SR Rao

SR Rao ( Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao ; born July 1, 1922 in Anandapuram , Shimoga District , † January 3, 2013 in Bangalore , Karnataka ) was an Indian archaeologist who dealt with underwater archeology .

Life

SR Rao studied at the University of Mysore (BA, 1942) and Nagpur University (MA, 1946). As an archaeologist, he led several excavations in various Indian locations such as Rangpur , Amreli , Bhagatrav , Dwaraka , Hanur , Aihole and Kaveripattinam . As an author, he has written several books on his archaeological discoveries. For example, together with his archaeological research team, he discovered the port of the submerged Indian city of Lothal , which was part of the Indus culture , in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Fonts

• 1973: Lothal and the Indus Civilization , Bombay: Asia Publishing House, ISBN 0-210-22278-6
• 1979 and 1985: Lothal: A Harappan Port Town (1955-1962) , Vols. I and II, Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India, No. 78, New Delhi,
• 1985: Lothal , New Delhi: the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India
• 1991: Dawn and Devolution of the Indus Civilization , ISBN 81-85179-74-3 , Delhi: Aditya Prakashan
• 1992: New Trends in Indian Art and Archeology: SR Rao's 70th Birthday Felicitation Volumes , edited by BU Nayak and NC Ghosh, 2 issues
• 1994: New Frontiers of Archeology , Bombay: Popular Prakashan, ISBN 81-7154-689-7
• 1999: The Lost City of Dvaraka , National Institute of Oceanography , ISBN 81-86471-48-0
• 2001: Marine Archeology in India, Delhi: Publications Division, ISBN 81-230-0785-X

Web links

• The Hindu: Interview with SR Rao

Individual evidence

1. ^ Who's Who, Indian Personages , 1986, p. 326
2. ↑ Renowned archaeologist SR Rao passes away ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from January 3, 2013