ANNUAL REPORT (2011-2012)

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed University) 411 006 ANNUAL REPORT (2011-2012)

Edited by V.P. Bhatta V.S. Shinde Mrs. J.D. Sathe B. C. Deotare Mrs. Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Declared as Deemed-to-be-University under Section 3 of .G.C. Act 1956) Pune 411 006 Copies: 250

Issued on: August, 2012

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6

AUTHORITIES OF THE INSTITUTE 7

GENERAL 9

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY

I. Staff 23 II. Teaching 26 III. M.A. and P.G. Diploma Examination Results 30 IV. Ph.D.s Awarded 31 V. Ph.D. Theses 33 VI. Special Lectures Delivered in Other Institutions 40 VII. Research 44 VIII. Publications 84 IX. Participation in Conferences, Seminars, Symposia and Workshops 89 X. Other Academic Activities and Professional and Administrative Services Rendered 101 XI. Nomination on Committees and Honours and Awards received 105 XII. Discussion Group Activities 105 XIII. Museum of Archaeology 108

MARATHA HISTORY MUSEUM

I. Staff 112 II. Research Activities 112 III. Other Academic Activities 112 IV. Archival Activities 112 V. Exhibition and Workshop 113 VI. Museum Activities 113

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DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS

I. UGC - Special Assistance Programme in Linguistics (DRS - 1) 2011-2016. 115 II. Staff 115 III. Teaching 116 IV. M.A. Examination Results 118 V. Ph.D. Awarded 118 VI. Ph.D. Theses in Progress 119 VII. Research 120 VIII. M.A. Dissertations 120 IX. Publications 121 X. Conferences and Seminars Attended 122 XI. Other Academic Activities and Administrative Services Rendered 123 XII. Workshops and Seminars Organised by the Department 124 XIII. Special Lectures Held 124 XIV. Activities of the Linguistics Discussion Group 125

V.X Detailed Report on Seminars and Workshops Organised by the Department 125

DEPARTMENT OF AND LEXICOGRAPHY

I. About the Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography 129 II. Staff 129 III. Teaching 130 IV. Ph.D. Course 132 V. Departmental Research activities 134 VI. Ongoing Research projects of the faculties 138 VII. Research publications of the staff 140 VIII. Participation in Conferences, Seminars, Symposia and Workshops 143 IX. Other activities of the Department 145 1. National Sanskrit Day Celebration 145 Annual Report 2011-12 5

2. Special Lectures Organised in the Department 145 3. Visits of Scholars to the Department 146 X. Other Academic Activities of the staff 146 XI. Nomination on Committees and Honours and Awards received 148 XII. Scanning and Digitization Programme 149

LIBRARY I. Working Hours 151 II. Additional Facilities Provided to the Staff and Students 151 III. Staff Activities and Staff Position 151 IV. Staff 152 V. Visitors to the Library 152 VI. Statement Showing Source-wise Additions 153 VII. Statement Showing Source-wise Loose Periodicals Additions 153 VIII. Periodicals discontinued 154 IX. Budget Provision and Expenditure 154 X. Department wise Budget Allocation and Utilization 154 XI. Automation and Digitization 154 XII. Stock verification 155 XIII. Furniture and Equipments 155 XIV. Preservation and Conservation 155 XV. Library book exhibitions 155 XVI. Donations Received 155 XVII. Library Committee 156 APPENDIX “A” 157 APPENDIX “B” 158 APPENDIX “C“ 159 APPENDIX “D“ 160 APPENDIX ““ 161

INSTITUTE’S STAFF 163 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to appreciate the cooperation rendered by the colleagues of our University in bringing out the Annual Report for 2011-12. The faculty and research, library, administrative office and museum staff have provided detailed information about their respective academic and extension education activities.

We would also like to acknowledge the help of the following persons who have provided us the information about their respective departments/sections:

1. Prof. B.C. Deotare, Head of the Department of Archaeology 2. Prof. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe, Head of the Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography 3. Dr. (Mrs.) Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi, Head of the Department of Linguistics 4. Shri N.S. Gaware, Registrar, Deccan College 5. Shri C.V. Joshi, Deputy Registrar, Deccan College and Secretary (Acting) Sanskrit Dictionary Project 6. Mrs. Trupti More, Librarian 7. Dr. P.P. Dandwate, Curator of the Museum of Archaeology 8. Shri Girish Mandke, Curator of the Maratha History Museum

Shri G.V. Pahade, P.A. to the Director, has helped us in collecting the information from the Heads of Departments and typing of remaining part of the Annual Report. Shri R.R. Ghanekar, In-Charge, Publication Section, has looked after the printing of the Report. Shri Sunil Jadhav has provided photographs pertaining to various functions and events at the University.

The Deccan College is fully funded by the Government of . We are truly grateful to the Government of Maharashtra for providing salary and annual maintenance grant and other support. We are also grateful to the Ministry of Human Resource Development through Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan for providing salary and annual maintenance grant to the Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography. We would also like to acknowledge the support given by the University Grants Commission by sanctioning a substantial development grant during the XI Plan.

We express our gratitude to Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, Hon’ble President, Dr. R.K. Shevgaonkar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pune and Chairman of the Deccan College Poona Trust, for their valuable guidance and support in all academic and administrative activities of the University during the year.

August, 2012 V.P. Bhatta V.S. Shinde Mrs. J.D. Sathe B.C. Deotare Mrs. Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi Editors AUTHORITIES OF THE INSTITUTE

Management Council

1. Prof. V.P. Bhatta (Director) 2. Prof. V.S. Shinde (Joint Director) 3. Dr. R.R. Deshpande (nominee of the Director of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra) 4. Nominee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of 5. Shri Sadashiv Shivdas (Jt. Secretary, Department of Higher & Technical Education, Nominee of Government of Maharashtra,) 6. Dr. Shireen Jejeebhoy (Nominee of the Deccan College Poona Trust) 7. Prof. Mrs. J.D. Sathe (Seniormost Professor) 8. Dr. Sushama Deo (Seniormost Reader) 9. Shri S.P. Ganvir (Seniormost Lecturer) 10. Shri Moreshwar Ghaisas (Nominee of the President, Deccan College) 11. Dr. Kalyan Kale (Nominee of the President, Deccan College) 12. Dr. Arunchandra Pathak (Nominee of the President, Deccan College) 13. Shri N.S. Gaware (Registrar), Non-Member Secretary

Board of Trustees, Deccan College Poona Trust

1. Dr. R.K. Shevgaonkar Ex-officio Chairman Vice-Chancellor, University of Pune 2. Dr. R.V. Kirdak Member (Director of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra) 3. Dr. (Smt.) Shireen Jejeebhoy Member 4. Prof. Raosaheb Kasabe Member 5. Smt. Mangala Chavan Member 6. Prof. V.P. Bhatta Honorary Administrator 7. Shri N.S. Gaware Secretary 8 Annual Report 2011-12

Officers of the Institute

1. Dr. G.B. Deglurkar President 2. Prof. V.P. Bhatta Director 3. Prof. V.S. Shinde Joint Director 4. Dr. B.C. Deotare Head, Department of Archaeology 5. Prof. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe Head, Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography 6. Dr. (Mrs.) Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi Head, Department of Linguistics 7. Shri N.S. Gaware Registrar 8. Shri C.V. Joshi Deputy Registrar 9. Shri J.G. Kulkarni Asstt. Registrar 10. Mrs. Anita Sonawane Internal Auditor 11. Smt. Trupti More Librarian 12. Shri P.C. Khedekar Estate Manager Annual Report 2011-12 9

GENERAL

We are extremely happy to report the following major developments which have taken place at the University during the year 2011-12.

