocates and developers. This study uses remote sensing and GIS to analyze the sites and surrounding areas, identifying archaeological features and evaluating the effects of recent land-use changes on their preservation. |
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S Udayakumar Preliminary investigation of the methods of making bone tools: an experimental archaeology perspective http://eprints.nias.res.in/2802/ In: Rajatarangini Recent Research in archaeology and History (A Festschrift for Prof. K. Rajan) Vol.1. Heritage India, Thanjavur, pp. 214-217. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Wootz Damascus Steel and Evidence from South Indian Antiquity Svastik Stories: Indian Traditional Knowledge Through the Lens of Science, CSIR-NIScPR Publication, p 6-12 The legacy of Wootz steel and its influence on Damascus steel swords endure as testaments to ancient South India's metallurgical expertise. Archaeological findings and historical records substantiate the region's pivotal role in steel making. Here, the author attempted to elucidate its technological advancements as well as its historical cultural relevance |
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Srikumar M Menon God on the hill and other stories https://www.storywell.in/ecommerce/academic-c140582834/god-on-the-hill-p630090507 Storywell Books, New Delhi. ISBN 9789395373234 |
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Sharada Srinivasan Assaying the eight metals of antiquity: Archaeometallurgical perspectives on Indian heritage https://www.icts.res.in/lectures/MLmar2024 International Centre for Theoretical Sciences Archaeometallurgy pertains to the technological study of metallic archaeological artefacts and art objects to gain insights into the manufacturing techniques and history of technology. It can also help in the better classification of archaeological artefacts through studies on provenance and sources of metal. Archaeometallurgy is increasingly becoming a widely inclusive discipline of archaeology that attempts to trace the history of ancient metal production, distribution and usage in antiquity and the related socio-cultural and economic ramifications. The early metals to be exploited were those that were found in the native state, followed by those that could be smelted or reduced easily from ores, while those that were more difficult to smelt were discovered later. The commonly used metals in antiquity included gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, and mercury. In the first lecture, Prof Sharada Srinivasan will explore the broader trajectory of the use of metals, and in Indian and particularly south Indian antiquity. The second two lectures point to some highlights of pre-industrial Indian contributions interspersed with insights from surviving craft traditions. These lectures draw on her archaeometallurgical studies on non-ferrous metallurgy in the skilled early use of high-tin bronzes and the making of statuary bronzes to the unique methods of extraction of metallic zinc, and in ferrous metallurgy in the use of wrought iron and high-carbon Steels and to later innovations such as the use of metal-cased rockets. Thus the lectures would point to the significance with respect to a broader global understanding of the history of science and technology. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Keynote Lecture on Indian Metals Heritage: Some Archaeometallurgical Insights Souvenir of International Conference on Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy in South Asia: Historical Perspectives, Dept of History, Mohanlal Sukhadia University |
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Sharada Srinivasan Investigating early iron finds from Mayiladumparai Tamil Nadu http://eprints.nias.res.in/2606/ In: Muthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Centenary National Seminar on 'Reflections on Cultural Development: An Archaeological Perspective' Proceedings, 22-23 Nov 2023, Chennai. |
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Srikumar M Menon Tusks of wisdom: The elephant in the Buddhist art of Kanaganahalli Co-Authored with Anindya Sinha, Composing Worlds with Elephants: Interdisciplinary Dialogues (Eds. Láine N, Rahmat K and Kiel P). IRD Editions, Montpellier, France, pp. 123-135. The Asian elephant has always occupied a prominent place in the art of the Indian subcontinent – from Harappan seals and prehistoric petroglyphs to the later plastic art of Buddhist stupas and temples of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. In this paper, we discuss the representation of elephants at the Buddhist stupa at Kanaganahalli, in northern Karnataka. Most of the sculptures are in shallow relief, on limestone, and are excellent examples of the quality of early Indian art, offering unique insights into the relationship between humans and the Asian elephant in the early centuries of the Common Era, and the various uses that captive elephants were subject to at the time. |
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S Udayakumar Ancient Iron Smelting in Nathara-Ki-Pal, Southeast Rajasthan History Today: Journal of History and Historical Archaeology: No. 19, New Delhi |
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S Udayakumar A Unique Bimetallic Antiquity from the Early Historical Site of Iswal, Rajasthan Pakistan Heritage: Vol: 10, 91-97, Department of Archaeology, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan. |
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S Udayakumar A Study of Art and Architecture of Avudayar Kovil Temple of Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu Art Style/Art & Culture International Magazine, Issue: 1, pp.106-116 |
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S Udayakumar The Traditional Craft of Leather Bellows-making: techno-ethnoarchaeological Perspectives from Sholapur, India the Crucible. Archaeometallurgical News. Historical Metallurgy Society News: Issue 103, Spring 2020, 4-5, Brunel University, U.K |
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S Udayakumar Initial exploration of the woodcraft techniques of Tamil Nadu Wood is good, Grow more. Institute of wood science and technology. Vol. 1(4): 47-50. |
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S Udayakumar Revisiting The Role Of Vishwakarmas In Indian Metallurgy (Lost-Wax Technique): Case Studies From Tamil Nadu And Kerala Co-Authored with Diya Mukherjee. INDICA/TODAY: 1 |
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S Udayakumar Experimenting with bones: Preliminary research on bone tool making techniques Animals in Archaeology: Integrating Landscapes, Environment and Humans in South Asia (A Festschrift for Prof. P.P. Joglekar) Volume 1 (Pankaj Goyal, Abhayan G.S., and Sharada Channarayapatna Eds.), pp. 279-287. |
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S Udayakumar Revisiting the Metal Working in Southeast Rajasthan: A Historical Study Co-Authored with Pandey. Peopling and Cultural Spread. Studies in South Asian Archaeology. In honour of Prof Vasant Shinde Edited by Ajmal Shah & Mumtaz Yatoo, Dev Publishers & Distributors. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Metal Mirror Marvel From Aranmula, Kerala:A Rare Specular Delta Bronze Craft. http://eprints.nias.res.in/2527/ SVASTIK Stories: Indian Traditional Knowledge Through the Lens of Science (Vol.1). CSIR-NiScPR, pp. 8-11. ISBN 978-81-7236-387-1 Mirrors are usually synonymous with glass in modern times. Metal mirrors are rare to find in the contemporary age. Yet, Aranmula is a place in Kerala, south of India which is famous for making metal mirrors from the alloy of copper and tin. It is a traditional art practiced by local communities of that village where the entire mirror is handmade. The best part is that the metal mirror is highly polished and carved out in such a manner that it gives an absolute point image with the highest quality of reflectance. This chapter takes its readers to a journey to unveil the history of Aranmula mirrors, its specifications, method of casting, and most importantly the science behind all these spectra to popularise this dying traditional craft of India. |
