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Academic Profile

Name : Dr.K.RAJAN

Present Post : Professor

Institution : Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

Address for communication : Department of History

Pondicherry University

Puducherry – 605 014

INDIA

email: [email protected]

Mobile : 9500219125

Home Address : 4304, Annai Nagar

Mathakottai Road

Thanjavur 613 005

email: [email protected]

Academic Qualifications:

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Degree Year Discipline Name and Address of the Institution _________________________________________________________________________

Ph.D 1988 Archaeology Mysore University, Manasagongotri, Mysore

Karnataka State, India

Post Graduate 1982 Archaeology School of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of

Diploma India, 24, Tilak Marg, New Delhi - 110 001

M.A 1980 Anc. History & Madras University, Chepauk, Madras - 600 005

Archaeology Tamil Nadu, India

Other Qualifications

M.A 1985 Sociology Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar,

Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu , India

Certificate 1995 Remote National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad,

Sensing Andhra Pradesh, India

Certificate 1988 Oceanography National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula,

Goa, India

Certificate 1980 Sanskrit Madras University, Chepauk, Madras - 600 005

Tamil Nadu

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Career Profile

Position Organization/

Institution

Department From To

Technical Officer National Institute

of Oceanography,

Goa

Marine Archaeology

Centre

14.7.1987 31.12.1989

Lecturer Tamil University Dept. of Epigraphy and

Archaeology

02.01.1989 01.01.1994

Senior Lecturer Tamil University Dept. of Epigraphy and

Archaeology

02.01.1994 01.011997

Reader Tamil University Dept. of Epigraphy and

Archaeology

02.01.1997 26.07.2006

Professor Tamil University Dept. of Epigraphy and

Archaeology

27.7.2006 30.11.2006

Professor Pondicherry

University

Dept. of History Since 1.12.2006

AWARD

Recipient of the BEST TEACHER award for the year 2012 given by Pondicherry University

Recipient of the BEST TEACHER award for the year 2013 given by Pondicherry University

Recipient of the Certificate of Achievement for the year 2013 given by the Shanghai

Archaeology Forum under World Archaeological Discoveries

Academic visits abroad:

United Kingdom : 1. Visiting Fellow - Cambridge University under Commonwealth

Fellowship between 1st October 2004 and 31 March 2005 funded by

Association of Commonwealth Universities. Sponsored by UGC.

2. Visiting Fellow – Institute of Archaeology, University College London

under Charles Wallace Fellowship funded by Charles Wallace India Trust

Programme between January 8th 2002 and 17th March 2002.

3. Visiting Fellow - Cambridge University under Ancient India and Iran

Trust Fellowship Programme between February 25, 1999 and March

27, 1999.

4. Visiting Fellow - Cambridge University under Ancient India and Iran

Trust Fellowship Programme between March 15, 1998 and April 8, 1998.

France : 1. Visiting Fellow - Maison des Sciences de L'Homme under Indo-French

Exchange Programme in Social Sciences between October 8, 1998 and

November 10, 1998. Sponsored by UGC

2. Visiting Fellow - Archaeologies D’Orient Et D’Occident Et Science des

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Textes, Paris IV-Sorbonne University, Paris between 15th February and

15th March 2009

Japan : 1. Visiting Fellow - Gakushuin University, Tokyo between September 10,

2003 and September 20, 2003

2. Visiting Fellow - Gakushuin University, Tokyo between August 1, 2000

and August 7, 2000

3. Visiting Fellow - Gakushuin University, Tokyo between October 1, 1997

and November 30, 1997.

South Korea : Founder Member - World Megalithic Association. Explored the

Megalithic sites of South Korea particularly dolmen sites of Kochang,

Yang-am, Whasoon and Omgil-ri between December 5, 1998 and

December 13, 1998.

Sri Lanka : 1. Explored early historical sites in and around Anuradhapura between

August 30, 1999 and September 6, 1999.

2. Took participation in the exploration as a Member of the Indo-Sri Lanka

Foundation Programme between 17rd

Dec.-31st Dec. 2001.

Visiting Associateship

1. Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla for the year 1992-1994

2. Dept. of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune sponsored by University Grants Commission, New

Delhi for the year 1993-1994

UGC Visiting Fellow

1. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi under UGC-CAS scheme in November 2011

2. Venkateswara University, Tirupathi under UGC scheme in 2009

3. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry under UGC Scheme between October and December 2000

Life Membership in Professional Bodies

1. Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune

2. Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi

3. Society for Marine Archaeology, Goa (Executive Committee and Founder Member)

4. Rock Art Society of India, Agra ( Joint Secretary )

5. Indian Society for History and Culture, New Delhi

6. Indian Society for Greek and Roman Studies, Bareilly

7. Society for Maritime History, New Delhi

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8. Epigraphical Society of India, Mysore

9. South Indian Numismatic Society, Madras

10. Tamil Nadu Archaeological Society, Thanjavur (Secretary )

11. World Megalithic Association, Seoul, South Korea ( Founder Member )

12. Society of South Asian Archaeologists (Founder Member)

13. Society for South Asian Studies (Founder Member and Executive Committee)

Administrative/Member Positions

S.No Position Period 1. Member, Court of Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 13.11.2009 –

12.11.2012

2. Member, Central Advisory Board of Archaeology, Department of Culture, Govt. of

India

26.09.2009 –

25.09.1213

3. Member, Governing Body, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital,

Puducherry (Nominee of the University)

16.03.2010 –

15.03.2013

4. Member, Academic Council, Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women,

Pondicherry

2008-2011

5. Course Instructor for special coaching programme for SC, ST, OBC and minorities

students of Pondicherry University sponsored by Ministry of Social Justice and

Empowerment

2008-2009 and

2009-2010

6. Member, Assessment Committee for Marine Archaeology, National Institute of

Oceanography, Goa

2008

7. Member, UGC-Academic Staff College Advisory Committee, Pondicherry

University

25.10.2007 -

24.10.2009

8. UGC Review Committee Member, SAP Programme, Delhi University January 2008

9. Member, Board of Studies, Annamalai University 2007-2010

10. Member in Board of Studies, University of Madras, University of Kerala, Tamil

University and

Bharadidasan University

2003-2007

11. Chairman, Board of Studies, Tamil University, Thanjavur. 2003-2006

12. Honourary Consultant for Exhibition named "Kaalachakra" organised by the

National Library Board of Singapore on Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia.

2007

13. Member, Board of Studies, Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of

India

2008-2011

14. Member, Board of Studies, Kanchi Mamunivar PG Centre (Autonomus),

Pondicherry

2008-2011

15. Member, State Level Implementation Committee, National Mission on Monuments

and Antiquities, Archaeological Survey of India

2007-2012

16. Chairman, Board of Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 2006-2010

17. Member, School Board of Social Sciences and International studies, Pondicherry

University, Pondicherry

14.11.2008-

30.10.2011

18. Head, Dept. of Epigraphy and Archaeology, Tamil University, Thanjavur 26.3.2003 -

31.11.2006

12. Head, Dept. of History, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 16.01.2007 -

15.01.2010

13. SAP Coordinator, Dept. of History, Pondicherry University Since 01.04.2009

14. Head (i/c), Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Pondicherry

University

08.05.2010 -

30.04.2011

15. Member of High Level Committee for the Development of Arikamedu constituted

by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Govt. of Puducherry

11.03.2011-

10.03.2012

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16. Member, Board of Studies, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 25.07.2012 to

04.02.2013

17. Member, Board of Studies, Centre for Underwater Archaeology, Tamil University,

Thanjavur

12.09.2012 to

11.09.2015

18. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Epigraphy and Archaeology, Tamil

University, Thanjavur

14.11.2011 to

24.02.2012

19. Member, House Allotment Committee, Pondicherry University 13.03.2013 to

12.03.2014

20 Member, School Board of School of the Social Sciences, Pondicherry University,

Pondicherry

13.12.2012 to

12.12.1215

21. Member, School Board of Social Sciences and International studies, Pondicherry


01.03.2013 to

30.04.2016

22 Member, Board of Studies, Centre for Underwater Archaeology, (Distance mode)

Tamil University, Thanjavur

24.06.2013 to

23.06.2016

23 Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry

University

30.9.2013 to

30.9.2016

24 Chief Election Officer, Students’ Council, Pondicherry University 2013

25 Member, Annual Report Committee for the year 2012-2013, Pondicherry

University

2013

26 Member of Search-cum-Selection Committee, Director General, Archaeological

Survey of India

2013

27 Member of Search-cum-Selection Committee, Director General, National Museum 2013

28 Member, Discipline Committee, Pondicherry University 2013

29 Member, Inter University Collaboration and Research Cell 2013

30 Member, Annual Report Committee for the year 2013-2014, Pondicherry

University

2014

31 Member, Maritime History Museum Establishment Committee, Ministry of Culture,

Govt. of India

2015

32 Member, Sub-Committee of the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology,

Archaeological Survey of India, Govt. of India.