1. Student Enrollment Student enrollment for various courses was excellent. There was a total enrollment of 221 students. This included 86 students for M.A. courses in Archaeology, Linguistics and Sanskrit and Lexicography, 08 for P.G. Diploma Course in Archaeology, 89 students for Ph.D. course in Archaeology, 23 students for Ph.D. course in Linguistics and 15 students for Ph.D. course in Sanskrit and Lexicography. A total number of 33 students from other countries comprising of Korea, Iran, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan and America enrolled for various courses.

2. Celebration of Revival Day The staff and students of the University celebrated the Revival Day of the Institute on 16th and 17th August 2011. Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, Hon’ble President of the University, graced the occasion of Revival Day. The celebration commenced on 16th August 2011 with the art and cultural exhibition. On 17th August 2011 minor games and sports were held in the Gymkhana Hall. The celebration concluded with cultural programme by staff and students and prize distribution.

3. Visit of Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra on the occasion of Celebration of Foundation Day The staff and students of the University celebrated the Foundation Day on 23rd October, 2011. On this occasion, Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra and Shri Maheshji Pathak, I.A.S., Hon’ble Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune, graced the celebration as the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour, respectively.

The details of the visit of Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra to the University on the occasion of Celebration of Foundation Day are as follows:

Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra and Shri Maheshji Pathak, I.A.S., Hon’ble Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune, arrived at the porch of the Main Building at 12.00 noon. Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, Hon’ble President of the University, Director and other dignitaries welcomed the Hon’ble Minister and the Commissioner. They visited the room of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and paid their rich tributes to him for his contribution to freedom struggle. Afterwards, 10 Annual Report 2011-12

the guests visited Deccan College Library, Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography, Department of Linguistics, Maratha History Museum and Department of Archaeology. Prof. V.S. Shinde, Joint Director, Prof. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe, Prof. B.C. Deotare and Prof. (Mrs.) Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi, the Heads of the three Departments briefed about the various courses and the research programmes being undertaken by the Departments.

The Hon’ble Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour laid corner stones of the building of Archaeology Museum, building of staff quarters and also foundation stone of the Multipurpose Hall. They also inaugurated newly constructed Convocation Hall of the University.

The celebration of Foundation Day The celebration of Foundation Day started in the newly constructed Convocation Hall with the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries.

Welcome Remarks by Prof. V.P. Bhatta (Director) Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, Hon’ble President of the University; the Chief Guest Shri Rajeshji Tope Saheb, Hon’ble Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra; Shri Maheshji Pathak, Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation; Shri Bapusaheb Pathare, Hon’ble Member of Legislative Assembly; Dr. P.R. Gaikwad, Director of Higher Education; Dr. V.S. Shinde, Joint Director of the Deccan College and senior dignitaries in the audience such as Professors M.K.Dhavalikar, S.D.Joshi, K. Paddayya, Mrs. Saroja Bhate, L.M.Khubchandani, and Hon’ble Members of Management Council and the Board of Trustees; staff and students of the University; media persons and ladies and gentlemen:

Today, we are privileged to have with us Shri Rajeshji Tope Saheb as the Chief Guest for celebrations of the Foundation Day of the University. All of us know that the Hon’ble Minister has supported Deccan College in various ways like starting of the new Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography and approving of the Sixth Pay Commission to the staff of the Institute etc. I am also confident that various proposals, which are pending with the Government, will also be considered favourably by the Hon’ble Minister. I extend my cordial welcome to the Hon’ble Minister.

I am pleased to welcome Shri Maheshji Pathak, who, as the then Secretary of the Department of Higher and Technical Education and now as the Commissioner, P.M.C., has always been supportive of the University and I am sure that the proposal of the T.D.R. of the Trust will also be considered by him.

I would also warmly welcome Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, Hon’ble President of the University, who is presiding over this function. Annual Report 2011-12 11

I am happy to welcome Dr. P.R. Gaikwad, Director of Higher Education. Further, I heartily welcome Shri Bapusaheb Pathare, M.L.A. who has supported Deccan College in many ways.

Today, the Deccan College is honouring itself by felicitating distinguished scholars, such as Prof. S.D. Joshi, Prof. Dhavalikar, Prof. K. Paddayya, Prof. Rajaguru and Prof. Kelkar, who have attained the national and international recognitions in the areas of Sanskrit, Archaeology and Linguistics. I warmly welcome all of them.

The Deccan College, which is the premier Institute of India in the fields of Sanskrit, Linguistics and Archaeology, has been conducting Post-Graduate courses and carrying out fundamental research in these subjects. I am happy that, on this Foundation Day, the University is publishing 70th Volume of the ‘Bulletin’ of the Deccan College and 27th Part of ‘An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles’.

It is my great pleasure to cordially welcome all of you to the Foundation Day Programme of our University and thank you all for attending the function of Foundation Day celebration.

Felicitation of scholars by the Chief Guest:

The Chief Guest felicitated following scholars for their distinguished contributions to indology, archaeology, Sanskrit and linguistics: i) Prof. M.K. Dhavalikar, former Director, was felicitated for receiving the award of Padmashri and also Ravindranath Tagore Fellowship by the Government of India. ii) Prof. S.D. Joshi, former General Editor, was felicitated for receiving Rashtriya Sanskrit Pandit Award by the Government of India. iii) Prof. K. Paddayya, former Director, was felicitated for receiving the honorary Fellowship by the Society of Antiquaries, London. iv) Prof. S.N. Rajaguru, former Joint Director, was felicitated for receiving the Honorary Fellowship of the International Union for Quaternary Research, USA. v) Prof. A.R. Kelkar, former Director of Centre of Advanced Study in Linguistics, was felicitated for receiving Sahitya Academy Award in Marathi. vi) Shri Bapusaheb Pathare, M.L.A., was felicitated for his untiring support to the Deemed University. 12 Annual Report 2011-12

Release of the research publications of the University: i) Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra and the Chief Guest, released Vol. 70 of the Deccan College Research Bulletin on the occasion of celebration of Foundation Day. ii) Shri Maheshji Pathak, I.A.S., Hon’ble Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune and the Guest of Honour, released Part 27 of An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles on this occasion.

Address by the Chief Guest: Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister of Higher & Technical Education and the Chief Guest on the occasion of celebration of the Foundation Day of Deccan College, addressed the guests, staff and students of the University. The Hon’ble Minister stated that he was extremely happy to visit the Deccan College, one of the three oldest Institutes of learning in India. He also expressed that he was pleased to learn that the Deccan College is conducting Post-Graduate courses in Archaeology, Linguistics and Sanskrit, besides carrying out fundamental research works in the same fields. Further, he expressed his appreciation for the eminent status which the University has attained in through its teaching and research programmes. He also expressed the view that studies in Archaeology, Linguistics and Sanskrit are fundamental to the understanding of Indian culture, history and way of life.

Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister of Higher & Technical Education, also promised, in his address, that he would favourably consider the various proposals submitted by the Institute to the Department of Higher & Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, which are as follows: 1. Time Bound Promotion to the administrative staff of the Institute. 2. Medical reimbursement facility for the staff of the Institute. 3. Revision in Pay scales of the Non-teaching staff. Further, the Hon’ble Minister promised that he would personally look into the matter of filling up of vacant teaching and Non-teaching posts of the University, so that the teaching and research programmes would continue smoothly.