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Srikumar M Menon The Megaliths of Peninsular India and Their Possible Connection with Astronomy Yunli, S. and Longfei, C. (eds.) Astronomical Heritages in Asia-Pacific Areas: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Oriental Astronomy. Hefei: University of Science and Technology of China Press (198-206). |
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M B Rajani Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Tracing Ancient Itinerants and Early Medieval Rulers in the Forests of Bandhavgarh https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02666030.2022.2163067 Lahiri, N., Rajani, M. B., Sanyal, D., Banerjee, S., & Tiwari, S. (2023). Tracing Ancient Itinerants and Early Medieval Rulers in the Forests of Bandhavgarh. South Asian Studies, 39(1), 76–99. The paper describes the teams field work in the Bandhavgarh National Park and Tiger Reserve and its implications. The earliest remains go back in the form of caves to the 2nd century CE. Shrines of early medieval antiquity, sculptures, and reservoirs begin in the time of Kalachuri kings (7th century CE till the 13th century CE) and continue into the high medieval with Vaghela fortifications and palace remains (13th century CE onwards). |
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Mythrayi Harshavardhan Project Associate, Heritage Science and Society Programme Spatial Analysis and 3d Mapping Historic Landscapes—Implications of Adopting an Integrated Approach in Simulation and Visualization of Landscapes https://res.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c96385cee36c21eb5f2510c4&id=585e8c8357&e=ffe444b6f3 Proceedings of the Satellite Workshops of ICVGIP 2021, Vol. 924 |
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M B Rajani co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Mapping Archaeological Remains of 14th Century Fort of Jahanpanah Using Geospatial Analysis https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-4136-8_6 Pal, G.K., Rajani, M.B. (2022). In: Mudenagudi, U., Nigam, A., Sarvadevabhatla, R.K., Choudhary, A. (eds) Proceedings of the Satellite Workshops of ICVGIP 2021. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 924. Springer, Singapore. Delhi has been the center of political history for more than a thousand years. The present Delhi is an amalgamation of seven historical cities: Qila Rai Pithora (QPR) (extension of Lal Kot), Siri, Tughlaqabad, Jahanpanah, Firozabad, Dinpanah (Purana Qila), Shahjahanabad. Few of the forts have lost their contours owing to the growth and rapid urbanization of Delhi after India gained independence. |
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Gaurav Pal co-authored Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Science and Society Programme Mapping Archaeological Remains of 14th Century Fort of Jahanpanah Using Geospatial Analysis https://trebuchet.public.springernature.app/get_content/c347d62f-4213-4c53-ab93-4e8c9853bcbb?sap-outbound-id=70B97725E9866D5D3F8A4FD4FB35774CAC124778 Co-authored with M B Rajani. Proceedings of the Satellite Workshops of ICVGIP 2021 Delhi has been the center of political history for more than a thousand years. The present Delhi is an amalgamation of seven historical cities: Qila Rai Pithora (QPR) (extension of Lal Kot), Siri, Tughlaqabad, Jahanpanah, Firozabad, Dinpanah (Purana Qila), Shahjahanabad. Few of the forts have lost their contours owing to the growth and rapid urbanization of Delhi after India gained independence. |
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Rudrodip Majumdar co-authored Assistant Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Improved Geospatial Analysis of Shoreline Modification Using a Weighted-Average based Novel Formulation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/esp.5522 Co-authored with Asmita Mohanty, MB Rajani and Shailesh Nayak. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms This study presents a novel weighted-average method (WAM) that captures the detailed nuances of shoreline change patterns over long and short periods by considering shorelines belonging to five different time frames. Using the WAM, the average shoreline modification for the longer period (136 years with intervals of ~ 34 years) and for the shorter period (annual changes over a period of 5 years) have been calculated for the 9 km stretch of the Kollam coast in Kerala, India. |
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M B Rajani co-authored Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Improved geospatial analysis of shoreline modification using a weighted-average-based novel formulation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/esp.5522 Mohanty, A., Rajani, M. B., Majumdar, R., & Nayak, S. (2023). Improved geospatial analysis of shoreline modification using a weighted‐average‐based novel formulation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(5), 863-886. This study presents a novel weighted-average method (WAM) that captures the detailed nuances of shoreline change patterns over long and short periods by considering shorelines belonging to five different time frames. Using the WAM, the average shoreline modification for the longer period (136 years with intervals of ~ 34 years) and for the shorter period (annual changes over a period of 5 years) have been calculated for the 9 km stretch of the Kollam coast in Kerala, India. |
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Asmita Mohanty co-authored Post-doctoral Associate, Heritage Science and Society Programme Improved Geospatial Analysis of Shoreline Modification Using a Weighted-Average based Novel Formulation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/esp.5522 Co-authored with MB Rajani, Rudrodip Majumdar, Shailesh Nayak. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms This study presents a novel weighted-average method (WAM) that captures the detailed nuances of shoreline change patterns over long and short periods by considering shorelines belonging to five different time frames. Using the WAM, the average shoreline modification for the longer period (136 years with intervals of ~ 34 years) and for the shorter period (annual changes over a period of 5 years) have been calculated for the 9 km stretch of the Kollam coast in Kerala, India. |
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M B Rajani co-authored Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Science and Society Programme A geospatial study of the layout and extent of the eighteenth-century walled city of Hyderabad https://isgindia.org/jog-vol-16-no-2-october-2022/ Pal, G. K., & Rajani, M. B. (2022). A geospatial study of the layout and extent of the eighteenth-century walled city of Hyderabad. Journal of Geomatics, 16(2), 187-196. Hyderabad and Golconda are prominent medieval cities in Deccan India, claiming significant roles in shaping the transformation of the region in the 20th and 21st centuries. This study focuses on defining the contours of Hyderabad’s walled settlement, a fortified structure built around Hyderabad city, the capital of Hyderabad State after the fall of Golconda in 1687. |
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Gaurav Pal co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme A geospatial study of the layout and extent of the eighteenth-century walled city of Hyderabad https://isgindia.org/jog-vol-16-no-2-october-2022/ Pal, G. K., & Rajani, M. B. (2022). A geospatial study of the layout and extent of the eighteenth-century walled city of Hyderabad. Journal of Geomatics, 16(2), 187-196. Hyderabad and Golconda are prominent medieval cities in Deccan India, claiming significant roles in shaping the transformation of the region in the 20th and 21st centuries. This study focuses on defining the contours of Hyderabad’s walled settlement, a fortified structure built around Hyderabad city, the capital of Hyderabad State after the fall of Golconda in 1687. |