2015

33 Member, National Innovation Club at Pondicherry University 2016

34 Member, Board of Studies, Centre for Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University 2015-18

35 Member, Technical Committee for Explorations and Excavations, State of

Telangana

2016

36 Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of History, Pondicherry University 2016-2019

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Publications Books

S.No Title of the Book ISBN Publisher Year

1. Understanding Archaeology – Field

Methods, Theories and Practices

978-81-

907435-5-6

Manoo Pathippakam, Thanjavur 2016

2. Early Writing System – A Journey

from Graffiti to Brahmi

978-81-90745-

13-0

Pandya Nadu Centre for Historical

Research, Madurai

2015

3. Archaeology of Amaravathi River

Valley Porunthal Excavations

978-93-83221-

01-1

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav

Sangrahalaya, Bhopal and Sharada

Publishing House, New Delhi

2014

4. Iron Age – Early Historic Transition in

South India : An Appraisal

Padmashri Amalananda Ghosh

Memorial Lecture

Institute of Archaeology,

Archaeological Survey of India,

New Delhi

2014

5. Recent Researches in the Archaeology

of Tamil Nadu

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 2012

6. Archaeology of the Palani Hills – A

Case Study of Thandikudi

978-81-88934-

79-9

Sharada Publishing House, Delhi

and Heritage India Trust, Thanjavur

2011

7. Megalithic Builders of South India:

Archaeo-Anthropological

Investigations on Human Skeletal

Remains from Kodumanal

978173054105 Aryans Books International, New

Delhi-110 002

2011

8. Catalogue of Archaeological sites in

Tamil Nadu vol. 2

978-81-

907451-2-3

Heritage India Trust, Thanjavur 2009

9. Catalogue of Archaeological sites in

Tamil Nadu vol. 1

978-81907451-

1-6


10. Ancient Irrigation Technology – Sluice

Technology in Tamil nadu

978881907451

-0-9


11. Kalvettiyal (Epigraphy ) 978-81-

907435-4-9


12. Sanga Ilakkiyamum Akazhaivum

(Sangam Literature and Excavations)

-- Colombo Tamil Sangam, Colombo 2005

13. Excavations at Mayiladumparai - A

preliminary report

978-81-

907435-3-2

Manoo Pathippakam, Chennai 2004

14. Tolliyalnokkil Sanga Kaalam (Sangam

Age - An Archaeological View)

-- International Institute of Tamil

Studies, Chennai

2004

15. Archaeology: Principles and Methods 978-81-

907435-2-5


16. South Indian Memorial Stones 978-81-

907435-1-8


17. Archaeology of Palar Basin 978-81-

70902669

Tamil University, Thanjavur 2000

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Books as Co-author

S.No Title of the Book Authors ISBN Publisher Year

1. Megalithic Builders of South

India: Archaeo-Anthropological

Investigations on Human

Skeletal Remains from

Kodumanal

Veena

Mushrif-

Tripathy,

K.Rajan &

S. R,

Walimbe

97817305410

5

Aryans Books International,

New Delhi-110 002

2011

Papers Published

S.

No

Title of the Article Book/Journal/

Proceedings

ISBN/ISSN Vol.

and

No.

Year Page

1. Situating Iron Age Monuments in

South India: A Textual and

Ethnographic Approach

A Companion to South

Asia in the Past

(eds.) Gwen Robbins

Schug, Subhash R.

Walimbe

978-1-119-

05548-8

2016 310-

318

2. Understanding Contextual Position

of Burials in Archaeological

Investigations (keynote address)

International Conference on

Archaeology of Burial,

Department of Archaeology,

University of Kerala

2016 1-13

3. Kodumanal: An Early Historic Site

in South India Man and Environment 0258-0446 40(2) 2015 65-79

4. Kodumanal: An Early Historic

Industrial-cum-Trade Centre of

South India

Bulletin of the Shanghai

Archaeology Forum 978-7-03-

046343-2

1 2015 45-53

5. Rock Art in Vellore Region Rock Art: Recent

Researches and New

Perspectives (Festschrift

to Padma Shri. Dr.

Yashodhar Mathpal), Ajit

Kumar (ed.), Vol. 2, New

Bharatiya Book

Corporation, Delhi

81-8315-

263-5

978-81-

8315-263-1

2 2014 433-

446

18. Varalarruk Kalambakam (Ta.) (ed.) -- Manoo Pathippakam, Thanjavur 1998

19. Archaeological Gazetteer of Tamil Nadu 978-81-

907435-0-1


20. Archaeology of Tamil Nadu 978-81-

856380-6-5

Book India Publishing Company 1994

21. Kodumanal Excavations - An

Introduction (Ta.)

-- Manoo Pathippakam, Thanjavur 1994

http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302477.html?query=Gwen+Robbins+Schug

http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302477.html?query=Gwen+Robbins+Schug

http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302477.html?query=Subhash+R.+Walimbe

http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302477.html?query=Subhash+R.+Walimbe

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6. Recent Findings From Kodumanal

Excavations

Explorations in South Indian

History, (ed. M.P.Mujeebu

Rehman and

K.S.Madhavan), Sahithya

Pravarthaka Co-operative

Society Ltd., Kottayam,

Kerala

978-93-

84075-35-4

2014 153-

158

7. South Indian Inscriptions History of Ancient India –

Political History and

Administration (c. AD 750-

1300) :Regional Poers and

their interactions (ed. Dilip

K.Chakrabarti and Makkhan

Lal, Vivekananda

International Foundation and

Aryan Books International,

New Delhi

978-81-

7305-484-6

5 2014 525-

531

8. Life after Death: From Mortal

Remains to Monuments

Mapping the Chronology

of Bhakti: Milestones,

Stepping Stones, and

Stumbling Stones

Proceedings of a

workshop held in honour

of Paṇḍit R.

Varadadesikan, (ed.)

Valérie Gillet

978-2-

85539-138-

0

2014 221-

240

9. Spectrometric Analysis of

Archaeological Pottery Excavated

from Alagapuri, Tamil Nadu, India

Canadian Journal of

Basic and Applied

Sciences

2292-3381 2 (1) 2014 25-33

10. Spectroscopic characterization of

recently excavated archaeological

potsherds from Tamilnadu, India

with multi-analytical approach

Spectrochimica Acta Part

A: Molecular and

Biomolecular

Spectroscopy

1386-1425 133 2014 112-

118

11. Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas

History of Ancient India –

The Texts, Political History

and Administration Till

c.200 BC (ed. Dilip

K.Chakrabarti and Makkhan

Lal, Vivekananda



New Delhi

978-81-

7305-482-2

3 2014 276-298

12. Iron Age in Tamil Nadu


Protohistoric Foundation

(ed. Dilip K.Chakrabarti and

Makkhan Lal, Vivekananda



New Delhi

978-81-

7305-481-5

2 2014 592-614

13. Mayiladumparai







978-81-

7305-481-5

2 2014 769-776

14

New Delhi

14. Porunthal







New Delhi

978-81-

7305-481-5

2 2014 801-808

15. Thandikudi







New Delhi

978-81-

7305-481-5

2 2014 872-879

16. Archaeological Excavations at

Porunthal, District Dindugul,

Tamil Nadu

Man and Environment 0258-0446 38(2) 2014 62-85

17. Tamiḻ Brāhmiyiṉ kālam: Porunthal

maṟṟum Koḍumaṇal kāṭṭum

puthiya cāṉṟukaḷ

Thamizh Perayam 1 (1) 2014 26-31

18. Hinterland trade in relation to

maritime trade in Early Historic

Times – with special reference to

Kongu Country

Proceedings of the Seminar

on Imperial Rome, Indian

Ocean Regions and Muziris:

Recent Researches and New

Perspectives on Maritime

Trade, Organized by the

Institute for Research in

Social Sciences and

Humanities, Kerala

-- 2013 31-39

19. New evidences on scientific dates

for Brāhmī Script as revealed from

Porunthal and Kodumanal

Excavations

Pragdhara, Journal of U.P.

State Archaeology

Department

0973-5003 21-22 2013 279-285

20. Cultural Transformation from Iron

Age to Early Historic Times: A

Case Study of the Vaigai River

Valley

New Dimensions in Tamil

Epigraphy, (ed.) Appasamy

Murugaiyan, Cre – A

Chennai

978-81-

921302-4-8

2012 170-202

21. Early History of South India: Some

Issues and Reflections on Cultural

Transformation – Sectional

Presidential Address

Proceedings of the Thirty

Sixth Session – Ongole

2320-057X 2012 8-16

22. Date of Sangam literature and

Historical evidences (Caṅka

ilakkiya-k-kālamum varalāṟṟu-t-

taravukalum

Manarkeni 2249-9164 14 Sept.

-Oct.

2012

3-8

23. Mineral analysis in archaeological

pottery from Porunthal, Dindigal

dist, Tamilnadu, India by ft-ir

spectroscopic technique

International Journal of

Science Innovations and

Discoveries

2249-5347 2(1) 2012 53-60

24. Iron Age and Early Historic

settlement pattern in Amaravathi

Manaviki 3(1) 2011 17-41

15

river valley, Tamil Nadu

25. Nadukal Valipadu (Worship of

Memorial Stones)

Panpattiyal Nokkil Pandai

Tamilar Camaiya

Marapukal (In Cultural

angle Religious Traditions of

Ancient Tamils) (ed.)

Bhakthavatsala Bharathi,

Silambu N.Selvaraj and

R.Sampath

978-81-

85452-21-0

-- 2011 120-135

26. Mapping Archaeological Sites of

Tamil Nadu

Space, Time, Place Third

International Conference on

Remote Sensing in

Archaeology (ed.) Maurizio

Forte, Stefano Campana,

Claudia Liuzza

978-1-4073-

0659-9

-- 2010 393-398

27. Trans-Oceanic Cultural Relation

between South India and Sri Lanka

Navai (rd.) N.Athiyaman and

A.Thulasendiran, Tamil


-- -- 2010 11-28

28. A great past in bright colours Frontline -- 27(20) 2010 64-75

29. Rare finds from Porunthal Chemmozhi, A Quarterly

Newsletter from Central

Institute of Classical Tamil,

Govt. of India

-- 3 (2&3) 2009 45-47

30. Porunthal Excavations Chemmozhi, A Quarterly

Newsletter from Central

Institute of Classical Tamil,

Govt. of India

-- 3 2009 43-45

31. Jambai Tamil-Brahmi Inscription Saundaryashri: Studies of

Indian History, Archaeology,

Literature and Philosophy

978-81-

889346-1-4

--- 2009 999-

1005

32. Palaeolithic Sites in Kaveri Valley of

Ariyalur region, Tamil Nadu


33. Damili Graffiti and Cave Records Early Historic Tamil Nadu

c.300 BCE-300 CE (Essays

commemorating Prof.

K.Kailasapathy on the

twenty-fifth anniversary of

his death (ed.) K.Indrapala

978-955-

659-168-2

-- 2009 57-94

34. A Note on Porunthal Excavations Avanam, Journal of Tamil

Nadu Archaeological Society

0975-1831 20 2009 109-115

35. History of Archaeological research in

Tamil Nadu

Archaeology in India –

Individuals, Ideas and

Institutions (ed) Gautam

Sengupta and Kaushik

Gangopadhyay

81-7307-

103-9

-- 2009 197-226

36. Transoceanic Cross-Cultural

Relationship between Penninsular

India and Sri Lanka; 5th century BCE-

3rd Century CE

Journal of Indian Ocean

Archaeology

ISSN-0974-

1747

5 2008 24-35

37. Archaeological Context of Tamil-

Brahmi Script


Dravidian Linguistics 0378-2484 38 (1) 2009 57-86

16

38. Situating the Beginning of Early

Historic Times in Tamil Nadu: Some

issues and reflections

Social Scientist 0970-0293 36(1&2

)

2008 40-78

39. Further Excavations at Thandikudi,

Tamil Nadu


40. Rock Art in South India – A Status

Report

Purakala 0971-2143 18 2008 5-22

41. Archaeological Investigations at

Thandikudi, Tamil Nadu

Journal of Ancient Indian

History

24 2008 16-32

42. Emergence of Trade in Early Historic

Penninsular India

Archaeology of Early

Historic South Asia (ed.)

