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 List
of Award Holders :2008-2009
| 1. |
Dr A. Ekambaranathan |
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Professor, Department of Ancient
History and Archaeology, University of Madras, Chennai for a study
of Saiva icons in Tamil Nadu (6th - 9th centuries). |
| 2. |
Dr B. Jambulingam |
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Superintendent, The Tamil
University, Thanjavur, for a study of the Sabdhasthana Temples of
Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu and the festival of Sabdhasthana. |
| 3. |
Dr Manda M Nandurkar |
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Lecturer, Shri Shivaji College,
Chikli Dist. Budhana, Maharashtra, for a study of folk songs of the
tribal community of Maharashtra. |
| 4. |
Ms. Aparna Tripathi |
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Ph.D. Research Scholar, Dept of
History of Art, Banaras Hindu University for a socio-cultural and
artistic study of sculptures on the Pravesa Dwara of Chandella and
Solanki Temples. |
| 5. |
Mr. Simadri Bihari Ota |
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Director, Archaeological Survey
of India, National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities, Tilak Marg,
New Delhi for a history of conservation of monuments in Madhya
Pradesh. |
| 6. |
Dr Suresh Chandra Sharma |
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Research Associate, School of
Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
for an inductive research study on rock art of Korku Tribals in and
near Haldu and Matia villages, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 7. |
Dr Vithal Sukhadev Badiger |
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Deputy Superintending
Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Aurangabad Circle,
Maharashtra for a study of Yadava temples and cultural dynamics
through inscriptions. |
| 8 |
Ms Anjali Duhan |
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Independent scholar, for a study
of murals in Kurukshetra District, Haryana (18th-19th) Century A.D. |
2009-2010
| 1. |
Dr Riza Abbas |
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Project officer, Indian Rock Art
Research Centre, IIRNS, Anjaneri, Nasik, Maharashtra, for a study of
Indian cattle in the light of Neolithic and Chalcolithic rock art.
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| 2. |
Mr S K Ferdosh Alam |
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Senior Conservator, Mehrangarh
Museum Trust, Jodphur, Rajasthan, for documentation of the
conservation needs of historical monuments in Pandua, West Bengal.
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| 3. |
Mr M Nooruddin Ansari |
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Project trainee (conservator),
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, for a study
of the history and conservation needs of the monument Sarsota, at
Sahaswan, District Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4. |
Dr (Mrs) S B Darsana |
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Independent scholar, Thanjavur,
for an historical study of the work and writings on megalithic
monuments by antiquarian scholars from the early 19th century to the
mid-20th century. |
| 5. |
Mr V P Yathees Kumar |
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PhD student, Department of
History, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, for an archaeological
study of the change in settlement patterns of the Amaravathi river
valley between the iron age and early medieval times. |
| 6. |
Dr Manoj Kumar Kurmi |
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Assistant Archaeologist,
Aurangabad Circle, Archaeological Survey of India, for a review of
sites of the Harappan period in northwestern Maharashtra, with
particular emphasis on Daimabad, and sites in the upper reaches of
the Godavari, Tapi and Pravara rivers. |
| 7. |
Ms Kanan Pradeep Pandya |
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Teacher, the Galaxy International
School, Rajkot, Gujarat, for a study of Prabhasa, southern Junagadh
District, and its association with sun worship. |
| 8. |
Ms Pankaja Sethi |
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Founder, researcher and designer,
Kala Aur Katha, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, for a study to document the
cultural context of tribal Kotpad textiles on the border of Orissa
and Bastar. |
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