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M B Rajani co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Hydrological maps as a tool for the exploration of historical water systems at Badami, Karnataka, India https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12685-022-00309-8 Suganya, K., Harshavardhan, M., & Rajani, M. B. (2022). Hydrological maps as a tool for the exploration of historical water systems at Badami, Karnataka, India. Water History, 14(3), 309-333. The present study uses Remote Sensing imagery to identify water features and digital elevation model to generate hydrology maps (catchment and stream maps) and demonstrates the role of historical water harvesting systems in this landscape. The use of hydrology maps has enabled recognising the significance of the seemingly mundane looking, lesser-known small water harvesting structures that dot the landscape, which have sustained the millennium-old reservoir. |
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M B Rajani co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Exploring the forest and mapping its archaeology: Bandhavgarh National Park and Tiger Reserve, India https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/123/06/0772.pdf Lahiri, N., Rajani, M. B., Sanyal, D., & Banerjee, S. (2022). Exploring teh forest and mapping its archaeology: Bandhavgarh National Park and Tiger Reserve, India. Current Science, 123(6), 772-780. This article considers the historical signature in a segment of the Bandhavgarh National Park and Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, in order to understand how histories of occupation in jungles and wilderness where no settlements presently exist can be studied. |
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Sharada Srinivasan, S Ranganathan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Minerals and Metals in India http://eprints.nias.res.in/374/ Co-Authored with S Ranganathan. NIAS |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Casting Nataraja: Techniques of South Indian bronze casting http://eprints.nias.res.in/1992/ NIAS |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Metal Craft Heritage of Cauvery and Riverine Regions http://eprints.nias.res.in/1899/ NIAS |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Dating the Nataraja dance icon: technical insights. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Siva as cosmic dancer: On Pallava origins for the Nataraja bronze Routledge, 2004 |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic high-tin bronzes: ethnoarchaeological and archaeometallurgical insights on manufacture and possible artistic and musical significance. http://eprints.nias.res.in/602/ Man and Environment |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Art and Science of Chola Bronzes. http://www.sharadasrinivasan.com/data/chola-bronze.pdf Orientations |
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Sharada Srinivasan, Ian Glover co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Skilled mirror craft of intermetallic delta high-tin bronze (Cu31Sn8, 32.6% tin) from Aranmula, Kerala Co-Authored with Ian Glover. Current Science |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme On higher carbon and crucible steels in southern India: further insights from Mel-siruvalur, megalithic Kodumanal and early historic Pattinam. Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Jain bronzes in Karnataka: some art historical and technical aspects http://eprints.nias.res.in/244/ |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Swamimalai bronze casting: Chola traditions and changing parameters International Steel Institute of Japan ISIJ |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic and surviving binary high-tin bronze traditions in southern India: Tracing binary bronze usage to Harappan times Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Of Face and phases: High tin bronze metallurgy and South Indian and Tamil innovations http://eprints.nias.res.in/1083/ The Indian Institute of Metals NMD ATM |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Metallurgy of Zinc, High-tin Bronze and Gold in Indian Antiquity: Methodological Aspects https://insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol51_2016_1_Art05.pdf Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Indian high-tin bronzes and the Grecian and Persian world https://insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol51_2016_1_Art05.pdf |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Copper Smelting Slags at Ingaldhal Mines, Karnataka: Early Historic Satavahana Links https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1007%2Fs12666-016-1013-6?author_access_token=Rx31OQoocJnFup-d5tTNm_e4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6hJDwhE1CcFBb3mNZis02yP4D… |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Tamil Chola bronzes and Swamimalai Legacy: Metal Sources and Archaeotechnology https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1007%2Fs11837-016-1959-1?author_access_token=Wzdtg5IDroqqEsEz-yy7Qve4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY5eHSmLgpLa4Qb_gS-MB3pBWud… Journal of Metals, JOM |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Ultra-high “wootz”from crucible carburisation of molten iron: Hypereutectoid steel from Tamil Nadu Process at Mel-siruvalur https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/mthzEJMtV7PvudtNWsQX/full |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Iron Age beta (23% tin) bronze: Peninsular Indian bowls of Adichanallur, Nilgiris and Boregaon https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10426914.2016.1244843 |
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Sharada Srinivasan Early gold mining and jewellery: Some Insights from the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka https://www.nias.res.in/sites/default/files/2018-SCCSL-SharadaSrinivasan.pdf SAARC Culture 6 |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Goddess worship and the dancing form: Exploring ritual in Indian prehistory and South Indian antiquity |
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Sharada Srinivasan Chronology and metal sources of South Indian metal icons . New Delhi: Indian Council for Historical Research and Aryan Books International |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme On icons, vessels and mirrors from South India: tracing early use of tin, zinc and high-tin bronze Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic and Early Historic metalwork in southern India: some issues of technology, emergence and transmission Pragati Publications with Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Mirrors: Metal mirrors from India http://www.perspectivecreations.com/hsg/publications/encyclopedia_of_the_history_of_science_technology_and_medicine_in_non_western_cultures.pdf Berlin, Springer Verlag |
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Sharada Srinivasan, S Ranganathan, Kathleen D Morrsion, Carla M Sinopoli, Rangaiah Gopal co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme South Indian Iron Age iron and high carbon steel: with reference to Kadebakele and comparative insights from Mel-siruvalur http://eprints.nias.res.in/326/ Co-Authored with Carla M Sinopoli, Kathleen D Morrison, Rangaiah Gopal and S Ranganathan. Archetype Books, London |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Social History of Indian metalcrafts: Some archaeometallurgical and ethnoarchaeological insights http://eprints.nias.res.in/330/ Pearson and Longman, New Delhi |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic high-tin bronzes and India's living prehistory http://eprints.nias.res.in/282/ River Books, Bangkok |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Carving a global icon: The Nataraja bronze and Coomaraswamy’s legacy https://www.sahapedia.org/the-nataraja-bronze-and-coomaraswamys-legacy Edited by A Manatunga. Center for Asian Studies |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Indian iron and steel, with special reference to southern India. http://eprints.nias.res.in/606/ Edited by Jane Humphris and Thilo Rehren. Archetype Press |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Aspects of continuity in bronze and high-tin bronze traditions from pre-history to present day. http://eprints.nias.res.in/603/ Edited by D. P. Sharma. Kaveri Books |