Address by the Hon’ble President: Dr. G.B.Deglurkar, Hon’ble President of the University, delivered his address on the occasion of celebration of Foundation Day. Dr. Deglurkar thanked Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister of Higher & Technical Education and Shri Maheshji Pathak, former Principal Secretary of the Department, for giving permission to start the Department of Sanskrit & Lexicography at the University and also for the application of Sixth Pay Commission benefits to the Teaching & Non-teaching staff of the University. He hoped that the Hon’ble Minister would solve all the remaining proposals of the Deemed University, as he is extremely sympathetic to the cause of education in general and that of heritage related studies in particular. Annual Report 2011-12 13

Vote of the thanks by the Joint Director: Prof. V.S. Shinde, Jt. Director of the University, gave vote of thanks to Shri Rajeshji Tope, Hon’ble Minister of Higher & Technical Education, and Shri Maheshji Pathak, former Principal Secretary of the Department, for giving their precious time to visit the University and making it convenient to attend the celebration. He specially thanked the Minister and former Principal Secretary for their valuable support extended to the University. Further, he expressed his gratefulness to the Hon’ble President, distinguished guests, staff and students for their presence at the celebration of the Foundation Day and also making the celebration a grand success. Finally, he thanked the administration for their excellent support for the arrangement of the event.

4. Scanning and Digitization Programme The Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography of the University continued the Scanning and Digitization Programme from the Special Development Grants received from the UGC. The scanning and digitization programme aims firstly to preserve all the data references in digitized/electronic form and secondly to expedite and facilitate the editorial work of the Project.

The Programme made rapid progress during the financial year 2011-12 and more than 75 lakh data references/slips were scanned and digitized. Also over 2000 source books were scanned. The interlinking of the scanned and digitized materials with source books was taken up during the year. The Programme is expected to be completed in one year.

5. Infrastructural Facilities: The Institute continued several activities for the development of infrastructural facilities on the campus from the grants received from the UGC and the Government of Maharashtra during the year. Some of the major activities undertaken from these grants are as follows: 1. Scanning and Digitisation of the resource material from the Sanskrit & Lexicography Department and the Library 2. Construction of the compound wall on the front side of the campus. 3. Construction of the quarters for the non-teaching staff 4. Construction of separate building for the Archaeology Museum 5. Water management system for the entire campus. 6. Landscaping and new gardens at several places on the campus. 7. Laying down drainage system for the entire campus. 8. Repairs and renovation of the heritage buildings on the campus.

6. Process for obtaining Transfer Development Rights from Pune Municipal Corporation: The Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune had requested to transfer 11 acres of the land of the Deccan College Poona Trust to it for the widening of three roads around the campus of the Deccan College. The administration of the Deccan College Poona Trust, after obtaining 14 Annual Report 2011-12

permission from the Board of Trustees, transferred the required land to the P.M.C. for road widening purpose.

Further, the administration of the Trust started process for obtaining Transfer of Development Rights/Cash Compensation from Pune Municipal Corporation in lieu of transferring 11 acres of land of the Deccan College Poona Trust to the P.M.C. We are extremely happy to state that considerable progress has been made by the administration in the procedure for obtaining Transfer of Development Rights from Pune Municipal Corporation.

7. Awards Prof..K. Paddayya, former faculty member and Director of the Institute, received the prestigious ‘Padmashree’ Award from Hon’ble President of India for the year 2012 for his rich contributions in the field of Archaeology.

8. Promotions to the Non-Teaching Staff We are also glad to report that promotions to 21 Non-Teaching Staff were given through Internal Promotions in the University.

9. Retirement of staff: The following Teaching as well as Non-teaching staff retired from the services of the University during the year: i) Shri A.C. Dias, Naik, retired on 30/4/2011 ii) Shri K.R.Malap, Laboratory Attendant, retired on 30/6/2011 iii) Shri S.B. Humbre, Peon, retired on 31/8/2011

10. Passing away of staff : The following Teaching as well as Non-teaching staff of the University passed away during the year: i) Dr. Malti Nagar, former faculty member in the Department of Archaeology, passed away on 10/9/2011. ii) Shri. Pullellu, former Junior Library Assistant, passed away on 3/12/2011. Annual Report 2011-12 15

Revival Day Celebration : Arrival of the Chief Guest Hon'ble Rajesh Tope, Minister, Higher & Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra

Laying down Foundation Stone of the Archaeology Museum Building 16 Annual Report 2011-12

Prof. Shinde showing archaeology Museum to Hon'ble Minister

Hon'ble Minister inaugurating temporary exhibition Annual Report 2011-12 17

Realeasing of Sanskrit Dictionary Volume at the Hands of Hon'ble Minister

Hon'ble Minister delivering 'Foundation Day' address 18 Annual Report 2011-12

Inauguration of 8th Convocation of the University by Prof. Narendra Jadhav, Hon'ble Member of Planning Commission

Chief Guest Dr. Narendra Jadhav being felicetated by the Hon'ble Chancellor G.B. Deglurkar Annual Report 2011-12 19

Prof. M.A. Mehendale being conferred with Honorary D.LIT Degree

Prof. P.G. Lalye being conferred with Honorary D.LIT Degree 20 Annual Report 2011-12

Prof. A. Sundara being conferred with Honorary D.LIT Degree

Hon'ble Chancellor conferring Master's Degree to the student Annual Report 2011-12 21

One of the students receiving his Master's Degree from Hon'ble Chancellor

Students performing Cultural Programme on the eve of Revival Day Celebration 22 Annual Report 2011-12

Student receiving prize at the hands of V.P. Bhatta, Director

Students receiving Trophy on the eve of Revival Day Celebration Annual Report 2011-12 23

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY

I. STAFF

Head of the Department: Prof. B.C. Deotare

Teaching staff

1. Dr. V.S. Shinde Professor in Asian Archaeology (CAS) 2. Dr. B.C. Deotare Professor in Palaeobotany (CAS) 3. Dr. S. Mishra Professor in Geomorphology (CAS) 4. Dr. R.K. Mohanty Professor in Proto-Indian & Ancient Indian History 5. Dr. P.P. Joglekar Professor in Bio-archaeology (CAS) 6. Dr. S.G. Deo Professor in Computer Archaeology (CAS) 7. Vacant Professor in Prehistory 8. Vacant Professor in Protohistoric & Early Historic Archaeology 9. Vacant Professor in Geoarchaeology 10. Dr. V.G. Sathe Reader in Archaeological Chemistry 11. Dr. P.D. Sable Reader in Environmental Archaeology 12. Dr. P.P.Dandwate Reader in Ancient Indian History & Culture 13. Vacant Reader in Palynology 14. Vacant Reader in Ancient Indian Culture 15. Vacant Reader in Field Archaeology 16. Vacant Reader in Epigraphy Numismatics & Paleography 17. Vacant Reader in Palaeontology 18. Dr. Shahida Ansari LecturercumKeeper in Museology 19. Dr. A. Dandekar Research Associate in Epigraphy and Numismatics & Paleography 20. Shri S. Ganvir Lecturer in Ancient Indian History & Culture 21. Dr. A. Deshpande-Mukherjee Lecturer in Archazoology 22. Ms. N. Sawant Lecturer in Ethnoarchaeology 23. Shri G.S. Joge Lecturer in Indian Art 24. Shri K. A. Pawar Lecturer in Behavioural Archaeology 24 Annual Report 2011-12