Gautam Sengupta and

Sharmi Chakraborty

978-81-

730712-1-8

-- 2008 529-556

43. Archaeological Investigations at

Thandikudi

Airavati, (ed.), R.Kalaikovan

et.al., varalaaru.com,

Chennai

-- 2008 149-176

44. The Earliest Hero Stones of India International Journal of

Dravidian Linguistics 0378-2484 36 (1) 2007 51-61

45. Thathappatti: Tamil-Brahmi Inscribed

Hero Stone


46. The Earliest Herostones of India History Today 7 2007 118-121

47. Thathappattiyil Tamil-Brahmi

Ezhuttuporippu perra nadukal (Tamil-

Brahmi Inscribed Inscription on a

menhir at Thathappatti)

Avanam, Journal of Tamil


0975-1831 18 2007 16-17

48. Varalarrukkalam - Cila Cintanaikal

(Formation of Early Historic Period -

Some Thoughts)

Varalaaru, Journal of

Dr.Rajamanickanar

Historical Research Centre

17 2007 123-139

49. Muciri-Alexandriya vaniga

udanpadikkai – oru tolliyal parvai

(Muciri-Alexandriya Trade Contract –

An Archaeological view

Tamilaka kadalsaar

varalaru – anmaikkala

aaivukal (Maritime History

of Tamil Nadu – Recent

Researches), N.Athiyaman

and P.Jeyakumar (eds),


-- 2006 33-45

50. The Emergence of Early Historic

Period in Tamil Nadu

Address of the Sectional

President, Proceedings of

the Twelfth Session of Tamil

Nadu History Congress,

AVC College,

Mayiladuthurai, 2005

-- 2006 160-165

51. Archaeology and Tamil Literature Negotiations with the Past:

Classical Tamil in

Cotemporary Tamil (eds)

M.Kannan and Calos Mena,

Institut Francais de

Pondichery and Tamil Chair,

Department of South and

Southeast Asian Studies,

University of California,

Berkeley

-- 2006 25-42

17

52. Pulimankombai Sanga Kala

Nadukarkal (Pulimankombai - Sangam

Age Herostones )



0975-1831 17 2006 1-5

53. Thandikudi Agzhaivu (Thandikudi

Excavations)



0975-1831 17 2006 143-150

54. Excavations at Thandikudi, Tamil

Nadu


55. Early Historic Archaeology of Tamil

Nadu

River Valley Cultures of

India (eds.)

K.K.Chakrabarthy and

G.L.Badam, Aryan Books

International, New Delhi

2005 273-282

56. Excavations at Mayiladumparai, Tamil

Nadu


57. Satiyaputo and Kera[la]puto in the

Light of Jambai Inscription

Sir Puspanjali (Recent

Researches in Prehistory,

Protohistory, Art,

Architecture, Numismatics,

Iconography and Epigraphy)

Dr.C.R.Srinivasan

Felicitation Volume (ed.)

K.V.Ramesh, et.al.,

Bharatiya Kala Prakashan,

Delhi.

2004 132-138

58. Traditional Gemstone Cutting

Technology of Kongu Region in Tamil

Nadu

Indian Journal of History of

Science

39(4) 2004 385-414

59. Sangam Age : An Archaeological

Perspective

Indian Historical Studies 1(1) 2004 1-22

60. Recent Investigations into the Iron

Age Culture of Tamil Nadu

Proceedings of R.B.Foote

Memorial National Seminar

on Indian Prehistory and

Protohistory (Recent

Studies) (ed.) A.Sundara,

Directorate of Archaeology

and Museums, Govt. of

Karnataka, Bangalore

2004 235-241

61. Early Maritime Contacts between

Rome and Tamizhakam

Proceedings of R.B.Foote

Memorial National Seminar

on Indian Prehistory and

Protohistory (Recent

Studies) (ed.) A.Sundara,

Directorate of Archaeology

and Museums, Govt. of

Karnataka, Bangalore

2004 295-305

62. Thandikudi akazhaivu (Excavations at

Thandikudi)



0975-1831 15 2004 146-148

63. Archaeology of the Pudukottai Region,

Tamil Nadu

Man and Environment 0258-0446 23 (1) 2003 41-56

64. Mayiladumparai akazhaivu

(Excavations at Mayiladumparai)



0975-1831 14 2003 120-126

65. Graffiti Marks of Kodumanal (India Man and Environment 0258-0446 27 (2) 2002 97-106

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and Ridiyagama (Sri Lanka)

66. Maritime Trade in Early Historic

Trade


67. Akazhaivil Avanagkal Tamilil Avanangal (ed.)

A.Thasarathan, et.al.,

International Institute of

Tamil Studies, Chennai

2002 113-121

68. Territorial Division as gleaned from

Memorial Stones

East and West 51(3&4

)

2001 359-368

69. Recent Advances in Early Historic

Archaeology of Tamil Nadu

Kaveri-Studies in Epigraphy,

Archaeology and History,

Panpattu Veliyeettakam,

Chennai.

2001 229-247

70. Pandaikuriyidukalum Eluttukkalum Tamilaka kalvettiyalum

varalarum (ed.)

Y.Subbarayalu and S.Raju


2001 1-18

71. Muciri-Alexandria Trade Contract: An

Archaeological Approach


Journal of Social Sciences

and Humanities

1&2 2000 93-104

72. Mani, Kacu, Kanam - An Explanation Studies in South Indian

Coins

10 2000 114-118

73. Archaeology of Tamil Nadu - Early

Historic Period

Tamil Nadu : An

Archaeological Perspective

(ed.) K.Damodaran

1999 1-17

74. Territorial divisions as gleaned from

Memorial stones

Journal of Epigraphical

Society of India

25 1999 79-91

75. Further Excavations at Kodumanal Man and Environment 23(2) 1998 65-76

76. Traditional Bead Making Industry Puratattva 0970-2102 28 1998 59-63

77. Archaeology of South Arcot region

with special references to megalithic

burial complexes


78. Role of Natural Resources in the

Development of Port in Tamil Nadu

Journal of Marine

Archaeology

7-8 1998

12-17

79. Kuriyidukalum Eluttukkalum Varalarrukkalambakam (ed.)

S.Rajagopal, K.Rajan,

et.al.,Manoo Pathippakam,

Thanjavur

1998 1-11

80. Early Maritime Activities of the

Tamils

Tradition and Archaeology

(ed.) H.P.Ray and J.F.Salles

1996 97-108

81. Archaeology and the Study of Sangam Studies in Social Sciences 3 (1) 1996 133-134

82. Kodumanal Excavations - A Report Gauravam - B.K.Gururajarao


K.V.Ramesh et.al. Harman

Publishing Co. New Delhi

1996 72-86

83. Petroglphs of Perumukkal,Tamil Nadu

Purakala No.1-2 7 1996 3-10

19

84. Rasapalayam Inscription Avanam, Journal of Tamil


0975-1831 7 1996 102-105

85. An Encyclopaedia for Indus Script Avanam Journal of Tamil


0975-1831 7 1996 137-160

86. Ancient Iron Production Centres -A

Case Study

Visvambhara - V.S.Pathak

Felicitation Volume , (ed.)

A.M.Shastri, et.al. Harman

Publishing Co. New Delhi

1995 20-23

87. Kodumanal Excavations Vagai Journal of Tamil Nadu

Archaeological Society

1 1995 251-255

88. Roman Coins in Coimbatore Region Role of Universities and

Research Institutions in

Marine Archaeology, (ed.)

S.R.Rao, National Instt. of

Oceanography, Goa

1994

177-180

89. Graffiti and Brahmi Script Avanam Journal of Tamil


0975-1831 4 1994 76-78

90. Musiri Port - Some New Evidences Avanam Journal of Tamil


4 1994 107

-110

91. Megalithic Culture in North Arcot

Region

Puratattava 22 1993 35-47

92. Some New Inscriptions at

Sittannavasal

Avanam Journal of Tamil


0975-1831 3 1993 100

93. Memorial Stones in Tamil Nadu New Trends in Indian Art

and Archaeology , (ed.)

N.C.Ghosh and B.U.Nayak,

Aditya Prakasan, Delhi

1992 251-270

94. A Chronological Note on the Punch

Marked Coins of Tamil Nadu

Studies in South Indian

Coins

1 1991 17-22

95. Rock Paintings in Dharmapuri Dt. Purakala 2 1991

51-70

96. Impact of Climate and Sea level

Variations in Historical Context

Recent Advances in Marine

Archaeology, (ed.) S.R.Rao,

National Instt. of

Oceanography, Goa

1991 122-124

97. New Light on Graffiti Marks Journal of Marine

Archaeology

2 1991 47-54

98. Stratigraphical position of the Russet

coated painted ware

K.V.Soundararajan


C.Margabhandhu,et.al.,

Agam Kala Prakashan, Delhi

1991

241-246

99. Archaeology of Dharmapuri District Man and Environment 0258-0446 16(1) 1991 37-52

100. Iron and Gemstone Industries as

revealed from Kodumanal Excavations

Puratattva 20 1991 111-112

101. New Light on Megalithic Culture Man and Environment 0258-0446 15(1) 1990 95-102

102. Seafaring Activities of Tamil Nadu

Coast

Marine Archaeology of

Indian Ocean Countries (ed.)

1988

22-24

20

S.R.Rao, National Instt. of

Oceanography, Goa

103. Port of Periapattinam Marine Archaeology of

Indian Ocean Countries

(ed.) S.R.Rao, National

Instt. of Oceanography, Goa

1988 107-108

104. Kodumanal Excavations Kongu Natiyal 1988 50-54

105. Megaliths of Kongu Region Tamil Civilization No.1&2 5 1987 78-90

106. Sculptural Representation of the Folk

Art at Darasuram

Nattupura Aaivukkovai 1987 836-839

107. Recent Investigations into the Iron

Age Culture of Tamil Nadu

Journal of Marine

Archaeology

5-6 1995-

1996

33-38

108. Port of Musiri Journal of Marine

Archaeology

5-6 1995-

1996

49-53

Co-Authorship

S.No Title of the Article Book/Journal/

Proceedings

ISBN/ISSN Vol.

and

No.