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Sharada Srinivasan, S Ranganathan, G Juleff co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Telengana Field Survey: post-survey analysis of field data Co-authored by S Ranganathan, G. Juleff. National Institute of Advanced Studies and University of Exeter |
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Sharada Srinivasan, S Ranganathan, J Anderson, S Suwas co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme From the macroscopic to the microscopic: some scientific insights. Co-authored by S Ranganathan, J. Anderson and S. Suwas. National Institute of Advanced Studies and University of Exeter |
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Sharada Srinivasan, S Ranganathan co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Significance of wootz steel to history of materials science Co-authored by S Ranganathan. National Institute of Advanced Studies and University of Exeter |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Nataraja and Cosmic Space: Nature and culture intertwinings in the early Tamil tradition, http://eprints.nias.res.in/796/ edited by R. Narasimha. CP Ramaswamy Aiyar Institute of Indological Research, Chennai |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Iconographic trends in Rama worship: Insights from techno-cultural studies of bronzes. http://eprints.nias.res.in/796/ edited by N. Krishna |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Techno-cultural Perspectives on Medieval Southeast Asia and Southern India: Pallava bronzes and beyond. http://eprints.nias.res.in/357/ Edited by M.J Klokke and V. Degroot. NUS Press |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Aesthetics and foundations of science: Insights from Indian metallurgical traditions. http://eprints.nias.res.in/601/ Co-Edited by B.V. Sreekantan. Pearson |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Ancient Indian iron and steel and modern scientific insights http://eprints.nias.res.in/756/ Co-authored by Balasubramaniam, S Ranganathan, Alessandra Giumlia-Mair. NIAS Special Publication No. SP7-2015, Bangalore: National Institute of Advanced Studies |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Bronze Image Casting in Tanjavur District, Tamil Nadu: Ethnoarchaeological and Archaeometallurgical Insights. http://eprints.nias.res.in/756/ Co-edited by S Ranganathan Alessandra Giumlia-Mair. NIAS Special Publication No. SP7-2015, Bangalore: National Institute of Advanced Studies |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Elements of Siva’s dance: Finger-printing of Chola bronzes and the Reitberg Nataraja. http://eprints.nias.res.in/799/ Zurich Studies in Archaeology |
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Sharada Srinivasan Techniques of Bronze Casting http://www.perspectivecreations.com/hsg/publications/Techniques%20of%20Bronze%20Casting.pdf Co-authored with Tejpal Singh and Sanjib Kumar Singh. National Museum, New Delhi |
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Sharada Srinivasan From Temple to Mantelpiece: Changing Paradigms in the Art and Crafts of South Indian Metal Icons https://www.amazon.in/Traditional-Arts-South-Asia-Contemporary/dp/1872843328 Saffron Press: London |
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Sharada Srinivasan Key Metals and Alloys from Indian and South Indian Antiquity: An Archaeometallurgical Review http://eprints.nias.res.in/2109/ Rilem Proceedings |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Nataraja, Natesa and Orion: Archaeometallurgical and Archaeoastronomical insights into Dancing Siva Images http://eprints.nias.res.in/799/ C P R Publications |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Nataraja bronzes, art and technology https://www.abebooks.com/Re-envisioning-Siva-Nataraja-Multidisciplinary-Perspective-Paperback/31070320888/bd Co-edited by Anna Slazcka. Brill |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Ramayana bronzes from Chola to Vijayanagara times https://www.amazon.in/Multivalence-Epic-Retelling-Ramayana-Southeast/dp/8195279716 Co- edited by Pandya Dhar. Manipal Universal Press |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme The Cosmic Dancer. https://speakingtigerbooks.com/product/shiva-lord-of-the-cosmic-dance/ Co-edited by Karan Singh. Speaking Tiger Books |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Performing the Poromboke at the Urur-Olcott Kuppam Vizha, Chennai. https://www.routledge.com/Performance-at-the-Urban-Periphery-Insights-from-South-India/Turner-Srinivasan-Daboo-Sinha/p/book/9780367903381 Co-edited by Cathy Turner, Jerri Daboo, and Anindya Sinha. Routledge, Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies, Oxon, 2022 |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Performing Craft, Crafting Performance: from the tangible to intangible in craft and performance heritage https://www.routledge.com/Performance-at-the-Urban-Periphery-Insights-from-South-India/Turner-Srinivasan-Daboo-Sinha/p/book/9780367903381 Co-edited by Cathy Turner, Jerri Daboo, and Anindya Sinha. Routledge, Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies, Oxon, 2022 |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Pioneering Metallurgy: The Origins of Iron and Steel Making in the Southern Indian Subcontinent http://eprints.nias.res.in/2134/ Co-edited by Gill Juleff, and Srinivasa Ranganathan. National Institute of Advanced Studies and University of Exeter |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Metals and Civilisations http://eprints.nias.res.in/756/1/2015-SP7-Metals%20and%20Civilizations.pdf Co-edited by Srinivasa Ranganathan Alessandra Giumlia-Mair. NIAS Special Publication No. SP7-2015, Bangalore: National Institute of Advanced Studies |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme India’s Legendary Wootz Steel https://www.universitiespress.com/(X(1)S(n5ffs25vadzskk2k4zlthkwi))/details?id=9788173717215 Co-Authored with Srinivasa Ranganathan. Chennai, Universities Press |
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Sharada Srinivasan, Tejpal Singh, Sanjib Kumar Singh Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Ecstasy of Classical Art: Indian Bronze https://primo.getty.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=GRI&docid=GETTY_ALMA21186616150001551&context=L Co-authored with Tejpal Singh and Sanjib Kumar Singh. National Museum, New Delhi |
