Small Study and Research Grant (India)

Mr. Thangadurai T.

A study, documentation and mapping of the fortifications of Pudkkottai region from 1300 -1900 CE.

Aprajita Sharma

A photodocumentary study of Chinese Porcelain in India.

S. Udayakumar

Traditional Wisdom and current Perspective of Bronze Technology in Tamil Nadu; with special reference to Tanjore dist.

This award was given to me when I was pursing my Ph.D. first year. It was very helpful me to be more articulate by photography and travelling to Tanjore and Mamallapuram to meet many sculptors. My documentation is first work with detail work on bronze technology through theoretical and practical aspects. This award is very helpful to also practise the bronze image making by myself, with the help of practices knowledge I could understand the complete technology of bronze image making.

Soumi Sengupta

An archaeological investigation in the Tawa River Basin, Betul District, Karnataka

Sutapa Lahiri

Mature Harappan Architecture in Haryana: An Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspective

My interest lies in the study of Harappan period, application of ethnoarchaeology for understanding the continuation of tradition, and paleo-anthropological studies. In Indian context the application of ethnographic observation becomes very important since there is an amalgamation of modern as well as primitive tradition living together.

Kalyan Sekhar Chakraborty

The extraction and study of residues from Harappan pottery from the site of Kotada Bhadali, Bhuj District, and other sites in Gujarat.

Lahiri Sutapa Gita

The re-examination of material from the Harappan sites of Haryana, with reference to settlement archaeology, ethnoarcheology and paleo diet

R Ramesh

The examination of emerging settlement patterns between the Iron Age and the Medieval period in Salem region of Tamilnadu

SB Darsana

A study of burial customs in Tamil Nadu through the ages

Nitin Narhar Hadap

Survey, Documentation and study of Konkan woodwork art tradition

I undertook this project soon after submission of my doctoral thesis to the Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune in 2012. This award has helped me in conducting village to village survey of the wooden temple architecture that mostly belongs to 18th to 20th century. This is observed in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. The challenge was to document the wooden structure before its further deterioration by the weather and human encroachment (In this region a new concept, rather fad is spreading speedily which is harmful to the heritage structures.

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