Year Page

1 Spectroscopic characterization of

recently excavated archaeological

potsherds from Tamilnadu, India

with multi-analytical approach

(G. Raja Annamalai, R.

Ravisankar, A. Rajalakshmi, A.

Chandrasekaran, K. Rajan)

Spectrochimica Acta Part

A: Molecular and

Biomolecular

Spectroscopy

1386-1425 133 2014 112-

118

2 Mineral analysis in archaeological

pottery from Porunthal, Dindigal

dist, Tamilnadu, India by FT-IR

spectroscopic technique

(R.Ravisankar, G. Raja

Annamalai, K. Rajan,

A.Naseerutheen and

G.Senthilkumar)


Science Innovations and

Discoveries

2249-5347 2(1) 2012 53-60

3 The Geo-Bio and Archaeological

Environment of Rock Arts in

Krishnagiri Region, Tamil Nadu

(S.Aruchamy, Rajan, K., Rao, M.V.,

and V.Subramanian)

Purakala 0971-2143 19 2009 144-153

4 Early Historic Agriculture in

Southern Tamil Nadu:

Archaeological Research at Mangudi,

Kodumanal and Perur

(Cooke, M., Fuller, D.Q., and

K.Rajan)

South Asian Archaeology

2003. Proceedings of the

seventeeth international

conference of the

European Association of

South Asian

Archaeologists (7-11 July

2003, Bonn). Aachen:

Linden Soft, 2005. (eds)

U. Franke-Vogt and H.-J.

Weisshaar .

978-3-

9292901-1-

0

2003 341-350

21

Sectional Presidential Address/Keynote Address/Valedictory

Addresses in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops S.

No

Seminar/Congress Title of the

Address/Article

Place Date

1. World Heritage Day Temples of Cholas Archaeological Survey of

India, Darasuram Temple,

Darasuram

18.04.2016

2. International Conference

on Archaeology of Burial Understanding

Contextual Position of

Burials in

Archaeological

Investigations

Department of

Archaeology, University of

Kerala,

11.01.2016

3. The World of Rock Art

Exhibition 2015

Rock Art of Tamil Nadu Indira Gandhi National

Centre for the Arts, New

Delhi; Tamil University,

Saraswathi Mahal

Library, Art Gallery and

Tourism Promotion

Council, Thanjavur

07.05.2015

4. National Level

Workshop on Research

Project and Thesis

Writing in History

Understanding the

Archaeological Sources

in a given cultural

context

Dept. of History,

NGM College, Pollachi

02.03.2015

5. National Seminar on the

Ideological Hegemony

of the Tamil Classical

Literature on the Socio-

Cultural and Political

Life of Tamil Nadu –

Through the Ages

Political Organization

during Early Historic

Times (Valedictory

Address)

Dept. of Tamil, Periyar

EVR College

Trichirappalli

27.02.2015

6. Ten days Workshop on

Sangam Literature: An

Archaeological View

An Archaeological

Perspective of Sangam

Literature

Dept. of Tamil, The

Gandhigram Rural

Institute – Deemed

University, Gandhigram

16.02.2015

7. National Seminar on The

Making of the Indian

Subcontinent: Indian

Ocean Perspective.

Kodumanal and its role

in Indian Ocean Trade

National Museum, Govt.

of India, New Delhi

06.01.2015

8. Cultural Awareness

Programme organized on

National Museum Day

by Archaeological

Survey of India and

Dept. of History,

Kumbakonam

World Heritage

Monuments and

Architectural Legacy of

Tamil Nadu

Govt. College for

Women, Kumbakonam

18.05.2014

9. Identity of Tamil

Culture-Kodumanal

Archaeological

Excavations at

Kodumanal

People Welfare

Organisation, Erode

14.07.2013

22

10. Inscriptions and

Excavations of Classical

Age

Recent Archaeological

Investigations in Tamil

Nadu

Govt. Arts College,

Ariyalur

01.02.2013

11. Social Formation and

Transformation during

Iron Age and Early

Historic Tamil Nadu

Sangam Age Tamil

Nadu – An

Archaeological

Perspective

Department of

Epigraphy and

Archaeology, Tamil


29.10.2012

12. Silver Jubilee Seminar,

Subramania Bharathi

School of Tamil

Language and Literature

Sangam Age – A Review Subramania Bharathi

School of Tamil

Language and Literature,


26.05.2012

13. National Seminar on

Marine Archaeology

with special reference to

Ancient Ports and

Maritime Centres in

Tamil Nadu

Early Historic Ports and

trade centres of South

India

Department of History

Providence College for

Women, Coonoor

05.10.2012

14. Andhra Pradesh History

Congress 36th

Annual

Session Presidential

Address – Ancient

Andhra History and

Archaeology Section

Early Historic South

India: Some Issues and

Reflections on Cultural

Transformation

Dept. of History

CSR.Sarma College,

Ongole, AP

07.01.2012

15. Keynote Address, UGC-

National Seminar on

Recent Trends in

Archaeology

Recent Excavations in

Marine Archaeology

Sri Meenakshi

government College for

Women, Madurai

28.01.2011

16. Keynote-Address,

Workshop on Epigraphy

Tamil-Epigraphy : Issues

and Interpretations

Pondicherry Institute of

Linguistics and Culture,

Pondicherry

21.01.2011

17. Keynote Address, UGC-

National Seminar on

New Horizons in

Ancient History

Recent Trends in History

and Archaeology

The Research

Department of History,

S.Vellaichamy Nadar

College, Madurai

07.01.2011

18. Valedictory Address,

National Seminar on The

Contributions of the

Tamils to Science and

Technology through the

Ages

Ancient Irrigation

Technology in Tamil

Nadu with special

reference to Irrigation

technology

Dept. Of History,

Annamalai University,

Annamalai Nagar

22.03.2010

19. Keynote Address,

Seminar on Recent

Archaeological

Excavations

Archaeological

Excavations in Tamil

Nadu with special

reference to Porunthal

excavations

Dept. of Epigraphy and

Archaeology, Tamil

university, Thanjavur

30.10.2009

20. Keynote Address,

National Seminar on

Recent Discoveries and

its impact

Recent Discoveries and

its impact on South

Indian History

Tamil University,

Thanjavur

5.02.2009

21. Valedictory address,

15th Refresher Course in

History

Historical Digital atlas of

South India

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar

Marathwada University,

Aurangabad

24.12.2008

23

22. 68th Session of the

Indian History Congress

Situating Early Historic

Times of Tamil Nadu

Delhi University, Delhi 28.12.2007 to

30.12.2007

23. 12th Congress of the

Rock Art Society of

India

Rock Art in South India

- A Status Report

Shreyas - Sultan Battery,

Wayanad, Kerala

26.10.2007 to

28-10-2007

24. Tamil Nadu History

Congress

Twelfth Session 2005

The Emergence of Early

Historic Period in Tamil

Nadu

A.V.C College

Mayiladuthurai

30.09.2005 to

03.10.2005

Endorment Lectures Delivered

S.

No

Name Title Place Date

1. Dr.Gift Siromony

Endowment lecture

Early Writing System – Some Issues and

Interpretations

Roja Muthiah

Research Library,

Chennai.

08.01.201

6

2. Padmashri

Amalananda Ghosh

Memorial Lecture

Iron Age – Early Historic Transition in

South India : An Appraisal

Institute of

Archaeology,

Archaeological

Survey of India,

New Delhi

25.08.201

4

3. Dr.T.Sundararaj and

Dr.N.Arunachalam

Endowment for

Fr.Anglade

Recent Archaeological Excavations in

Tamil Nadu:Fndings and Interpretations

St.Joseph’s College,

Tiruchirapalli

07.09.201

2

4. Prof.G.Venkata

Subramanian Ninth

Endowment Lecture

Historical Mapping of South India Department of

History

National College

Trichirappalli

06.04.200

9

5. K.V.Subrahmanya

Aiyer Endowment

Lecture

Tamil-Brahmi : Issues and Interpretations School of Historical

Studies, Madurai

Kamaraj University,

Madurai

01.08.200

8

6. Padmabhusan

Sri.K.R.Srinivasan

Endowment Lecture

History of Archaeological Research in

Tamil Nadu

Department of

History

Seethalakshmi

Ramasamy College,

Trichirappalli

25.8.2006

7. T.Muththukannappanar

Endowment Lecture

Recent discoveries and Sangam Literature Dept. of Tamil,

University of

Madras, Chennai

14.02.200

6

8. Sangarapillai

Memorial Lecture

Sangam Literature and Archaeological

Excavations

Colomo Tamil

Sangam, Colombo,

Sri Lanka

12.11.200

5

9. Dr.K.V.Raman

Endowment Lecture

Early Historic Archaeology of Tamil Nadu

Ancient irrigation Technology in Tamil

Nadu with special reference to sluice

technology

Dept. of Ancient

History and

Archaeology,

University of

Madras Chennai

05.09.200

5

24

10. Dr.N.Arunachalam

Endowment For

Archaeological Club

Sangam Age - An Archaeological

Perspective

Department of

History, St.Joseph's

College,

Trichirapalli

17.9.2004

11. Dr.Sivanthi

Adiththanar Endorment

Lecture

Tolliyal nokkil Sanga kaalam (Sangam Age

- An Archaeological view)

International

Institute of Tamil

Studies, Chennai

27.7.2004

Special/Invited Lectures Delivered

S.

No

Title Place Date

1. South Indian Neolithic and Megalithic and

Archaeological Excavations of Tamil Nadu

Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological

Survey of India

17.05.2016

2.

Sangam Literature and Archaeology Workshop on Sangam Literature and

Contemporary Literature, Department of

Foreign Countries, Tamil University,

Thanjavur.