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Sharada Srinivasan, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Vijaya Bhatkar co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Cosmology and Nataraja https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/cosmology-and-nataraja-nao577/ Co-authored with, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Vijaya Bhatkar. New Delhi, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-authored Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Chola and Vijayanagara Bronzes: Archaeometallurgical Mapping of Shifting Iconographies http://eprints.nias.res.in/1480/ Banaras Hindu University Press |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811057373#aboutAuthors Co-Edited with Anupama Mallik, Santanu Chaudhury and Vijay Chandru, Springer Books |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-edited Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Performance at the Urban Periphery: Insights from Southern India https://www.routledge.com/Performance-at-the-Urban-Periphery-Insights-from-South-India/Turner-Srinivasan-Daboo-Sinha/p/book/9780367903381 Co-edited with Cathy Turner, Jerri Daboo, Anindya Sinha. Routledge, Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies, Oxon |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic culture of Meghalaya may help understand megaliths The Sentinel |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme AIHOLE HOLDS AN IMPORTANT HISTORY LESSON FOR STATE, FROM THE IRON AGE Bangalore Mirror |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Unfolding the Harappan Mystery The Week |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic Structures a Chance Discovery Hindustan Times |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme India’s Stonehenge Discovered in Karnataka Hindustan Times |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Lithic Melodies Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Sculptors of Yore Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Nostalgia Set in Stone Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme A Slice of Gandhara in Kanaganahalli Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Complex Pasts, Diverse Futures: Missives from the silent period in history Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Eclectic Architecture, Elegant Details: The Nagara Temples of the Hoysalas Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Hampi’s Granite Carvers |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Stories that Stones Tell Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Meet “Raya Asoko” of Kanaganahalli: The Only Inscribed Portrait of Emperor Ashoka Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Stunner at Somanathapura: The Keshava Temple Built by Somanatha Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Transient Cataract of Badami Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Ingenuity, Carved in Stone: Virtual Reconstruction of the Open Mantapas at Badami Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Art of Our Ancestors: A Newly Discovered Rock Art Site Near Aihole Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Art of Our Ancestors: A Newly Discovered Rock Art Site Near Aihole Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme 32. Treasures of Tungabhadra: the Kalyani Chalukya Temples at Chaudayyadanapura and Galaganatha Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme An Elephantine Pageantry: The Dasara Elephants of Mysore Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme 30. Springs of Water Wisdom: a tank from the Vijayanagara period at Chikka Benakal Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Rite of Sacred Bath Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Abodes of Lord Bahubali Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Cradle of Temple Architecture Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Hire Benakal: The Hill of the ‘Dwarves’ Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Beat of a Different Drum: “ringing stones” of the prehistoric world Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Beyond the Tourist's Badami Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme A Fortress in the Wilderness Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Land of Forgotten Temples Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Powerful Pachyderm Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Stone Wonders of Nilaskal: Megaliths and Mysteries Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Ancient Graveyard: Exploring Moryar Gudda in Karnataka – Stone Megaliths of the Iron Age in One of India’s Largest Necropolises National Geographic Traveller |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme A Peek into Sculptors’ World Deccan Herald Spectrum |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme 14. When Men and Mountains Meet (A survivor’s account of the Uttarakhand disaster of June 2013) The Outdoor Journal |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Ancient Landscapes of the Malaprabha Valley Architecture Updates |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Origins of Monumental Architecture Souvenir of Association of Architects |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Badami: An Ode to Sandstone photo feature in Indian Architect and Builder |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Badami: A Treasure Trove of Temple Architecture travel and Flavours |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Mission Rudragaira Mathrubhumi Yathra |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Welcome to Manipal NASA Magazine,MIT,Manipal |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Monsoons, Peacocks and a Little, Wild Place ZONASA Magazine, MIT, Manipal |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The day we trekked our way to eternity through mist and clouds The Indian Express |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme A big new window to the universe Science and Technology supplement, Deccan Herald |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Star Gazing Times of India |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Possible Infuences of India on Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Brief Review of the Archaeoastronomical Record Co-authored with Vahia M .N. In Orchiston, W. and Vahia, M. N. (eds.) Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy A Review of Current Projects and Future Prospects and Possibilities. Switzerland, Springer, 601-634 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-edited Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme From Megaliths to Temples: Astronomy in the Lithic Record of South India In Orchiston, W., Sule, A. and Vahia, M. (eds.) The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region. Singapore, Springer, 433-461 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-edited Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Burial Markers or Ancient Observatories? Indian Megaliths and the Archaeoastronomy Debate In Korisettar, R. (Ed.) Beyond Stones and More Stones, Vol. III, (In press), Mythic Society, Bengaluru |
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Srikumar M Menon co-edited Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Earliest Monuments: Protohistoric Antecedents for Later Monumental Traditions? In Padigar, S. V. (Ed.) Commemorative Volume for International Museums Day 2015 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme In Search of a Mythical Artisan: Tracking the Jakanachari Legend of Karnataka Co-authored with Apoorva G. In Rajesh S. V., Abhayan G. S., Preeta Nayar and Ehsan Rahmath Ilahi (Eds.) Human and Heritage: An Archaeological Spectrum of Asiatic Countries (Felicitation to Professor Ajit Kumar), Volume – II, Delhi, New Bharatiya Book Corp |
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Srikumar M Menon co-edited Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Replicating the Mountain: The Case of Temple Shikharas In Padigar, S. V., Shivananda, V. and Patil, C. B, (Eds.) New Facets of Indian Art, Architecture and Epigraphy , Delhi, Agam Kala Prakashan, 2020, 66-75 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Variants on a Theme: A Comparison of Five Dolmens of the “Hire Benakal Type” In Rajesh S. V. Abhayan G. S. Ajit Kumar Ehsan Rahmath Ilahi (Eds.) The Archaeology of Burials: Examples from Indian Subcontinent – Vol. II, New Bharatiya Book Corporation, Delhi, 2019, 361-395 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-edited Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Megaliths and Later Monuments In Kadambi, H. and Prasanna, D. A. (Eds.) Ancient India: Identities, Boundaries and Cultural Practices, Manipal Universal Press, Manipal, 2019, 137-192 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-edited Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Megaliths: New Perspectives for Future Studies In Korisettar, R. (Ed.) Beyond Stones and More Stones, Vol. II, 2018, Mythic Society, Bengaluru pp. 208-256 