25. Dr. P. S. Shirvalkar Computer Programmer 26. Dr. Amrita Sarkar Lecturer in Prehistory 27. Dr. Gurudas Shete Lecturer in Archaeometry 28. Dr. Veena Mushrif-Tripathy Lecturer in Physical Anthropology 29. Ms. V. Khaladkar Lecturer- Cum-Teaching Associate (Temporary in XI Five year plan) (Upto 31st March 2012) 30. Ms. Astha Dibyopama Lecturer- Cum-Teaching Associate (Under the UGC XIth plan in the Department of Archaeology) (Joined on 1st November 2011 Upto 31st March 2012) Research Staff 1. Dr. S.S. Jadhav Superintendent of Excavation (31st December 2011 Deputed to State Archaeology) 2. Dr. S.S. Naik Research Assistant 3. Vacant Research Assistant 4. Vacant Research Assistant 5. Vacant Research Assistant 6. Shri V.C. Kamble Scientific Assistant 7. Vacant Scientific Assistant 8. Vacant Scientific Assistant 9. Shri S.V. Joshi Chemical Assistant 10. Shri B.S. Gajul Curator Archaeology Museum (From 9.4.2012) 11. Shri. G.D. Mandke Curator Maratha Museum 12. Vacant Programming Assistant

Technical and Administrative Staff 1. Shri J.G. Kulkarni Assistant Registrar 2. Shri B.B. Dighe Draughtsman 3. Shri D.D. Phule Draughtsman 4. Dr. S. A. Pradhan Draughtsman 5. Shri S.D. Rokade Draughtsman 6. Vacant Draughtsman 7. Vacant Draughtsman Annual Report 2011-12 25

8. Shri B.S. Waghmode Surveyor 9. Shri Sunil.S. Jadhav Photographer-cum-Surveyor 10. Shri D. K. Bhosle Foreman-cum-Field Assistant 11. Vacant Museum Assistant 12. Vacant PhotoPrinter 13. Shri G.V. Pahade Stenographer (Holding additional charge as P.A. to Director) 14. Shri S.I. Amin StenoTypist 15. Shri H.S. Bhandare Junior Clerk 16. Shri Vijay Omble Junior Clerk 17. Vacant Darkroom Attendant 18. Shri C.S. Shendge Laboratory Attendant 19. Shri S. V. Walunj Laboratory Attendant 20. Shri K. B. Gaikwad Laboratory Attendant (From 9.4.2012) 21. Shri S. P. Bhagawat Peon 22. Smt. Shobha M. Kamble Peon

Project Staff: (Temporary)

Center of Advance Study (CAS) Under U.G.C. SAP Programme 1. Ms. Nilam S. Dhapare CAS Project Assistant (Upto 31st March 2012)

Antiquity Documentation Staff (Under National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities Archaeological Survey of India) (Upto November 2011)

Documentation Assistant 1. Ms. Sutapa Lahiri Documentation Assistant 2. Ms. Lata A. Jindam Documentation Assistant 3. Mr. Narender Parmar Documentation Assistant 4. Ms. Nilam Nandini Sarmah Documentation Assistant 26 Annual Report 2011-12

5. Ms. Tanashree Redij Documentation Assistant 6. Mr. Nilesh Jadhav Documentation Assistant

Data Entry Operators 1. Dr. Kshirsagar Shivaji Dadaso Data Entry Operator 2. Mrs. Rupali Choudhary Data Entry Operator 3. Mr. Ganesh Phuge Data Entry Operator 4. Mr. Shrikant B. Tikhe Data Entry Operator 5. Mr. Yogesh N. Devtarse Data Entry Operator 6. Ms. Deepa S. Waghmare Data Entry Operator 7. Mrs. Ashwini R. Gole Data Entry Operator

UGC Project ‘Bio-Anthropological Studies for the Harappan Site of Farmana, District Rohtak, Harayana, at this University 1. Mr. Kalyan S. Chakraborty UGC Project Fellow

Administrative Staff in Archaeology Department under Dictonary Project 1. Mr. Shyam S. Walke Cashier-cum Clerk 2. Mr. Santosh M. Memane Junior Clerk 3. Mr. Jairaj Bhilare Peon

II. TEACHING

M.A. Semester I Arc 101 Political History of India A. Dandekar, V.S. Shinde, P.P. Joglekar, S. Ganvir, N. Sawant, G.S. Joge, K. Pawar, P.S. Shrivalkar, S.S. Jadhav, S. Pradhan

Arc 102 Social and Economic History of India S. Ganvir, R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Dandwate, A. Dandekar, G.S. Joge, S.S. Jadhav

Arc 103 Introduction to Archaeology V.S. Shinde, B.C. Deotare, R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Joglekar, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, N. Sawant, K.A. Pawar, P. Shirvalkar, A. Sarkar, V. Khaladkar Annual Report 2011-12 27

Arc 104 Prehistory of South Asia S. Mishra, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, S. Ansari, A. Sarkar, G. Shete,

M.A. Semester III Group A

Arc 301 Art and Architecture of India- I (300 BC to 600 AD) R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Dandwate, S. Ganvir, G.S. Joge, S.S Jadhav, S. Pradhan

Arc 302 Ancient Indian Iconography R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Joglekar, P.P. Dandwate, A. Dandekar, S. Ganvir, G.S. Joge, S. S. Jadhav, S. Pradhan

Arc 303 Ancient Indian Palaeography and Epigraphy A. Dandekar, S. Ganvir, N. Sawant, G.S. Joge, K. Pawar, V. Khaladkar, S.S. Jadhav

M.A. Semester III Group B

Arc 305 An Outline of World Prehistory S. Mishra, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, S. Ansari, A. Sarkar, G. Shete

Arc 306 Environmental Archaeology (Bioarchaeology) B.C. Deotare, P.P. Joglekar, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, S.S. Naik

Arc 307 Biological Anthropology A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, P.P. Joglekar, V.G. Sathe, V. Mushrif-Tripathy

Arc 308 Advanced Archaeological Theories and Research Methodology (Compulsory) V.S. Shinde, B.C. Deotare, P.P. Joglekar, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, A. Deshpande Mukeherjee, N. Sawant, P.S. Shirvalkar, V. Khaladkar

Optional Course

Arc 309 History of Indian Archaeology V.S. Shinde

Arc 310 Harappan Civilization V.S. Shinde, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, V. Khaladkar

Arc 311 Museology- I: Basic Principles and Practice P.P. Dandwate, S. Ansari, S.S. Jadhav 28 Annual Report 2011-12

Arc 312 Cultural Heritage Management S. Ansari, V.S. Shinde, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.P. Dandwate, S. Ganvir, A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, N. Sawant, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, V. Khaladkar, S.S. Jadhav, S. Pradhan

P.G. Diploma Semester I (Compulsory)

Arc 506 Research Methodology V.S. Shinde,B.C. Deotare, P.P. Joglekar, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, A. Deshpande- Mukeherjee, N. Sawant, P.S. Shirvalkar, V. Mushrif-Tripathy V. Khaladkar, S.S. Naik, S.V. Joshi

Optional

Arc 501 Principles of Archaeology V.S. Shinde, B.C. Deotare, R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Joglekar, V.G. Sathe, A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, N. Sawant, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, A. Sarkar, V. Khaladkar

Arc 502 Social and Religious Institutions of India S. Ganvir, R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Joglekar, P.P. Dandwate, A. Dandekar, G.S. Joge. S.S. Jadhav

Arc 503 South Asian Prehistory S. Mishra, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, S. Ansari, A. Sarkar, G. Shete

Arc 504 Epigraphical Records of Ancient India A. Dandekar, S. Ganvir, N. Sawant, G.S. Joge, K.A. Pawar, V. Khaladkar, S.S. Jadhav