30.05.2016

3. Cultural Transformation from Iron Age to

Early Historic

Centenary Lecture Series of the Department

of Studies in Ancient History and

Archaeology, University of Mysore

21.04.2016

4. Maritime Heritage of Tamils in the light of

underwater archaeological expeditions

Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur 17.10.2014

5. South Indian History in the light of recent

archeological discoveries at Kodumanal,

Porunthal and other Sangam sites

Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur 17.10.2014

6. Archaeological Excavations at Kodumanal Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological

Survey of India, New Delhi

13.06.2014

7. Recent Advances the Study of South Indian

Megalithic culture

Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological

Survey of India, New Delhi

12.06.2014

8. World Heritage Monuments and

Architectural Legacy of Tamil Nadu

Government College for Women

(Autonomus), Kumbakonam

18.05.2014

9. Ancient Irrigation System in Tamil Nadu Refresher Course in Geosciences, Academic

Staff College, Bharathidasan University,

Trichy

02.02.2013

10. Sangam Age – An interdisciplinary approach Refresher Course in Tamil, Academic Staff

College, Pondicherry University

05.02.2013

11. Recent Trends in Early Historic Tamil Nadu Academic Staff College, Madurai Kamaraj

University, Madurai

18.09.2012

12. Southern Megalithic Ceramics Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological

Survey of India, Govt. of India, New Delhi

22.08.2012

13. Understanding Literature in Archaeological

Perspective

Dept. of Tamil, Periyar University, Salem 20.02.2012

25

14. Irrigation Technology Dept. of Anc. His. And Archaeology, Faculty

of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

17.11.2011

15. South Indian Epigraphy and Numismatics Dept. of Anc. His. And Archaeology, Faculty


17.11.2011

16. Excavations at Thandikudi and Porunthal,

Tamil Nadu

Dept. of Anc. His. And Archaeology, Faculty


17.11.2011

17. Iron Age and Early Historic Archaeology Dept. of Anc. His. And Archaeology, Faculty


17.11.2011

18. Historical Atlas and Prehistoric Archaeology Dept. of Anc. His. And Archaeology, Faculty


17.11.2011

19. The antiquity of Tamil as gleaned from

Porunthal Excavations

Manarkeni, Pondicherry 13.10.2011

20. Cultural Heritage of India UGC-Academic Staff College, Pondicherry

University

04.08.2011

21. Early Historic Urbanization in South India Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological

Survey of India, Delhi

31.05.2011

22. Landscape Archaeology Department of Geography, School of

Geosciences, Bharathidasan University

25.03.2011

-

27.03.2011

23. Megalithic Culture of South India Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological

Survey of India, Delhi

30.05.2011

24. Archaeology and Science Orientation Course, Academic Staff College,


16.12.2010

25. Introduction to the Iron Age and Early

Historic in Southern India

Poltrain Workshop on the eve Golden Jubilee

of the Palynology Lab., French Institute of

Pondicherry

07.12.2010

26.

Archaeology and Science ICSSR sponsored training course on

Methodology of Social sciences, Dept. of

Politics and International Studies,

Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

11.10.2010

27. The Role of Science in Archaeology Earth Science Seminar Hall, Pondicherry


07.10.2010

28. Sangam Age – An Archaeological

Perspective

Srimat Sivagnana Balaya Swamigal Tamil,

Arts and Science College, Mayilam

25.08.2010

29. Role of Literature in Archaeological

Explorations

Tamil University, Thanjavur 13.3.2010

30. Archaeological approach to Sangam

Literature

Periyar Research Centre, Bharadidasan

University, Trichirappalli

21.12.2009

31. Trade and Technology as a reflector of

Social changes

Refresher course on the Social History of

Tamil Nadu – Recent Trends

16.11.2009

32. Recent Advances in Archaeological Studies Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal

Nehru University, New Delhi

13.11.2009

33. Ancient Irrigation Technology in Tamil Refresher Course in History and Cultural 21.10.2009

26

Nadu studies, Academic Staff College, Pondicherry

University

34. Historical Atlas of South India Refresher Course in History and Cultural

studies, Academic Staff College, Pondicherry

University

21.10.2009

35. Primary Sources in Historical Writing History Association Day, Dept. of History,

Kanchi Mamunivar PG Centre, Puducherry

20.3.2008

36.

Sangam Age : An Archaeological

Perspective

Bharathidasan Advance Centre,

Bharathidasan

University, Trichy

07.03.2008

37. Archaeological Excavations Dept. of Tamil, Kanchi Mamunivar PG

Centre, Puducherry

12.02.2008

38. Recent Discoveries and its impact on south

Indian History

Historical Society of Pondicherry,

Puducherry

7.7.2007

39. Recent Advances in Archaeology History Association Day, Bharathidasan

Govt. College for Women, Pondicherry

7.3.2007

40. Archaeology and writing of local history Dept. of Indology, French Institute of

Pondicherry, Pondicherry

15.02.2007

41. Sangam Age - as gleaned from

archaeological evidences

UGC sponsored Refresher Course, Dept. of

Tamil, University of Madras, Chennai

9.11.2006

42. Archaeology of Early Historic Period UGC sponsored Refresher Course, Dept. of

History, Bharadidasan University,

Trichirappalli

17.8.2006

43. Recent archaeological findings in Tamil

Nadu

Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge 28.01.2005

44. Recent archaeological findings in Tamil

Nadu

Ancient India Iran Trust, Cambridge 28.01.2005

45. Tamil Nadu Archaeology UGC sponsored refresher Course, Dept. of

Tamil studies in Foreign Countries, Tamil


6.10.2003

46. Archaeology : Principles and Methods Lady Doke College, Madurai 22.08.2003

47. Trade between India and Sri Lanka in ancient

Times

Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo

28.12.2001

48. Status of Underwater Archaeology in India

UGC sponsored refresher Course, Dept. of

sculpture, Tamil University, Thanjavur

6.10.2001

49. Marine Archaeology UGC Seminar on Facets of History, SRC,

Trichy

12.2.2001

50. South Indian Memorial Stones UGC Refresher Course on Indian Art History

and its Multi-sided importance, Tamil


23.9.2000

51. Megalithic Culture in South India Academic Staff College, Calicut University,

Calicut

10.7.2000

27

52. Port Towns of South India Academic Staff College, Calicut University,

Calicut

10.7.2000

53. New Trends in History Kundavai Natchiyar Govt. Arts College 07.2.2000

54. Underwater Archaeology Academic Staff College, Pondicherry

Refresher Course in History

16.3.2000

55. Early Historic Archaeology

of Tamil Nadu

Academic Staff College, Pondicherry

Refresher Course in History

17.3.2000

56. Sangam Age - An Archaeological View

Pondicherry Institute of Language and

Culture, Pondicherry

19.8.1998

57. Recent discoveries in Japan Archaeology Deccan College, Pune

23.1.1998

58. Megalithic Culture of South India Yayoi Museum, Osaka, Japan 27.11.1997

59. Evolution of Script in India Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and

culture, Pondicherry

4.8.1997

60. Marine Archaeology in India Telugu University, Srisailam 22,

23.1.1997

61. Marine Archaeological Activity in India and

its Importance

Archaeological Survey of India, Madras

19.04.1995

62. Poompuhar Underwater Archaeological

Excavation

All India Radio, Tiruchirappalli 18.11.1994

63. Archaeology of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department,

Madras

29.09.1994

64. Marine Archaeological Explorations GTN College, Dindugal 21.02.1994

65. Megalithic Culture in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department,

Madras.

20.10.1993

66. Kodumanal Excavations and Dwaraka

Underwater Archaeological Explorations

Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Dept,

Coimbatore

21.10.1992

67. Evolution of Memorial Stone Academic Staff College, Calicut University,

Calicut

20.09.1992

68. Under Water Archaeology - Dwaraka Academic Staff College, Calicut University,

Calicut

19.09.1992

69. Kodumanal Excavations Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Dept,

Nagarkoil

20.06.1991

70. Excavation Policies Dr.Rajamanikanar Historical Research

Centre, Trichirappalli

06.05.1990

71. Land and Underwater Excavation Methods Lady Doke College, Madurai 07.02.1989

28

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

International

S.No Seminar Topic Title of the Article Place Date

1. Vth International

Conference on Future

Earth Perspectives in

South Asia

Cultural Landscape of South

Asia: An Enigmatic Experience

Department of Geography,

Bharathidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli

05.02.2016

to

07.02.2016

2. INQUA-HaBCom

Workshop on

‘Palaeoanthropological

Perspectives on Plant

Communities in South

Asia’:

Iron Age - Early Historic

Transition in South India: K.

Rajan

Sharma Centre For Heritage

Education & French Institute

of Pondicherry

27.10.2014

to

02.11.2014

3. International Seminar

on World

Archaeological

Discoveries

Kodumanal: An Early Historic

Industry-cum-trade Centre of

South India

Shanghai Archaeology

Forum, Shanghai, China

23.08.2013

to

26.09.2013

4. International

Workshop on Indian

Ocean Exchange and

the Archaeology of

Technology: Personal

Adornment

Gemstone Industry at

Kodumanal

Pondicherry University,

Pondicherry

15.08.2013

to

19.08.2013

5. International Seminar-

cum-Exhibition on

Life Style of Jaffna

Early Historic Tamil Nadu and

Sri Lanka


Jaffna University, Sri Lanka

24.09.2011-

27.09.2011

6. Ist Biennial

Conference of the

International

Association for Asian

Heritage

The hinterland trade during

Early Historic Times of Tamil

Nadu and Kerala

– with special reference to

Thandikudi, Porunthal and

Pattanam excavations

Sri Lanka Foundation,

Colombo, Sri Lanka

07.04.2011-

08.04.2011

7. IIIrd International

Conference on Remote

Sensing in

Archaeology

Mapping Archaeological sites in

Tamil Nadu

Bharadidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli

19.08.2009-

21.08.2009

8. International

Conference on Early

Indian Influences in

South East Asia :

Reflections on Cross-

Cultural Movements

Emergence of Early Historic

Trade in Penninsular India

Institute of South East Asian

Studies, Singapore

21.11.2007-

23.11.2007

29


on Relics and Relic

Worship on Early

Buddhism of India and

Burma

Settlement Pattern in Early

Historic Tamil Nadu

Sidney Sussex College,

Cambridge

Sponsored by British

Academy and the Society for

South

Asian Studies

22.03.2005-

23.03.2005


on Fire, Cattle and

Domestication in

Prehistoric India:

Recent Research on

South Indian Neolithic

Excavations at Mayiladumparai McDonald Archaeological

Research Institute,

Cambridge University,

Cambridge

20.11.2004-

21.11.2004


on South Asia at the

Crossroads :