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Roots of Indian Astronomy Co-authored with Vahia M. N., Yadav N. In Ramasubramanian, K., Sule, A. and Vahia, M. N. (Ed.) History of Indian Astronomy – A Handbook IIT Bombay and TIFR Mumbai, 1-43 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-edited Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic Astronomy in India In Ramasubramanian, K., Sule, A. and Vahia, M. N. (Eds.) History of Indian Astronomy – A Handbook IIT Bombay and TIFR Mumbai, 63-83 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Megalithic Astronomy in the Indian Subcontinent Co-authored with Vahia, M. N. and Rao, K.In Basa K. K, Mohanty, R. K. and Ota, S. B(eds)Megalithic Traditions in India: Archaeology and Ethnography, Aryan Books International, New Delhi |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Built Environment Co-authored with Soans N. In Pani, N., Radhakrishna S. and Bhat K. G. (ed.) Imaginations and Their Times (2009) Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Perspectives on Early Astronomy in Indian Context Co-authored with Vahia M.N and Yadav N. National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delh |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Comets: Nomads of the Solar System Manipal University Press |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Ancient Stone Riddles: Megaliths of the Indian Subcontinent Manipal University Press |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Devidhura Revisited: A Re-examination of the Vestiges of “Megalithic” Culture Reported from Devidhura, Kumaon Co-authored with Adiga S.G .Rivista Degli Studi Orientali, XCIV: 2-4, 217-238 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Ek Hathiya Dewal: A Rock-Cut Nagara Temple at Thal, Uttarakhand Co-authored with Sudhakara G. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 8.2 (2020): 34-55 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Ephemeral Cataract of Badami: An Early Chalukyan Artificial Waterfall? Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, pp:364-380 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Remote Sensing Investigation of the Buddhist Archaeological Landscape around Sannati, India Co-authored with Gupta E., M.B. Rajani .Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports: 25 294-307 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Prehistoric Painted Rock Shelter or Chalukyan Workshop? New Discovery of a Rock Art Site near Aihole and its Examination in Context Co-authored with Padigar S.V. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 6: 2018. pp. 529-554 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Stories from Silent Stones: On the Shape of Wedge Marks as Diagnostic of Stone-craft of Different Periods Co-authored with Kuppa M.Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 6: 2018. pp. 438-486 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Finishing the Unfinished: Conjectural restoration of the Open Mantapas at Badami Co-authored with Komandur .K. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, pp. 344-396 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Temples of Memory: the Bhutnath Temple Environs at Badami as a Commemorative Landscape, Heritage:Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 5 pp. 576-605 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The “Round Mound” and its Structural Requirements: A Possible Scenario for the Evolution of the Form of the Stupa Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 4: 2016 pp. 26-46 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Curious Case of the Galaganatha Dolmen: Possible Links Between Protohistoric Monuments and Early Temples at Aihole Heritage:Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology II pp. 54-73 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Astronomical Significance of the Megalithic Sites at Nilaskal and Byse Co-authored with Vahia, M. N. and Rao .K. In Dikshit, K. N. and Kumar, A. (Eds.) The Megalithic Culture of South India (Special Report No. 6). Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi, 33-44 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme The Monument in the Landscape: using remote sensing to understand the south Indian megaliths Co-authored with Vahia M.N. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 4, Issue 12 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme A possible Harappan Astronomical Observatory at Dholavira Co-authored with Vahia M.N. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 16(3), 261-268 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Stone Alignment with Solar and Other Sightlines in South India Co- authored with Vahia M. N. and Rao.K. Current Science, Vol. 102, No. 5 ,10 March 2012 Pp. 683-684 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Stone Alignments with Solar and Lunar Sightlines in India Co-authored with Vahia M. N. and Rao K. Puratatva |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme New Discoveries of Stone Alignment and Megalithic Burials in Karnataka Co-authored with Vahia, M. N. and Rao.K. Man and Environment XXXVI (1) 92-95 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme Site Characterisation for the IUCAA Telescope Co- authored with Das, H. K., Paranjpye, A. and Tandon S. N. Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India ,27, 609-626 |
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Srikumar M Menon co-authored Associate Professor , Heritage Science and Society Programme A search for the 53-MHz OH line near G48.4-1.4 using the National MST Radar Facility Co-authored with Anish Roshi D. and T. Rajendra Prasad. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 356, 958-962 |
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M B Rajani co-authored Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Radiocarbon dating of historical bricks: exploring the unprotected archaeological mounds in the environs of excavated site of Nalanda https://insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/PINSA/PINSA_2019_Art27.pdf 1Das, S., Kumar, P., Rajani, M. B., & Chopra, S. (2019). Radiocarbon dating of historical bricks: exploring the unprotected archaeological mounds in the environs of excavated site of Nalanda. In Proce of the Indian Science Academy (Vol.85(3), pp. 619-628 |
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M B Rajani co-authored Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme A Geospatial Study of Archaeological Remains at Halebidu: An Integrative Approach to Identify Unexplored Features. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-020-01272-8 Das, S., Rajani, M.B. A Geospatial Study of Archaeological Remains at Halebidu: An Integrative Approach to Identify Unexplored Features. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 49, 1025–1034 (2021) |
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M B Rajani, Viraj Kumar co-authored Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Where Was Odantapuri Located? Archaeological Evidence Using Remote Sensing, GIS and Photogrammetry. https://www.ias.ac.in/describe/article/reso/026/09/1287-1304 Rajani, M. B., & Kumar, V. (2021). Where was Odantapuri located? Archaeological evidence using Remote Sensing, GIS and Photogrammetry. Resonance, 26, 1287-1304. |
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M B Rajani Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme The Significance of Ancient Water Systems and the Sacred Groves in the Landscape of Badami, Karnataka: A Geospatial Study https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-7128-9_17 Suganya, K., Harshavardhan, M., Rajani, M.B. (2022). The Significance of Ancient Water Systems and the Sacred Groves in the Landscape of Badami, Karnataka: A Geospatial Study. In: Blue-Green Infrastructure Across Asian Countries. Springer, Singapore |