Arc 505 Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management S. Ansari, V.S. Shinde, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.P. Dandwate, S. Ganvir, A. Deshpande-Mukharjee, N. Sawant, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, V. Khaladkar, S.S. Jadhav, S. Pradhan

M.A. Semester II

Arc 201 Religious History of India S. Ganvir, R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Dandwate, A. Dandekar, G.S. Joge, V. Khaladkar

Arc 202 Methods in Archaeology V.S. Shinde, B.C. Deotare, R.K. Mohanty, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, A. Sarkar, G. Shete, A. Dibyopama, S.V. Joshi

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Arc 203 Protohistory of South Asia V.S. Shinde, R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Joglekar, S. Ansari, A. Deshpande-Mukharjee, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, A. Sarkar, V. Khaladkar, A. Dibyopama

Arc 204 Science in Archaeology P.P. Joglekar, B.C. Deotare, S. Mishra, S.G. Deo, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, A. Deshpande-Mukharjee, G. Shete, V. Mushrif- Tripathy, S.S. Naik, S.V. Joshi

M.A. Semester IV Group A

Arc 401 Art & Architecture of India II (upto 1200 AD) R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Dandawate, S. Ganvir, G.S. Joge, S.S. Jadhav, S. Pradhan

Arc 402 Ancient Indian Numismatics A. Dandekar, P.P. Joglekar, G.S. Joge, K.A. Pawar, V. Khaladkar, S.V. Joshi

Arc 404 Early Iron Age of India R.K. Mohanty, V.S. Shinde, K.A. Pawar, G. Shete, V. Khaladkar

Arc 406 Ancient Technology and Archaeological Chemistry V. G. Sathe, V.S. Shinde, B.C. Deotare, R.K. Mohanty, V.G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, G. Shete

M.A. Semester IV Group B

Arc 403 Ethnoarchaeology S. Ansari, N. Sawant, A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, V. Mushrif- Tripathy

Arc 405 Historical Archaeology of India R.K. Mohanty, V.S. Shinde, B.C. Deotare, P.P. Joglekar, S. Ansari, A. Dandekar, G.S. Joge, K.A. Pawar, G. Shete, V. Khaladkar

Arc 407 Quantitative Methods and Information Science S.G. Deo, P.P. Joglekar, P.S. Shirvalkar

Arc 408 Enviornmental Archaeology (Geoarchaeology) S.G. Deo, S. Mishra, P.D. Sable, A. Sarkar, G. Shete

Arc 409 Museology-II Museum Exhibition, Education, Care & Preservation S. Ansari, P.P. Dandwate, K.A. Pawar, G.S. Joge, S.S. Jadhav 30 Annual Report 2011-12

P.G. Diploma Semester II (Compulsory)

Arc 507 Field Archaeology V.S. Shinde, B.C. Deotare, R.K. Mohanty, S.G. Deo, S. Ansari, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, A. Sarkar, G. Shete, A. Dibyopama

Arc 508 Archaeological Science P.P. Joglekar, B.C. Deotare, R.K. Mohanty, S. Mishra, S.G. Deo, V. G. Sathe, P.D. Sable, A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, V. Mushrif-Tripathy Optional

Arc 509 South Asian Protohistory V.S. Shinde, R.K. Mohanty, P.P. Joglekar, A. Deshpande-Mukherjee, K.A. Pawar, P.S. Shirvalkar, A. Sarkar, V. Khaladkar, A. Dibyopama

Arc 510 Introduction to Ethnoarchaeology S. Ansari, A. Deshpande-Mukeherjee, N. Sawant, V. Mushrif-Tripathy

III. M.A. / P.G. DIPLOMA EXAMINATION RESULTS

The results of M.A. and P.G. Diploma examinations in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology held in May 2011 are as follows:

Name Class

1. Attanayake Mudiyanselage Sarath Palitha Higher Second Class 2. Dhavale Neha Avinash Dhanashree First Class+Dist 3. Gaikwad Rahul Bhimrao Fail 4. Indrajit Dutta Higher Second Class 5. Joglekar Jayendra Jayant First Class+Dist 6. Ketayoun Vakili Fail 7. Nawaratna Bandara Karawgahanga Fail 8. Rajkumari Barbina First Class 9. Ruikar Tejal Nitin First Class 10. Rev Uduwila Uparathana First Class 11. Shyaam Sopan Dhavalaey First Class Annual Report 2011-12 31

12. Tamhane Rucha Hemant Sushama First Class 13. Udayakumar S. First Class 14. Wedage Manjula Chanaka Oshan Fernando First Class 15. Romanchal Nial Second Class 16. Pradhan Sucheta Satish Savita First Class+Dist 17. Nina Barati Pass Class

P.G. Diploma Examination

Name Grade 1. Kahalekar Pankaj Prakash Sarita B

IV. Ph.D.s AWARDED

Name of Student : Mr. Garge Tejas Madan

Name of Guide : Prof. V. S. Shinde

Topic : Settlement Pattern of the Harappan Culture in Chautang Basin

Date of Award: 28.07.2011

Name of Student : Ms. Ditamulu Vasa

Name of Guide : Prof. V. S. Shinde

Topic : Traditional Ceramics among the Nagas: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective

Date of Award: 04.11.2011

Name of Student : Ms. Kulkarni Priya Pradip

Name of Guide : Dr. A.R. Marathe

Topic : Water Management during Historic period in coastal Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra Date of Award : 06.02.2012 32 Annual Report 2011-12

Name of Student : Mr. Gaikwad Sanjay Sadashiv

Name of Guide : Prof. V. S. Shinde

Topic : A Comparative Study of Medieval Temple Complexes at Kudal Sangam and the Neighbouring Districts.

Date of Award : 21.02.2012

Name of Student : Ms. Amrita Sarkar

Name of Guide : Prof. V. S. Shinde

Topic : A study of Cultural development from Early to Mature Chalcolithic in Mewar region of Rajasthan

Date of Award : 22.03.2012

Name of Student : Mr. Pankaj Goyal

Name of Guide : Dr. P. P. Joglekar

Topic : Investigations into Animal based Subsistence of the Harappan Culture in with special reference to Kanmer

Date of Award : 31.03.2012

Name of Student : Mr. Naik Satish Shivaji

Name of Guide : Prof. B.C. Deotare

Topic : Pollen Analysis and Palaeo-Evironmental studies of Archaeological deposits from and of India

Date of Award : 16.05.2012 Annual Report 2011-12 33

Name of Student : Ms. Upadhyay Shipra Rajanikant

Name of Guide : Dr. A.R. Marathe

Topic : Rock Art of the -Tungabhadra Basin in the light of recent theoretical perspectives. in the light of recent theoretical perspectives

Date of Award : 16.05.2012

V. Ph.D. THESES

V.S. Shinde

Ph.D.s Produced: 1. 2011. Tejas Garge: Settlement Pattern of the Harappan Culture in Chautang Basin. 2. 2011. Ditamula Vasa: Traditional Ceramic Amongst the Nagas: An Ethno-archaeological Approach. 3. 2012. Sanjay Gaikwad: A Comparative Study of Medieval Temple Complexes at Kudal Sangam and the Neighbouring Districts. 4. 2012. Amrita Sarkar: A Study of Cultural Department from Early to Mature Chalcolithic in Mewar Region of Rajasthan.

Post- Doctoral Research Guidance 1. Sugangha Johar: Creation of a Pilot for South Asian Archaeology Meta-Data. 2. Debarshri Dasgupta: A Study of Cultural Processes of Gilund and Balathal during the Late Ahar/Banas Phase. 3. Tapati Sinha: The Great Harappan Civlization and its Relevance to the Vedic Culture.