Biological,

Archaeological and

Linguistic Approaches

to Cultural Diversity

Early Historic Archaeology Ancient India and Iran Trust,

Cambridge

26.11.2004-

27.11.2004


on Negotiations with

the Past: Classical

Tamil in

Contemporary Tamil

Archaeology and Tamil

Literature: the central role of

students and field work

French Institute of

Pondicherry, Pondicherry

24.7.2004

13. International seminar

on South Asian

Landscape

Archaeology

Land Usage Pattern of

Megalithic monuments in Tamil

Nadu, south India

Institute of Archaeology

University College London,

London

11.02.2002

to

12.02.2002


on Indo-Sri Lankan

Relations

Trade between India and Sri

Lanka in Early Historic Times

Peradeniya University,

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

26.12.2001

to

27.12.2001


on Indo-Sri Lankan

Relations

Role of Technology in the

Development of Trade

Peradeniya University,

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

26.12.2001

to

27.12.2001


on Trade and

Economy of Ancient

Sri Lanka, India and

South East Asia:

Archaeological and

Literary Evidence

Trade and Economy in South

India

Royal Asiatic Society,

Colombo, Sri Lanka

30.8.1999 to

01.09.1999

17. International

Conference on Early

Settlement History of

South Asia

Early Historic Archaeology of

Tamil Nadu

McDonald Institute,

Cambridge University,

Cambridge

25.3.1999 to

26.3.1999

18. Second International

Conference on Marine

Archaeology of Indian

Countries

Musiri-Alexandria Trade

Contract : An Archaeological

Appraisal

National Institute of

Oceanography, Goa and The

Instt. of Oriental, Thane

8.12.1998 to

10.12.1998

30

19. First International

Conference on

Megalithic Culture

Megalithic Monuments of South

India

World Menhir and Dolmen

Association Seoul, Korea

6.12.1998 to

10.12.1998

20. First International

Conference on Marine

Archaeology of Indian

Countries

Natural Resources and its Role

in the Development of Ports in

Tamil Nadu


Oceanography, Goa and

State Archaeology Dept.,

Chennai

22.2.1997 to

23.2.1997


on Techno-Archaeo

logical Perspectives of

Seafaring in the Indian

Ocean

Early Maritime Activities of

Tamil Nadu Coast

Indo - French Exchange

Programme, ICHR, and

NISTADS, New Delhi

28.2.1994 to

03.3.1994

22. Global Conference on

Rock Art

Rock Art in Tamil Nadu

UNESCO & Indira Gandhi

National Centre for the Arts,

New Delhi

29.11.1993

to 7.12.1993


on Rising Trends in

Palaeo Anthropology-

Human Environmental

Change and Response

: Last Two Million

Years

Megalithic Graffiti from

Kodumanal, Tamil Nadu

Deccan College Post

Graduate Research Institute,

Pune

9.12.1990 to

23.12.1990

National

24. National Workshop on

Marine Archaeology

Marine Archaeology: Prospects

and Accomplishments (Inaugural

Address)

Department of Maritime

History and Marine

Archaeology, Tamil


19.02.2016

25. National Seminar "The

Enduring Landscape

Landscape Archaeology in the

context of Cultural

Transformation

Centre for Archaeological

Studies and Training,

Eastern India, Kolkatta

5.11.2012

to

7.11.2012

26. International

Workshop on Indian

Ocean Trade and the

Archaeology of

Technology

Kodumanal Ceramics Hosted by British Museum

and Kerala Council of

Historical Research and

funded by British Academy

12.09.2012

to

16.09.2012

27. Workshop on History

of Tamilology

Excavations in Tamil Nadu and

History

Dept. of Tamil University of

Madras

29.11.2011

28. Seminar on

Archaeological

Excavations in India –

New Perspectives

Archaeological Excavations at

Porunthal, Tamil Nadu



Eastern India, Kolkatta

05.11.2011-

06.11.2011

29. Workshop on Writing

Literature and History:

Ideas and Practice

Archaeology and Sangam

Literature

French Institute of

Pondicherry

10.08.2011

–

12.08.2011

31

30. Eighth International

Workshop on Tamil

Epigraphy

The evolutionary process of

Graffiti and Tamil-Brahmi

Jointly held by the CNRS-

UMR 7528 - Mondes iranien

et indien, Paris and the



12.07.2011

31. Seminar on the

Occasion of the Birth

Centenary Celebration

of Padma Bhushan

K.R.Srinivasan

Excavations at Porunthal Archaeological Survey of

India, Chennai Circle

31.07.2011

–

01.08.2011

32. National seminar on

Socio-Cultural

Transformations in

early South India

under UGC-SAP

programme

Archaeological excavations at

Porunthal

Dept. of History,

Pondicherry University,

Pondicherry

29.09.2010-

30.09.2010


Water Management of

Ancient Tamils

Ancient Irrigation Technology in

Tamil Nadu

Central Institute of Classical

Tamils, Chennai

28.03.2010

to

30.03.2010

34. Seminar on Indus

Script Analysis

Evolution of Scripts since

Bronze Age : A Historical View

Roja Muthiah Research

Library, Chennai

27.03.2010


Maritime History of

Tamil Nadu –

Accomplishments and

Prospects

Trans-oceanic Cross Cultural

interaction between peninsular

India and Sri Lanka

Centre for Underwater

Archaeology, Tamil


19.03.2010

to

20.03.2010

36. National seminar on

Frontier Areas of

Research and

Teaching in

Geosciences

GIS: A tool for Archaeological

Research

School of Geosciences,

Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli

28.02.2010

37. Seminar on “Recent

Archaeological

excavations”

Archaeological Excavations at

Porunthal

Dept. of Epigraphy and

Archaeology, Tamil


30.10.2009

38. Seminar on “Dating

Sangam Literature”

sponsored by CIIL,

Mysore

Date of Sangam Literature Dept. of Tamil

Periyar Maniammai


09.01.2009

to

11.01.2009


Sangam Literature - A

Multifaceted View

Sangam Age - An


Central Institute of Indian

Languages, Mysore and

Pondicherry Institute of

Languages and Culture

23.3.2007 to

25.3.2007


Society in Sangam

Age

Society in Sangam Age - An


Central Institute of Indian

Languages, Mysore and

Queen's Mary College,

Chennai

15.3.2007 to

16.3.2007


Architecture in India:

Text and Context

Sepulchral Architecture in Tamil

Nadu



Eastern India, Kolkata

5.11.2006 to

8.11.2006

32

42. ICH Sponsored

National Seminar on

Historical Methods

and Writing History

Recent Discoveries and its

impact on South Indian History

Centre for History,

Bharathidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli

22.02.2006

to

23.02.2006

43. Workshop-cum-

Training Course on

Local History

Archaeology and the Writing of

Local History

Department of Indology,

French Institute of

Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu

Progressive Writers

Association

At Pondicherry

15.2.2007-

17.2.2007


Sangam Literature- A

Multidisciplinary

Approach

Sangam Literature : An


Dept. of Tamil, Periyar

University, Salem

09.02.2006

to

10.02.2006

45. XXXIII Annual

Conference of the

Indian Society for

Prehistoric and

Quaternary Studies

Excavations at Thandikudi,

Tamil Nadu

M.H.Krishna Institute of

Indology, The Mythic

Society, Bangalore

15.12.2005

to

18.12.2005

46. XXXII Annual

Conference of the

Epigraphical Society

of India

Ancient Irrigation System in

Tamil Nadu

M.H.Krishna Institute of

Indology, The Mythic

Society, Bangalore

15.12.2005

to

18.12.2005


History of

Archaeology in India

History of Archaeological

Research in Tamil Nadu


Studies and Training Eastern

India, Calcutta

05.11.2005

to

08.11.2005


History of Science and

Technology

Ancient Irrigation Technology

with special reference to Sluice

Technology

Department of History

University of Hyderabad

Hyderabad

01.09.2005

to

03.09.2005

49. State Level Seminar

on Art, Archaeology

and History

Recent Advances in the

Archaeology of Tamil Nadu

Department of History Lady

Doak College Madurai

04.08.2005

to

06.08.2005

50. Formative Phase in

South Indian History:

The Early Tamil

(Brahmi) Writings and

Recent Archaeological

Discoveries

Archaeological Evidences on the

formative historical phase

Madras Institute of

Development Studies and

Tamil Nadu Archaeological

Society

6.2.2004 to

7.2.2004

51. National Workshop on

New Possibilities for

thinking on the Field

Experience

In Search of Settlement

Patterns : Reflections on Field

Experience

Post Graduate Dept. of

History, Nehru Arts and

College, Kanhangad,

Kasargod, Kerala

15.03.2003

to

17.03.2003


Maritime Heritage of

India

Early historic trade in

Tamil nadu and Kerala

State Institute of

Archaeology, Art History,

Conservation and

Museology, Cochin

19.12.2002

53. Maritime History

Seminar

Emergence of Historical

Trade from Peninsular India to

South East Asia and Egypt

Naval Institute of

Aeronautical Techniques

Naval Base, Cochin

26.11.2002

54. Seminar on Sangam

Literature Perspectives

and Prospects

Sangam Age: An


Dept. of Tamil,

Kerala University

Thiruvananthapuram

29.11.2001t

o

30.11.2001

33

55. Colloquium on

Genomics:

Origin of Dravidian

Origin of Dravidian

Archaeological Evidence

Madurai Kamaraj Uni.

School of Biological

Sciences

7.9.2001 to

8.9.2001

56. Conference on Erode

District Gazetteer

Archaeology of Erode Dt. District Collectorate, Erode 27.11.1999

to

28.11.1999

57. Second International

Conference

on Marine

Archaeology

Ancient Ports in Tamil Nadu

Society for Marine

Archaeology, Thane.