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M B Rajani Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Archaeological Remains at Nalanda: A Spatial Comparison of Nineteenth Century Observations and the Protected World Heritage Site https://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/publication/2305 MB Rajani and Sonia Das. In:Anjana Sharma (ed.) Records, Recoveries, Remnants and Inter-Asian Interconnections: Decoding Cultural Heritage, ISEAS, Singapore, 2018, pp.239-256 |
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Kuili Suganya, Mythrayi Harshavardhan, M B Rajani Kuili Suganya is PhD Scholar; Mythrayi Harshavardhan is Project Associate; M B Rajani is Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme The Significance of Ancient Water Systems and the Sacred Groves in the Landscape of Badami, Karnataka: A Geospatial Study https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7128-9_17 Dhyani, S., Basu, M., Santhanam, H., Dasgupta, R. (eds) Blue-Green Infrastructure Across Asian Countries. Springer, Singapore. This chapter discusses the modifications carried out in the landscape of Badami in Karnataka to harvest water for the settlement since its establishment as an Early Chalukyan capital in the seventh century. The chapter also highlights the significance of sacred groves in the historic landscape of Badami. The remnants of fortified walls, temples, water features, and sacred grooves testify to the ingenious engineering systems that existed in the past. |
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Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Goddess worship and the dancing form: Exploring Ritual in Indian prehistory and South Indian antiquity https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358623281_GODDESS_WORSHIP_AND_THE_DANCING_FORM_EXPLORING_RITUAL_IN_INDIAN_PREHISTORY_AND_SOUTH_INDIAN_ANTIQU… Lietuvos Archeologija 47, pp 145-164 The paper explores female representations going back to the subcontinent's prehistory in Pre-Harappan Baluchistan to south Indian antiquity in a volume in honour of Lithuanian archaeologist Maria Gimbutas known for her writings on feminine representations in Neolithic Europe. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Head, Heritage, Science and Society Programme, Heritage Science and Society Programme Indian metallurgical heritage and archaeometallurgical approaches https://www.nias.res.in/sites/default/files/2022-SS-Intach.pdf INTACH Conservation Insights , 2022 pp. 68-81 Archaeometallurgy pertains to the technological study of metallic archaeological artefacts and art objects to gain insights into the manufacturing techniques and history of technology and to also the provenance and sources of metal which could help in their classification. The trajectory of some metals used in antiquity is traced in this paper. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor and Head, Heritage Science and Society Programme Casting Nataraja: Techniques of South Indian bronzes. (NIAS/HUM/HSS/U/BR/072/2019). |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor and Head, Heritage Science and Society Programme Book Review of "Early Indian Metallurgy: The Production of Lead, Silver and Zinc through Three Millennia in North West India" by P.T. Craddock, K.T.M. Hegde, L. K. Gurjar and L. Willies. London: Archetype Publications Ltd, 2017. Indian Journal of History of Science 54(3): 376-378. |
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Sharada Srinivasan co-authored Professor and Head, Heritage Science and Society Programme A landscape analysis of fortification in Tamil Nadu using satellite images. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 7: 195-210. |
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Sharada Srinivasan, Roli Mahajan co-authored Art & technology: Indian digital heritage. Digital Hampi Project. Culture360 Magazine, 18 May 2020. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor and Head, Heritage Science and Society Programme Decoding the Nataraja bronzes: A cosmic dance through the centuries. Live History India, 7 March 2021. |
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S Udayakumar, Sharada Srinivasan co-authored Traditional techniques of gold jewellery: A case study of Devakottai, Tamil Nadu. Journal of the Centre for Heritage Studies 1: 313-320 |
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S Udayakumar Traditional grains storage practices of Chettiar community in Tamil Nadu with special reference to Sivaganga district. Journal of the Centre for Heritage Studies 1: 305-311. |
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Srikumar Pullat Security Threats of 21st Century: Virtual Dialogue, 19 /20 November 2020 NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/R/MR/25/2020. |
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Srikumar M Menon Meet “Raya Asoko” of Kanaganahalli: The only inscribed portrait of Emperor Ashoka, Deccan Herald, 24 January 2020 |
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Srikumar M Menon The stunner at Somanathapura. Deccan Herald, 19 October 2019. |
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Srikumar M Menon Stones slanted towards science. Deccan Herald, 22 November 2019. |
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Srikumar M Menon The transient cascade of Badami. Deccan Herald, 8 June 2019 |
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Srikumar M Menon Learning from rural landscapes. Deccan Herald, 14 April 2019. |
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Srikumar M Menon Protohistoric megaliths or graves of chalukyan artisans: New discovery of a megalithic site near Pattadakal. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 7: 135-158. |
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Srikumar M Menon ReStandards, Spatial Framework and Technologies for National GIS In: New Facets of Indian Art, Architecture and Epigraphy (Essays in honour of Prof. S. L. Shantakumari) edited by C.B. Patil, S.V. Padigar and Shivananda. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, pp 66-75. |
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Srikumar M Menon Hampi’s granite carvers. Deccan Herald Spectrum, 26 December 2020. |
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Srikumar M Menon Vatapi's sandstone shapers. Deccan Herald Spectrum, 19 December 2020. |
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Srikumar M Menon Stories that stone tell. Deccan Herald Spectrum, 21 November 2020. |
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M B Rajani co-authored Nalanda: A tale in the twist. https://online.ucpress.edu/jsah/article-abstract/78/4/392/106982/NalandaA-Tale-in-the-Twist?redirectedFrom=fulltext Rajani, M. B., & Kumar, V. (2019). Nalanda: A tale in the twist. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 78(4), 392-408. |
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M B Rajani co-authored Remote sensing investigation of the Buddhist archaeological landscape around Sannati, India https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X18303997 Gupta, E., Rajani, M. B., & Menon, S. (2019). Remote sensing investigation of the Buddhist archaeological landscape around Sannati, India. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 25, 294-307. |
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M B Rajani co-authored Potential of geospatial technologies as a cognitive and spatio-visual tool for mapping the past. https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/national-security-vol-4-issue-1-article-mrajani&sdixit.pdf Rajani, M. B., & Dixit, S. (2021). Potential of geospatial technologies as a cognitive and spatio-visual tool for mapping the past. National Security, Vivekananda International Foundation, 4(1), 63-80. |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Variants on a theme: A comparison of five dolmens of the hire Benakal type In: The Archaeology of Burials: Examples from Indian Subcontinent edited by Rajesh S.V., Abhayan G.S., Ajit Kumar and Ebsan Rahmath Ilahi. New Delhi: New Bharatiya Book Corporation, pp. 361-395. |