Ph. D. Guidance: 1. Anjana Reddy: Urbanization of the Arabian Gulf (Oman Peninsula and Bahrain) from the 4th to 3rd millennium BC with Special Reference to Settlement Pattern Studies and Trade. 2. Chung Suk Yun: The Avalokitesvara and in the Buddhist Caves of Maharashtra: An Archaeological Perspective. 3. Ayumu Konosukawa: Diversity of Harappan Civilization: A Study of the Ghaggar Basin. 4. Nisha Sawant: Industrial Archaeology of : A Case Study of Cotton Textile Industry. 5. Sutapa Lahiri: A Study of Social Life of the Mature Harappan Period in the Ghaggar Basin in Haryana: An Ethno-archaeological Perspective. 34 Annual Report 2011-12

6. Mr. Mohamad Ajmal Shah: A Study of Kushana Period in Baramulla and Bandipora Districts of Kashmir Valley – The Archaeo-Historical Approach.

Ph. D. Co-Guidance: 1. Kazem Arab: Interpreting Elamite and Harappan Figures: A Comparative Study. 2. Alireza Abolahara: A Comparative Study of the Seals of South and Southwest Iran (2nd Millennium BC) with Harappan Seals: Faunal Perspective. 3. Fakhrieh Abdool: Animals and Their Cultural Manifestation in Archaeological Recording Middle Elamite and Neo-Elamite Period (1500-640 BC) in Southwest of Iran. 4. Anwita Datta: The Cultural Significance of Early Historic Terracotta Art of West : An Ethnoarchaeological Approach. M.A Dissertation Produced 1. 2011. Tejal Nitin Ruikar: A Study of Harappan Net Sinkers with special reference to sites of Padri, Kuntasi and Lothal, Gujarat. 2. 2011. W. M. C. Oshan Fernando: Stratigraphical Analysis of Fa-Hien Cave in Sri Lanka: Comparing Stratigraphy Excavated in 1986 and 2009. 3. 2011. Shyam Sopan Dhavaley: Vishrambaghwara: aitihasik sanskrutik varas jatan samvardhanich prakriya prakalpa. 4. 2011. Indrajit Dutta: Social Relevance of Terracotta Art at Tamluk: An Ethno-Archaeological Study.

B. C. Deotare

Ph.D.s Produced 1. 2012 Satish Shivaji Naik: Pollen Analysis and Palaeoenvironmental Studies of Archaeological Deposits from Coastal Region of Maharashtra. Ph. D. Guidance: 1. Ditipriya Reddy (Chatterjee): Early Historic Cultural Contacts between and Lata Regions of the West Coast. 2. Kanchana B. Bhaisare: The Vakatakas: Cultural Study in Archaeological Perspective. 3. Nilesh P. Jadhav: Early Historic Archaeology of the Middle Tapi Basin, North Maharashtra. 4. Astha Dibyopama: Early Historic Archaeology of Jodhpur District western Rajasthan with special reference to Rang Mahal Culture 5. Smita Suresh Geedh: Clay Composition and Firing Technology: A Comparative Study between Chalcolithic and Present / Contemporary Pottery Practices. 6. Dhapare Nilam Subhash: Archaeology of with special Emphasis on Early Historic Phase. Ph. D. Co-Guidance: 1. Ms. Bahar Hamzehpour: Cultural Contacts of Tepe Yahya (Iran) with Contemporary Protohistoric Cultures of the Adjacent Regions. Annual Report 2011-12 35

S. Mishra

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Mr. Tosabanta Padhna: Investigations into Prehistoric Archaeology of River Jonk, District Nuwapada, Orissa. 2. Mr. S.B. Ota: Chalcolithic and Early Historic Cultures of Nimar Region of . 3. Mr. Burhan Ahmed: Investigations into the Non Biface Assemblages in the Narmada Valley. 4. Mr. Deepak Kumar: Investigation into the Early Farming Community of District

Ph.D. Co- Guidance 1. Mr. Jose Tom Rapheal: Cleavers: Inferring Technical Behaviour with Special Reference to Tikoda, , Madhya Pradesh

R. K. Mohanty

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Ms. Meenakshi Chauley: A Study of and Votive Stupas in Orissa. 2. Ms. Jyotsna R. Alingil: Art and Architecture of Kongunadu (North-West Tamil Nadu): from 6th Century A.D. to 14th Century A.D. 3. Mr. Yogesh Mallinathpur M.: Early Iron Age and Early Historic Cultures of the Hagari Basin, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. 4. Mr. Vaidya Shantanu Anil: Emergence of Complex Society and Urbanization during Early Iron Age and Early Historic Periods in Wardha and Nagpur Districts of Vidarbha. 5. Ms. Wiangkum Choun-U-Dom: A Comparative Study of Early Iron Age Megalithic Burials of North-East Thailand and South India. 6. Ms. Wannapat Ruangsup: Emergence and Development of Brahmanism in Thailand with Special Reference to Iconography of Brahmanical Deities. 7. Mr. Virag Gopal Sontakke: Early Iron Age and Early Historic Archaeology of Upper Waingangā Valley (Gondia and Balaghat District). 8. Mr. Sayan Bhattacharya: Protohistoric and Early Historic Archaeology of Mayurakshi River Valley, (District Birbhum and Murshidabad).

Ph. D. Co-Guidance 1. Mr. S.B. Ota: Chalcolithic and Early Historic Cultures of Nimar Region of Madhya Pradesh. 2. Mr. Varad Sudhir Sabnis: Craft Specialization and Economic System during the Emergence of Second Urbanization in Deccan (1000 B.C. to 3rd century A.D.) 3. Ms. Sikhasree Ray: Monuments of Eastern Orissa: A Cultural Study (5th Century - 10th Century A.D.) 36 Annual Report 2011-12

M.A Dissertation Produced 1. 2011. Rajkumari Barbina, Dress and Ornaments of the Meiteis: An Ethnoarchaeological Approach. 2. 2011. Rucha H. Tamhane, Dress and Ornaments- A Reflection of Social Status of the Elites in Maharashtra during Peshwa Period with Special Reference to Pune Region.

P. P. Joglekar

Ph.D.s Produced 1. Mr. Pankaj Goyal: Investigations into Animal Based Subsistence of the Harappan Culture in Gujarat with Special Reference to Kanmer. Ph. D. Guidance: 1. Mr. Hampe Santosh Shivaji: Early Historic and Medieval Settlements in Bhima-Sina Basin, Solapur District, Maharashtra. 2. Ms. Sharada C.V.: Animal Bone Deposition and Modification Processes: A Case Study of Protohistoric Sites in Harayana. 3. Ms. Bedekar Gauri Atul Chitra: Human-Animal Interaction in Ancient India Society (1500 B.C.-300 A.D.): A Study through Correlation of Archaeological and Literary Sources. 4. Mr. Nihildas N.: Investigation into the Prehistoric and Protohistoric Culture of Upper Periyar Region, Idukki District, Kerela. 5. Ms. Anagha Achyut Bhat: A Study of Sustainable Preservation of Cultural Heritage to Public Participation: Quantitative and Modelling Approach. 6. Mr. Abhayan G. S.: Identification of Fish Bones remains of Deccan Chalcolothic/ Harappan Sites (Gujarat and Haryana).

