Small Study and Research Grant (India)

Dr J Raja Mohamad

A study of the coinage of the European trading companies on the Coromandel coast from the 11th century

Kritica K S Namchu

A cultural contextual study of the architecture of Kalimpong and Darjeeling

Veluswamy Suthanthiran A

Nageswaraswamy Temple: a Study

The award provided the financial support to undertake a study of the temple, and allowed me to take photographs of the architecture and images in the temple. This research will assist me in my teaching of M.Phil and PhD students.

Meghali Goswami Nandi

A study of textiles and jewellery of the Khashi and Garo tribes of Meghalaya state

Dorji Namgyel

Study of National Museum of Bhutan: Present and Future Prospects

This award was very useful in allowing me to develop a wide range of knowledge about the history and future prospects of the National Museum, and had a great impact on my career. The findings have been communicated to my colleagues in the National Museum and elsewhere.

Madhvendra Narayan

A study of problems in the care and handling of stone objects

Suresh Jayaram

A study of Hebbar and his contemporaries

This award was given to me when a student in MS University Baroda. It was timely and helped me to be more articulate by using photographs, travelling to Mumbai to meet the late K K Hebbar. My document was the first critical assessment of the artist and was published in Bangalore (where I was then Lecturer at Chritakala Parishath, in the local language Kannada.

Kudavayil Balasubramanian

Study of the Art of Temple Gateways

This award was useful in many ways. The project involved not only desk work but also fieldwork and funds were needed for both fieldwork and photography. The project included the study of gopuras, agamic and silpa texts besides literature, inscriptions and other evidence. The grant gave me great encouragement to carry out the project, and on its completion, more than five articles were produced.

Shrikant Arvind Pradhan

A study of miniature paintings of the Shorapur school of South India

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