8.1.1999 to

10.1.1999

58. Seminar on Maritime

History of Tamil Nadu

Musiri-Alexandria Trade

Contract

Underwater Archaeology

Centre, Tamil University,

Thanjavur

20.11.1998

59. Xth Annual

Conference of the

Tamil Nadu

Archaeological

Society

Herostones in Tamil Nadu Pudukkottai History Forum

Pudukkottai

11.7.1998 to

2.7.1998

60. XXIII Annual

Conference of the

Epigraphical Society

of India

Memorial Stones in Tamil Nadu

Dept. of Epigraphy

Tamil University

Thanjavur

26.4.1997 to

28.2.1997

61. Seminar on Applied

History

and Employment

Opportunities

Archaeology and Employment

Opportunities

Madurai Kamraj University

Madurai

20.3.1997 to

21.3.1997

62. Annual Conference

Indian Society for Pre-

historic and

Quaternary Studies

Archaeology of South Arcot

Region

New Delhi Nov. 1996

63. Seminar on

Viluppuram

Ramasamy

Padaiyatchiyar District

Archaeology of Malayaman

nadu

Tamil Nadu Archaeo-logical

Society, Madras

June 1996

64. Seminar on Tamil

Sources for Historical

Studies

Megalithic Culture of Tamil

Nadu

Tamil University

Thanjavur

Mar. 1996


Pre-history and Proto-

history of India

Recent Investigations into the

Iron Age Culture of Tamil Nadu

Karnatak University Bijapur June 1995


Epigraphy and Tamil

Studies

Kodumanal Excavations

Kerala University

Thiruvananthapuram

Mar.1995

67. Findings of the Off-

shore

Explorations of

Pumpuhar Coast

Underwater Archaeological

Explorations Off

Pumpuhar Coast

Tamil Nadu State

Archaeology Dept.

Madras

Mar.1994

68. Seminar on Ports of

Tamil Nadu

Archaeology of Musiris Tamil Nadu State

Archaeology Dept. Madras

Feb.1993

34

69. Seminar on Place

Names of

Kodunganallur

Location of Port Musiri

Kerala State Archaeo-

logy Department,

Thiruvananthapuram

Sep.1993


Proto-

historic Culture of

South India

Proto-historic Settlement

Pattern in Dharmapuri Dt.

Kannada Research

Institute, Dharwad

Mar.1991

71. Seminar on History of

Tagadur

Archaeological Explorations in

Dharmapuri Dt. Dharmapuri

Tamil Nadu State

Archaeology Dept.

Oct.1990

72. Seminar on

Epigraphical Studies

of Tamil Nadu

Graffiti Marks and

Brahmi Letters

Tamil University, Thanjavur Dec.1989

Seminars/Workshop Organised

S.

No

Title Place Date

1. Ninth International Workshop on Tamil

Epigraphy Jointly held by the CNRS-UMR 7528 - Mondes

iranien et indien, Paris and the Department of

History, Pondicherry University

16.09.2013

-

20.09.2013.

2. International Workshop on Indian

Ocean Exchange and the

Archaeology of Technology:

Personal Adornment

Jointly organised by the Pondicherry University,

British Museum and Kerala Council of Historical

Research

15.08.2013

–

19.08.2013

3. Ninth International Workshop on Tamil




06.08.2012

-

17.08.2012.

4. Training Programme on Archaeological

Investigation: Theory and Practice Jointly organised by the Pondicherry University

and Central Institute of Classical Tamils, MHRD,

Chennai

21.05.2012

-

30.05.2012

5. Workshop on New Perspectives on

Village Judicial Assemblies and

Customary Law in Tamil Nadu

Jointly organised by Pondicherry University and

French Institute of Pondicherry

14.11.2011

–

15.11.2011

6. Eighth International Workshop on Tamil




11.07.2011

-

22.07.2011.

7. Regional Workshop on Documentation

of Built Heritage, Sites and Antiquities

sponsored by National Mission on

Monuments and Antiquities,

Archaeological Survey of India

Dept. of History, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 10.01.2011 –

12.01.2011

8. National seminar on Socio-Cultural

Transformations in early South India

under UGC-SAP programme

Dept. of History, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 29.09.2010-

30.09.2010

9. Seventh International Workshop on

Tamil Epigraphy

Jointly held by the

Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Section des

Sciences historiques et philologiques, Sorbonne,

Paris

Department of History, Pondicherry University

05.07.2010 –

16.07.2010

35

10. Workshop-cum-training programme

for Archaeological Excavation was

conducted between 15th

May and 20th

June 2010 at Porunthal in Palani

Taluk of Dindugul District

Jointly organised by the Pondicherry University

and Central Institute of Classical Tamils, MHRD,

Chennai

15.05.1210

-

20.06.2010

11. National Seminar on “Cultural

Transformation from Iron Age to early

Historic : An Archaeological

Perspective” sponsored by Central

Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai

Dept. of History, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 25.3.2009-

27.3.2009

12. National Seminar on "Recent Discoveries

and its impact on South Indian History"

in association with Kannada University

and co-sponsored by ICHR, New Delhi

Dept. of Epigraphy and Archaeology, Tamil University,

Thanjavur

22-

23.9.2006

13. Symposium on the Formative Phase of

South Indian History with special

reference to earliest Tamil (Brahmi)

writings and Archaeological Discoveries


Thanjavur

24-

25.9.2004

14. XIth Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu



Thanjavur

19-

20.8.2000

15. Making of History of Tamil Nadu -A

Reassessment

Dept. of Epigraphy & Archaeology, Tamil University,

Thanjavur

24 -

25.3.2000

16. Xth Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu


Youth Hostel, Pondicherry 24 -

25.7.1999

17. IXth Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu


Govt. Museum, Pudukkottai 11-

12.7.1998

36

Project Works Completed

S.No Title of the Project Funding Agency Period Year Status

1. Archaeological Excavations at Kodumanal, Tamil

Nadu: Reconstruction of Science and Technology

UGC Three

years

2013-

2015

Principal

Investigator

2. Excavations at Kodumanal Archaeological Survey

of India

One year 2012 Principal

Investigator

3. Excavations of a Sangam Age Site – Porunthal Central Institute of

Classical Tamil


Investigator

4. Demarcation of protected monuments

As per ancient monuments and archaeological

sites and remains (amendment and validation)

act – 2010

- a pilot study of Koranganathar temple

Srinivasanallur, Tiruchirappalli dt.

Archaeological Survey

of India


Investigator

5. Early Historic Archaeology: A Study on Cultural

Transformation (Tamil Nadu)