S. G. Deo

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Mr. Thakare Mayur Babulal: Traders of Imperialism- Case Study of Colonial Archaeology in the Districts Thane, Mumbai and Mumbai Sub-Urban (1498 A.D. to 1818 A.D.) 2. Mr. Mohana R.: Reading rock art: Interpreting Temporal and Geographic variability in the Middle Krishna Basin, Karnataka state 3. Mr. Jose Tom Rapheal: Cleavers: Inferring Technical Behaviour with Special Reference to Tikoda, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh 4. Ms. Redij Tanashree: Materia-Medica’- Ancient and Archaeological Evidences

Ph. D. Co-Guidance 1. Ms. Soumi Sengupta: Protohistoric Investigations in the Tawa River Basin in Betul District, Madhya Pradesh. Annual Report 2011-12 37

2. Behrouz Bazgir: Lithic Assemblages of Prehistoric Sites in Khorramadab valley, Western Iran: Implications for Understanding the Technological Variability. (Rovira i Virgili University (Tarragona, Spain)

M.A Dissertation Produced 1. 2011. Joglekar Jayendra Jayant: Geoarchaeology of the Acheulian sites in the Deccan Trap region of the Upper Krishna Basin

V.G. Sathe

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Mr. Kantikumar Anant Pawar: Archaeological Investigations in East- Chimur Region of Chandrapur District in Vidarbha: A Case Study of Parasgarh-Nagbhir Hills. 2. Mr. Joshi Sachin Vidyadhar: Relative Dating of Ossiferous Beds and Geochemistry of Upper Manjra Valley in Beed, Latur and Osmanabad Districts, Maharashtra. 3. Ms. Aokumla Walling: Ethno – Archaeology of Mokokchung District of Nagaland with Special Reference to Ahom – Naga relationship. 4. Mr. Yousef Fallahian: Study of Animal Representation in Iron Age Archaeological Remains in Gilan, Iran 5. Mr. Narender : Protohistoric Investigation in the Bhiwani District of Haryana. 6. Mr. Prateek Chakraborty: Impact of Animal Exploitation, as Reflected in the Bones from Chalcolithic Sites in Western India, with Special Reference to Skeletal Microstructure. 7. Mr. Praveen C. K.: Rock Art of Kerala with Special Reference to Marayoor Rock-Shelters. 8. Mr. Neelanshu Kaushik: A Comparative Biometric Analysis of Plio-Pleistocene Equids from India and Southern Europe

M.A Dissertation Produced 1. 2011. Rev. Udvilla Uparathna: Animal Based Subsistence of Early Harappans during Earliest Levels of RGR6 at Rakhigarhi, District Hissar, Haryana. 2. 2011. Mr. Uday Kumar: The Art and Science of Bronze Technology in Tamil Nadu with Special Reference to Tanjore District: Traditional Wisdom and Current Perspectives.

P. D. Sable

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Ms. Chavan Surekha Madhukar: Ancient Ports of the Konkan, Maharashtra: A Geoarchaeological Approach. 2. Ms. Ruikar Tejal Nitin: A Study of transition of Mature Harappan Phase from the Early Regional Cultures with Special Reference to Farmana. 38 Annual Report 2011-12

3. Mr. Kalyan Sekhar Chakraborty: Organic Residue Analysis of Cultural Assemblages from the Harappan Sites in Kachchh Region of Gujarat. 4. Mr. S. Udayakumar: A Study of Iron Technology at the Iron Age sites of Iswal and Nathra- ki-pal Rajasthan, Western India

P. P. Dandawate

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Mr. Midhun C. Sekhar: Naga Worship in Kerala: Archaeological and Ethnographical Study. 2. Ms. Fereshteh Sarhaddi: The study of Baluchistan Rock Arts, Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Saravan, Sistan-Baluchistan Province, Iran 3. Mr. Deshmukh Jyotiram Dashrath: Geomorphic and Stone Age Investigations in the Upper Girna Basin of Khandesh (Maharashtra) 4. Mr. Varad Sudhir Sabnis: Craft Specialization and Economic System during the Emergence of Second Urbanization in Deccan (1000 B.C. to 3rd century A.D.) 5. Ms. Sikhasree Ray: Monuments of Eastern Orissa: A Cultural Study (5th Century - 10th Century A.D.) 6. Mr. Kim Yongjun: The Dynamics on the Spread of into Korean Peninsular: with Special Reference of Buddhist Caves. 7. Mr. Gajul Balaji Shivaji: Pashchim Maharashrtatil Shilaharkalin Mandir: Vishleshanatamak Abhyas. (In Marathi)

Shahida Ansari

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Ms. Fariba Sarhaddi: Ethnoarchaeological Study of Kalpoorgan pottery, Sistan-Baluchistan Province, Iran 2. Ms. Nilam Nandini Sarmah: Settlement and Subsistence Pattern of Nishis and Shertukpens of Kameng Valley, Arunachal Pradesh: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective. 3. Mr. Mohan Shankarrao Pardhi: Terracotta Art Objects of Vidarbha Region, Maharashtra 4. Ms. Neda Hossein Tehrani: Anthropogenic Processes in Caves / Rock Shelters in Izeh Plain (Iran) and Bhimbetka region (India): An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective 5. Ms. Aparna S. Bhogal: Studies in the stylistic determinants of the sculptural art of North Konkan (400 A.D. to 1200 A.D.) 6. Mr. Kamble Vishwanath Chandu: Early Historic Settlement Pattern in Godavari Basin, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra

A. Dandekar Ph. D. Guidance: 1. Mr. Cyriac Jose: Cultural Landscape and Architecture of Medieval Churches in Kerala. Annual Report 2011-12 39

2. Mr. Nandy Vinay Deviprasad: Settlement attern of Medieval Forts - Special Reference to Satara District. 3. Mr. Desai Manohar Vitthal: Study of Evolutional Letter forms, Signs and Symbols from Select Manuscripts of 16th to 18th Century A.D. and Create in Alphabet Indexed Reference Charts for the Purpose of Studying Various Documents. 4. Mr. Usapkar Vasu Madhu: Antiquity of Santer Worship in Goa 5. Ms. Arunima Pati: Study of Ganjappa tradition in : A Disappearing card game. 6. Mr. Vaidya Abhijit Mukund: Cultural Study of Early Historic Deccan as Reflected in Gahasattasai: An Archaeological Perspective 7. Mr. Deshpande Aniruddha Prakash: Religious Landscape of Nasik

A. Deshpande-Mukherjee

Ph. D. Guidance 1. Ms. Anwita Dutta: The Cultural Significance of Early Historic Terracotta Art of West Bengal: An Ethnoarchaeological Approach. 2. Ms. Soumi Sengupta: Protohistoric Investigations in the Tawa River Basin in Betul District, Madhya Pradesh. 3. Ms. Kanchani Prova Koch: Animal Exploitation Patterns during the Iron Age and Early Historical Period in Vidarbha, Maharashtra.

M.A Dissertation Produced 1. 2011. Ms Neha Dhavale: Study of Human Skeletal Remains from Hansi, A Multicultural Site in Haryana.