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Srikumar M Menon, G Apoorva Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme In search of a mythical artisan: Tracking the Jakanachari legend of Karnataka In: Human and Heritage: An Archaeological Spectrum of Asiatic Countries edited by S.V. Rajesh et.al. New Delhi: New Bharatiya Book Corporation, pp. 497-524. |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Replicating the mountain: The case of temple shikharas In: New Facets of Indian Art, Architecture and Epigraphy (Essays in honour of Prof. S. L. Shantakumari) edited by C. B. Patil, Shrinivas V. Padigar, and V. Shivanand. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, pp. 66-75. |
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M B Rajani Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Patterns in past settlements: Geospatial analysis of imprints of cultural heritage on landscapes. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-7466-5 Singapore: Springer. |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor and Head, Heritage Science and Society Programme Decoding the Nataraja bronzes: A Cosmic Dance through the Centuries https://www.livehistoryindia.com/cover- story/2021/03/07/nataraja Livehistoryindia.com |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor and Head, Heritage Science and Society Programme Saga of the Tambura https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/fueling-dreams-of-education-934248.html Deccan Herald, 9 January, 2021 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Eclectic Architecture, Elegant Details (The Nagara Temples of the Hoysalas) Deccan Herald Spectrum, January 30, 2021 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Vatapi’s Sandstone Shapers Deccan Herald Spectrum, November 21, 2020 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Stories that Stones Tell Deccan Herald Spectrum, November 21, 2020 |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Flux and Continuity in Monument-Building Traditions in South India In Murphy, J. M. A. (Ed.) Rituals, Collapse and Radical Transformation in Archaic States. 161-184. London and New York, Routledge. |
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Srikumar M Menon, Agnihotri S Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Of Dwarves and Dolmens: Tracking the Little People Legends of Megalithic South India INTACH Journal of Heritage Studies, 4:1, 89-98 |
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Anupama Mahajan, Krupa Rajangam, Savitha Babu From Field Diaries to Institutional (ised) Authorship: Doctoral Journeys Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 55, 22. |
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M B Rajani Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Riverfront Gardens and City Walls of Mughal Agra: A Study of Their Locations, Extent and Subsequent Transformations Using Remote Sensing and GIS https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02666030.2020.1721119 Suganya, K., & Rajani, M. B. (2020). Riverfront Gardens and City Walls of Mughal Agra: A Study of Their Locations, Extent and Subsequent Transformations Using Remote Sensing and GIS. South Asian Studies, 36(2), 139–165. |
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M B Rajani, Ekta Gupta Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Historical Coastal Maps: Importance and Challenges in Their Use in Studying Coastal Geomorphology https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-020-00739-7 Gupta, E., Rajani, M.B. Historical coastal maps: importance and challenges in their use in studying coastal geomorphology. J Coast Conserv 24, 24 (2020). |
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M B Rajani Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Geospatial Analysis of Historical Cartographic Data of Kollam Fort https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-020-01181-w Gupta, E., Rajani, M.B. Geospatial Analysis of Historical Cartographic Data of Kollam Fort. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 48, 1567–1581 (2020). |
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Smriti Haricharan, Sharada Srinivasan, S Ranganathan, N S Nalini Smriti Haricharan is Assistant Professor; Sharada Srinivasan is Professor and Head; S Ranganathan is Honorary Visiting Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Fort Walls and Moats at Vallam, Thanjavur: Exploring Them Using Satellite Images. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology (7): 195-210. |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Megaliths of Pattadakal. Deccan Herald Spectrum, September 26, 2020. |
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Srikumar M Menon Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Jakanachari: An Artisan or a Collective Genius? Deccan Herald Spectrum, July 18, 2020. |
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M B Rajani Associate Professor, Heritage Science and Society Programme Landscape Morphology and Spatial Patterning of Archaeological Signatures When Viewed from Above. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-7466-5_2#:~:text=The%20landscape%20around%20an%20archaeological,guesses%20about%20the%20past%20l… Rajani, M.B. (2021). Landscape Morphology and Spatial Patterning of Archaeological Signatures When Viewed from Above. In: Patterns in Past Settlements: Geospatial Analysis of Imprints of Cultural Heritage on Landscapes. Springer Remote |
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Sharada Srinivasan Professor and Head, Heritage Science and Society Programme Metal Craft Heritage of Cauvery and Riverine Regions https://www.nias.res.in/sites/default/files/2020-RR-02-Sharada-Srinivasan.pdf Reports, 2020, NIAS/HUM/HSS/U/RR/02/2020), ISBN: 978-93-83566-37-2. |
WorkShop Experimental Approaches in Material Culture: Stone Tool Knapping Workshop Heritage Science and Society Programme NIAS 02 - 03 November 2023 |
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Workshop 'Manne', Pottery workshop (Hand-made & Wheel-made Pottery workshop) NIAS 24-25 Aug 2023 |
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NIAS Public Lecture Raja Ravi Varma: An Everlasting Imprint Ganesh V Shivaswamy , Advocate and Author JRD Tata Auditorium, NIAS, Bengaluru 19 July 2023, 15:30 hrs |
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NIAS Public Lecture LINGAYATA Prof Shivanand Kanavi, Adjunct Faculty, NIAS JRD Tata Auditorium, NIAS, Bengaluru 07 July 2023, 15:30 hrs |
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Workshop on remote sensing and GIS for archaeology, landscape morphology... Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Research using Remote Sensing and GIS technologies Inaugural Lecture by Dr. A.S.Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman, Department of Space Heritage Science and Society Programme NIAS Lecture Hall 18-22 July 2022 |
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NIAS Memorial Lecture Sixth C V Sundaram Memorial Lecture Annette Schmeidchen Heritage Science and Society Programme JRD Tata Auditorium, NIAS 12 May 2022 |
Prof. Sharada Srinivasan delivered twenty lectures/webinars on topics ranging from the archaeology of metals to sculpture in India and Goddess-worship and dance in prehistory.
Dr. Srikumar M. Menon participated in a conference on human-elephant relationships with Prof. Anindya Sinha and also delivered six other talks on topics like megaliths, Buddhist art etc. He published sic popular articles on Heritage in Deccan Herald Spectrum.
Dr. S. Udayakumar presented four online talks on craft heritage etc. and also conducted a pottery workshop.
Dr. Rajani M B. delivered five talks at various forums on topics like GIS in Heritage, and the Buddhist site at Nalanda etc. Dr. Smriti Haricharan delivered a lecture at a webinar on Iron Age in South Asia. She also organized several online lecture series with the help of Dr. S. Udayakumar, on different aspects of archaeology and heritage.