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 List
of Award Holders :2002-2003
| 1. |
Miss Julie Barooah |
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Academic Services Officer,
Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology at the American
Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon, Haryana, for a study of the
masks (Mukha) of Assam in their socio-cultural context. |
| 2. |
Dr G Bhaskaran |
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Professor and Director, School of
Philosophy, Tamil University, Thanjavur, to study the cultural
background of the Thiruvannaikka temple; |
| 3. |
Miss Medha Bhatt |
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Intern, Publication Department,
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, for a study and catalogue
of the designs of the Banjara, Koruba, Rathva and other tribes; |
| 4. |
Ms K S Chitra |
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PhD student, M H Krishna
Institute of Indology, Mythic Society, Bangalore, for a study of the
religious objects of the Lingayat community in Kodagu District,
Karnataka; |
| 5. |
Mr Maninder Singh Gill |
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Research scholar, National Museum
Institute, New Delhi, for research on technical aspects of glazed
tile work; |
| 6. |
Mr Tiatoshi Jamir |
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Lecturer in Archaeology,
Department of History and Archaeology, Nagaland University, Kohima,
Nagaland, for ethnoarchaeological research on the mortuary practices
of the Chakhesang Nagas; |
| 7. |
Dr N Jayavidya |
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Project Associate, Music
Department, Tamil University, Thanjavur, for a documentation study
of fine arts in Tripuvanam temple WHERE? |
| 8. |
Miss Anaja Joshi |
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Project Coordinator, Indira
Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, for a study of
Kumaoni folk art traditions; |
| 9. |
Mr Alok Kumar Kanungo |
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Research Scholar, Deccan College,
Post-graduate and Research Institute, Pune, for an
ethnoarchaeological study of glass beads in Purdalpur; |
| 10. |
Miss Lathashree Ks |
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PhD student, Deccan College,
Post-graduate and Research Institute, Pune, for a village to village
survey of Chamarajanagar district to document temple myths and
legends; |
| 11. |
Mr Harinarayana Nilam |
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Director of Museums (Retd)
Government Museum, Madras, to prepare a history of the Madras Museum
from 1950-2001; |
| 12. |
Miss Ambika Bipin Patel |
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Temporary Curator, Department of
Archaeology, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara, to study and
document collections in archaeological museums in Kerala; |
| 13. |
Dr Raju Pounderai |
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Director of Museum (IC) &
Associate Professor, Tamil University, Thanjavur, for a study of the
umbrella in Tamil art; |
| 14. |
Mr P Sam Sathiaraj |
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Curator, Government Museum,
Madurai, Tamilnadu, for a descriptive catalogue of select hero
stones and memorial stones; |
| 15. |
Miss Vira Shah |
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Junior Research Fellow,
Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Post-graduate and
Research Institute, Pune, for a study of the cultural context of
structural temples in medieval (11th to 14t1i century) Maharashtra; |
| 16. |
Miss Meenakshi Sharma |
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Student, National Museum
Institute, New Delhi, for a photographic documentation study of
festivals of the Kinmaura tribe in Himachal Pradesh; |
| 17. |
Mr U N Sudharkarudu |
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Freelance researcher and
film-maker, Hyderabad, for documentary research on transitions in
the Telegu leather shadow puppet art form. |
2003-2004
| 1. |
Mr Riza Abbas |
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Independent scholar, for a study
of prehistoric rock paintings in the Parbati basin, Madhya Pradesh |
| 2. |
Mr Swarup Bhattacharya |
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Researcher, Institute of Tribal
History, Kolkata, for a study of the West Bengal boat race and the
culture of boats; |
| 3. |
Mrs Kalsi Deepshika |
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Student, National Museum
Institute, New Delhi, for a study of textile conservation in Indian
museums, and experiments to demonstrate the deleterious effect of
light on textiles; |
| 4. |
Mr Balagouni Krishna Goud |
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Conservator, Salar Jang Museum,
Hyderabad, for a study of jatprole jamindari; |
| 5. |
Mrs Japasri Karchaudhuri |
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Research Scholar, University of
Calcutta, Kolkata, for a survey of major black and red ware sites in
Birbhum District, West Bengal; |
| 6. |
Mrs K Moortheswari |
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Assistant Archaeologist, ASI,
Chennai, to study the tradition of sepulchral temples in South
India; |
| 7. |
Miss Kanan Pradeep Pandhya |
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Lecturer, Visva Bharati
University, Santiniketan, for a study of the Kathis of Kathiawad;
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| 8. |
Dr Sina Panja |
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Lecturer, Visva Bharati
University, Santiniketan, for archaeological fieldwork in Maida
District, to analyse the settlement pattern and paleaoenvironment of
9th - 1 ih century archaeological sites; |
| 9. |
Mrs Ambika Bipin Patel |
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Curator/lecturer, M S University
of Baroda, for an art historical study and conservation survey of
stone sculptures in the museums of Saurashtra; |
| 10. |
Dr J Raja Mohamad |
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Curator, Government Museum,
Pudukkottai, to document the wall paintings of the Ramalingavilasam
Palace, Ramanathapuram, and to study them in relation to the
political, social and cultural history of the region; |
| 11. |
Mr Subir Sarkar |
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Programme Assistant, Centre for
Archaeological Studies and Training, Kolkata, for a study of the
Jorbangla temples in West Bengal; |
| 12. |
Mrs S V Asanthi |
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Archaeologist, Department of
Archaeology, Government of Tamilnadu, for an iconographical study of
Varaha images in the Vaishnava temples of Tamilnadu; |
| 13. |
Mr D K Sebak |
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Student, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi, for documentary study of temples of the upper
Mahanadi and Tej valleys, Orissa; |
| 14. |
Dr V Selvakumar |
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Research Scholar, Department of
Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune, for a critique of rock art
research in India; |
| 15. |
Mr R Selvam |
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Technician, Audio Visual Centre,
Tamil University, Thanjavur, for video-documentation of ornamental
shell industries of the Ramanathapuram coast of Tamil Nadu; |
| 16. |
Dr Amrendra Kumar Singh |
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Senior Lecturer, Department of
Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology, A.P.S. University, Rewa,
for exploration and documentation of architectural remains in
eastern India; |
| 17. |
Mr Subbiah Thangavelu |
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Deputy Director (Retd),
Government Museum, Chennai, for research on iconometry and icon
makers. |
| 18. |
Mr P Umachandramaheshwari |
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Music teacher, L.R.R. Vidyalaya,
Srivilliputtur, for a study of the musical heritage of Sriandal
temple at Srivilliputtur, Tamilnadu. |
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