UGC Two

Years

2010-

2011

Principal

Investigator

6. Archaeological Excavations at Porunthal Central Institute of

Classical Tamil

One year 2009,

2010

Principal

Investigator

7. Archaeological Excavations at Porunthal Archaeological Survey

of India

One year 2009,

2010

Principal

Investigator

8. Documentation of Rock Art in Tamil Nadu Indira Gandhi National

Centre for Arts

One year 2008-

2009

Co-

Coordinator

9. Excavations at Pattanam Kerala council of

Historical Research,

Trivendrum

One

Year

2008-

2009

Co-Director

10. Underwater Archaeological explorations in

Pondicherry waters


Oceanography, Goa

One year 2008-

2009

Team

Member

11. Historical Atlas of South India Ford Foundation Three

Years

2005-

2008

Project Team

Head

12. Archaeology of Vaigai River Valley, Tamil Nadu University Grants

Commission

Three

Years

2004-

2007

Principal

Investigator

13. Archaeological Evidences for Ancient Tamil

Civilization

Central Institute of

Indian Languages,

Mysore

One year 2007 Resource

Person

14. Excavations at Thandikudi Archaeological Survey

of India

One 2006 Director of

Excavation

15. Excavations at Thandikudi Archaeological Survey

of India


Excavation

16. Excavations at Mayiladumparai Archaeological Survey

of India


Excavation

17. Ancient Irrigation Technology in Tamil Nadu with

special reference to Sluice Technology

Indian National Science

Academy, New Delhi

Two

2002-

2004

Principal

Investigator

37

18. Archaeology of Pudukkottai Region Indian Council of

Historical Research,

New Delhi

Two 1999-

2000

Principal

Investigator

19. Technology and Trade in Early Historic Tamil

Nadu : An Archaeological Approach

University Grants

Commission, New

Delhi

Three 1997 -

2000

Principal

Investigator

20. Traditional Methods and Present Status of Bead

Making and Pearl and Chank Diving in Tamil

Nadu

Indian National Science

Academy, New Delhi

Two

1997-

99

Principal

Investigator

21. Rock Art in Tamil Nadu Nehru Trust, New Delhi One 1997 Principal

Investigator

22. Traditional Bead Making Industry in Tamil Nadu Nehru Trust, New Delhi One 1995 Principal

Investigator

23. Archaeology of South Arcot Region

Tamil University,

Thanjavur

One

1992

Principal

Investigator

24. Archaeology of North Arcot Region

Tamil University,

Thanjavur

One

1991

Principal

Investigator

25. Archaeology of Dharmapuri District

Tamil University,

Thanjavur

Two

1989-

90

Principal

Investigator

26. Poompuhar Underwater Archaeological

Explorations

Govt. of Tamil Nadu


Oceanography, Goa

Five

1992-

97

Participated

as a Diver-

cum-

Archaeologist

27. History of Anchor Technology in India Indian National Science

Academy, New Delhi

One 2000-

2001

Co-

Investigator

28. Historical Atlas of Tamil Nadu ICHR, New Delhi

Two

1993-

94

Co-

Investigator

29. Kodumanal Excavations UGC New Delhi Four 1989-

91

Co-

Investigator

30. Dwarka Underwater Archaeological Explorations

Dept. of Science. &

Technology, Dept. of

Ocean Development

Two

1987-

88

Co-

Investigator

31. Periyapattinam Excavations Tamil University,

Thanjavur

One 1987

Co-

Investigator

32. Vallam Excavations Tamil University,

Thanjavur

One

1984

Co-

Investigator

38

Research Guidance

1. Ph.D awarded

S.No. Name Title of the Thesis Year of

Award

1. Dr.A.S.Gaur Maritime Archaeology of Gujarat Coast - With reference to

Protohistoric Period

1998

2. Dr.S.Neelavathi Historical Geography and Society of Thanjavur Region 2002

3. Dr.Ajit Kumar An Analytical Study of Sculptural Bas-Reliefs in early

Buddhist caves of Western India

2004

4. Dr.V.Maheswaran Saiva Temples in Medieval Tamil Nadu - A Social Review 2004

5. Dr.Ezhil Adirai A Socio-Cultural Study of Nannilam Region (AD 600-1600) 2005

6. Dr.T.Subramaniam Archaeology of Tagadur Region 2006

7. Dr.N.Athiyaman Ancient Tamil Architecture 2007

8. Dr.M.Saranya Archaeology of Kodaikanal Region 2009

9. Dr.S.Suganthi Society and Culture in Later Medieval Tamil Nadu 2010

10. Dr.K.Kumar Archaeology of Vellore Region, Tamil Nadu 2011

11. V.P.Yathees Kumar Archaeology of Amaravathi River Valley, Tamil Nadu 2011

12. R.N.Kumaran Second Urbanization in Gujarat 2014

13. V.D.N.S.

Gunawardana

The Role of Traders, Rulers, Monks in Monetary

transactions of Ancient Sri Lanka

2014

14. A.Perumal Historical and Cultural Geography of Kanniyakumari Region 2014

2. M.Phil awarded

S.No Name Title of the Dissertation Year of

Award

1 K.Panneerselvam Archaeology of Umabalanadu 1993

2 M.Kavitha Society and Culture of Medieval Kongu 1994

3 N.Muthu Uyyakonda Valanadu - A Study 1996

4 R.Manjula Nadus and Urs in Medieval Thondaimandalam 1996

5 A.Thenmozhi Personal Names in Pallava Inscriptions 1997

6 C.Bharathidasan Tamil Nadu Historiography - Sangam Age 1998

7 P.Hilda Tamil Nadu Historiography - Ancient History 1999

8 M.Saranya Archaeology of Kodaikanal Region 2000

9 M.Dawood Ali Archaeology of Salem Region 2000

10 R.Anbarasan Archaeology of Karur Region 2001

11 M.Annakamu Tirukadaimudi Mahadevar - A Study 2002

12 V.P.Yathees kumar Archaeology of Bhavani Valley 2003

13 S.Venkatachalam Archaeology of Moyyar Valley 2004

14 S.Selvakumar Archaeology of Namakkal Region 2004

15 R.Valarmathi Trade as gleaned from Sangam Literature 2004

16 U.Anushuya Tamil-Brahmi inscription 2004

17 M.S.Ramji Archaeology of Perambalur Region 2007

18 T.Sudhakar Archaeology of Tittakudi Region 2007

19 V.Yogeswaran Archaeology of Vellar River Valley 2007

20 S.Saritha Geographical features as gleaned from Karandai Copper

Plates

2007

39

21 A.Tulasi Marine Archaeological Studies in India 2007

22 G.Harikrishnan Social Changes as reflected in the novel’s of Thakazhi

Sivasankara Pillai

2008

23 R.Ramesh Archaeology of Lower Penniyar River Valley 2008

24 M.Prassanna Archaeology of Tambraparani River Valley 2008

25 Sujamol Joseph Iron Age Rock Cut Caves of North Malabar 2009

26 D.Senthilkumar History and archaeology of Thuraiyur region 2010

27 P.Balamurugan Archaeology of Lower Vaigai River Valley 2011

28 P.Ramesh Archaeology of Tiruvannamalai Region 2012

29 P.Jayachandran Socio-Economic Condition of Mannadipet Commune of

Puducherry

2012

Adjudication of Ph.D Thesis

S.No Name of the

Candidate

Title of the Ph.D University Year

1. Rammathot

Khongreiwo

Archaeologies of Landscapes: A Social and

Religious History of the Nagas of Nagaland

and Manipur

Delhi University 2015

2. Shakti Chakrabarti

Settlements, Resource-use and Patterns of

Communication in Early India (c.200 BC –

750 AD)

Delhi University 2014

3. N.Saritha The social basis of Bhakti as reflected in

religious festivals of south India : A case study

of Kodungallur Bhagavati temple

Calicut University 2014

4. R.Vani Animal and Animal Products in Maritime

Trade of Tamil Nadu

Tamil University 2014

5. Vaidya Shantanu Anil Emergence of the Complex Society and

Urbanization during Early Iron Age and Early

Historic Period in Wardha and Nagpur

Districts of Vidarbha

Poona University 2014

6. K.P.Rajesh Historical Geography of Kolathunadu – A

Study of the regional formation in Medieval

North Kerala

Calicut University 2012

7. Kaushik

Gangopadhyay

Archaeology of Early Historic Period in

Coastal West Bengal with special reference to

Medinipur Dt.

Utkal University,

Odisha

2012

8. P.Muruganantham Tiruvavaduthurai Komuktheesvarar Temple –

A Study

Bharadidasan

University

2011

9. D.Udaya Kumar Transformation of Tamil letter forms from Pal

leaf Manuscripts to Early Letter Press printing

IIT, Mumbai 2010

10. P.Nageswara Rao Growth of Education in Nellore District under

the British Rule

Sri Venkateswara

University

2010

11. Deepra Dandekar The Satvai and Maulya: Deities of Childbirth

in Western Maharashtra


12. Greeshmalatha Historical Geography of Valluvanad Calicut University 2010

40

13. Tilok Thakuria

The Society and Economy during Early Iron

Age and Early Historic Period in the Deccan

with special reference to Beads (1000 BC to

500 AD)


14. S.Smitha Historical Geography of Andhra (Under

Vijayanagara Rule from 14th

to 16th

Century

AD) - A Topological Approach

Sri Venkateswara

University

2010

15. Potturu Venkata

Ranganayakulu

Ayurveda through the Ages in Andhra Pradesh

Sri Venkateswara

University

2009

16. A.Chinnathambi

History of Kallars Bharadidasan

University

2008

17. Parvathavarthini Temples of Theni District – A Study Madurai Kamaraj

University

2008

18. R.Umapathi

A Historical study of the life and achievements

of Jothirrao Phule (A.D 600-1600)

Periyar University 2007

19. Meena M.Mohite. Mahakuta Karnatak University 2007

20. V.Rajeswari Agrarian Transformation in Thanjavur 1947-

1968

Bharadidasan

University

2007

FIELD EXPERIENCES

Archaeological Excavations

S.No Name of the

Site/District / State

Director of the

Excavation

Funding Agency No. of

Seasons

Period

1. Kodumanal, Erode

Dt.,Tamil Nadu

K.Rajan Archaeological Survey of India

and Central Institute of

Classical Tamil

Two 2012 and

2013

2. Porunthal, Palani Taluk,

Dindugul Dt. Tamil Nadu

K.Rajan Archaeological Survey of India

and Central Institute of

Classical Tamil

Two 2009

2010

3. Pattinam, Trissur Dt.

Kerala

Dr.P.J.Cherian-

Director

K.Rajan – Co-

Director

Kerala Council of Historical

Research

Three 2008

2009

2010

4. Thandikudi, Kodaikanal

Taluk, Dindugal Dt.

K.Rajan Archaeological Survey of India Two 2004

2006

5. Mayiladumparai,

Krishnagiri Taluk,

Dharmapuri District

K.Rajan Archaeological Survey of India One 2003

6. Kodumanal, Erode

Dt.,Tamil Nadu

Dr.Y.Subbarayalu &

Dr.K.Rajan

University Grants

Commission, New Delhi

Four

1985, 1986

1989, 1990

1997

7. Betdwarka, Jamnagar Dt.

Gujarat

Dr.S.R.Rao Dept. of Science and

Technology, New Delhi

One 1988

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8. Periyapattinam,

Ramanatha puram Dt.,

Tamil Nadu

Dr.Y.Subbarayalu &

Dr.K.Rajan

Tamil University, Thanjavur One 1987

9. Vallam , Thanjavur Dt.

Tamil Nadu

Dr.Y.Subbarayalu &

Dr.K.Rajan


One 1984

10. Ramapuram, Kurnool Dt.

Andhra Pradesh

Dr.B.Narasimhaiah Archaeological Survey of India One 1981

11. Appukkal, Vellore

Dt.Tamil Nadu

Dr.K.V.Raman

Madras University, Madras Two 1979 -

1980

Underwater Archaeology

12. Arikamedu,

Pondicherry

K.Rajan National Institute of

Oceanography, Goa

One 2008

13. Poompuhar,

Thanjavur Dt

K.Rajan National Institute of Ocean

Technology, Chennai and Tamil


One 2006

14. Poompuhar,

Thanjavur Dt.

Dr.S.R.Rao State Archaeology Department,

Govt. of Tamil Nadu

Three 1992,

1995, 1996

15. Grandy Island,

Goa

Dr.S.R.Rao Dept.of Ocean Development,

New Delhi

One 1988

16. Dwarka ,

Jamnagar Dt.

Gujarat

Dr.S.R.Rao Council of Scientific & Industrial

Research, New Delhi

Two 1987, 1988

Explorations

S.

No

Area Explored Nature of the Site

Year No. of

Sites

1. Vaigai River basin (Teni and

Madurai districts)

Megalithic, Early historic, Sluice inscriptions 2003-

2006

235

2. Pudukottai District Megalithic, Early historic, Sluice inscriptions 2002 125

3. Sri Lanka Early Historic Sites 1999

4. South Korea Dolmen sites 1998

5.

Fukuoka and Saga prefecture in

North Kyushu region of Japan

Early Yayoi culture particularly Urn burial sites 1997

6.

South Arcot District Tamil Nadu

Megalithic, Early Historical, Memorial stones, Rock

paintings

1992-

1993

185

7.

North Arcot District Tamil Nadu Palaeolithic, Megalithic, Early Historical, Memorial

Stones, Rock Paintings

1991 212

8. Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu

Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Megalithic, Sangam Age

Early Historical, Memorial stones, Rock paintings

1989-

1990

243

9. Jamnagar Dist., Gujarat Harappan Sites 1987 9

42

10. Coimbatore and Periyar Districts,

Tamil Nadu

Megalithc, Sangam Age Sites, Early historical,

Prehistoric paintings

1983-

1985

175

11. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan

Regions

Pre-Harappan, Harappan, Greyware 1981 27

12. Narmada Valley, Madhyapradesh Prehistoric, Rock paintings 1980 5

Training Programme S.

No

Nature of Training Organisation Place Period

1. Remote Sensing for Archaeology National Remote

Sensing Agency

Hyderabad, Andhra

Pradesh

05.10.1995 to

15.10.1995

2. National Workshop on Application of

Computer Techniques in Archaeology

Deccan College, PG

Research Institute

Pune, Maharashtra 01.06.1993 to

28.06.1993

3. Satellite Oceanography National Institute of

Oceanography

Goa 14.11.1988 to

23.11.1988

4. Conservation of archaeological

Monuments

Archaeological Survey

of India, New Delhi

Bhuvaneshwar, Orissa 13.06.1981 to

31.06.1981

5. Preservation of Monuments Archaeological Survey

of India

Dehradun, Utter

Pradesh

15.12.1980 to

31.12.1980

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