P.S. Shirvalkar

Co-Guide for Masters Dissertation Produced 1. 2011. W.M.C.Oshan (With Prof. Vasant Shinde) titled Stratigraphical Analysis of Fa-Hien Cave in Sri Lanka: Comparing Stratigraphy Excavated in 1988 and 2009. 2. 2011. Tejal Nitin Ruikar (With Prof. Vasant Shinde) titled A Study of Harappan Net Sinkers with Special Reference to Sites of Padri, Kuntasi and Lothal, Gujarat. 3. 2011. S.Udayakumar (With Dr. Vijay Sathe) titled The Art and Science of Bronze Technology in Tamil Nadu, Traditional Wisdom and Current Perspectives. 40 Annual Report 2011-12

VI. SPECIAL LECTURES DELIVERED IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS

V.S. Shinde

India 1. Harappan Culture in Northwest India: New Discoveries and Perspective, Orientation Course of ASI Officers, Institute of Archaeology, ASI, New , 22 April 2011. 2. New Research Approaches in Field Archaeology, Orientation Course of ASI Officers, Institute of Archaeology, ASI, New Delhi, 22 April 2011. 3. Culture and Civilization: Reconstruction from Material Remains, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 24 August 2011. 4. Cultures and Civilizations of Old World, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 24 August 2011. 5. Harappan Culture: First Bronze Age Civilization of South Asia, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 25 August 2011. 6. Harappan Culture: New Discoveries and Analysis, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Memorial Lecture, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, 23 September 2011. 7. Career Options and Archaeology, Vasantrao Naik Institute for Arts and Social Sciences, Nagpur, 2-3 December 2011. 8. Archaeology: An Important Source of History Writing, Orientation Course, Babasahed Ambedkar University, Aurangabad, 18 January 2012. 9. Fundamentals of Archaeology, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune, 9 February 2012.

Abroad 1. Origins and Spread of Agricultural Communities in South Asia, Sri Lanka Foundation, Colombo, 7 April 2011

B.C. Deotare 1. Role of Soil Studies in Archaeology as a resource person at Orientation Course on Recent Advances in Archaeology on 27th April 2011at the Institute of Archaeology, ASI, Red , Delhi 2. Archaeology – A Hidden Past at Jnana Prabodhini Samshodhan Sanstha, Pune on 23 rd Nov. 2011. 3. Archaeology of the Purna basin. an Inaugural lecture at the Wonder that was Vijaynagar an exhibition of photography and painting held at Balgandharv Kala Dalan, Pune on 13th August 2011

P.P. Joglekar 1. Series of lectures on `Applications of Sciences in Archaeology’ and ‘Fundamentals of Archaeozoology’ at the Institute of Archaeology of the ASI, New Delhi in April 2011. Annual Report 2011-12 41

2. Special lecture series to M.A. Indology students at T.M.V. on “Science and Technology in Ancient India” in August 2011. 3. Conducted a four-day workshop on Basic Osteology for the Department of Archaeology, Government of Sri Lanka at Colombo in December 2011. 4. Lectures for the M. Arch. (Sem. III) course on `Introduction to Archaeology and Museology’ at the Sinhgad College of Architecture in February 2012. 5. `The Use of Sciences in Archaeology’ at Modern College, Pune. 6. `Applications of Sciences in Archaeology’ at Mumbai University in May 2012.

V.G. Sathe

1. In the Workshop on “Warli Art: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective“ organised by the Workshop Committee Deccan College, Department of Archaeology, deccan College, Pune 411006, 30.09.2011. Lecture delivered: “Implications of Rock Art”. 2. Department of Extra Mural Studies, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 16th October 2011. Lectures Delivered (3 nos): “Vertebrate Palaeontology as Historical Science with reference to its contributions in Archaeology” “Taphonomy” “Fossils and Myths” 3. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Sassari (Departmento di Biologia Animale, Facolta Di Medicina Veterinaria, Universita Degli Studi Di Sassari), Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, 29th January to 11th February 2012. Series of lectures were delivered on the following topics: i. Palaeohistology of mammalian teeth and bones with reference to phylogeny, taxonomy and palaeodiet of ancient mammalian fauna. ii. The origins of domestication, subsistence and palaeoenvironment in protohistoric cultures in India. iii. Fauna in prehistoric Rock Art of India.

P.D. Sable 1. “Applications of Resistivity and Seismic method in foundation of Civil Engineering”, at Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering, (Indian Railways First ISO :9001-2000 Centralised Training Institute) Pune, on 05/08/2010. 2. “Importance of Geomorphology Harappan site Kotda Bhadli” at Kotda Bhadli Excavation to Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth students. 42 Annual Report 2011-12

Shahida Ansari 1. Ethnoarchaeological Study of Prehistoric Settlement Pattern of South-Central Ganga Valley, in the Orientation Course on Recent Advances in Archaeology (18th April- 02nd May 2011), held at the Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of India, Complex, Delhi, on 29th April 2011. 2. 2 Lectures on Ethnoarchaeology to PGDA students (Semester III), of the Institute of Archaeology at Rupnagar Excavation Training Camp, Punjab in March. 3. Delivered 2 lectures to PGDA students of Institute of Archaeology, New Delhi during their visit to Deccan College Museum as part of their training programme. 4. ‘Importance of Ethnoarchaeological Studies and Perspectives in Understanding Aesthetic Symbolism’ in two-day workshop on Warli Art: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspec tive, organised by the Workshop Committee of Deccan College, Pune and Tribal Research and Training Institute, Pune, held between 29th–30th September 2011.

A. Dandekar 1. Lectures on various aspects of archaeology to the students of the Certificate course in Archaeology and Certificate Course in Ancient Indian Arts and Sciences conducted by the Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai. 2. A special invited lecture on Ceramics in Archaeology delivered to the students of M.A. in Numismatics and Archaeology, University of Mumbai.

P. S. Shrivalkar 1. Field Archaeology to M.A. in Indology, at Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth.

Veena Mushrif-Tripathy 1. Was a Resource Person in 1st National Workshop on Forensic Dentistry, dated 30th – 31st July 2011 at Nagpur. The presentation was on “Dental age estimation techniques with case studies from archaeological specimens”. 2. Conducted workshop of Osteological studies on human skeletal remains, from 5th December to 8th December 2011 organized by Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka. 3. Played a role of Resource person at the workshop on 27th on Bioarchaeology in Second Southeast Asian Bioarchaeology Conference, at Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand from 26 – 28 January 2012. 4. Given a public talk on the Human Skeletal Studies in India, focusing on Farmana at University of Florida and Appalachian University and on Kumhar Tekari at Appalachian University USA in 25th March and 2nd and 3rd April 2012. 5. Guest lecturer for course at Extra Mural Studies centre at Bombay University, Kalina, for Osteoarchaeology subject Annual Report 2011-12 43

Astha Dibyopama 1. “Chalcolithic Cultures of India” in the Centre of Extra Mural Studies, for the students of certificate course in Archaeology University of Mumbai Vidyanagari campus Santakruj (East) Mumbai, 20th November 2011.

S.S. Jadhav 1. Guest Lecture for students and teachers in a two days Workshop on “Heritage & Conservation” organized by St. Xavier’s college- Dept. of Ancient Indian Culture in collaboration With The Museum Society of Bombay & Gazetteers Department, Government of Maharashtra. Title- Archaeology and its relation with other sciences. 2. Guest Lecture in the History Department, University of Pune for the Net/Set students. Title- Origin and Development of rock-cut caves in India”. in Marathi. 3rd October 2011.

S.S. Naik 1. 20 special lectures on “Archaeobotany (Palaeobotany)” to the Post Graduate Diploma in Archaeology students of 1st Semester (Batch: 2011-13) of the Institute of Archaeology, ASI, Red Fort Complex, Delhi, during 8th to 12th November 2011. 2. Special lecture on “Palaeobotany” at Waghire College, , Dist. Pune, scheduled on 6th February 2012. 3. “Vital Plant Resources for Contemporary and Future Intensive Explorations from the parts of Sahyadri Hill Ranges, Maharashtra” in the National Conference on “Sustaining Forests of : Prospects and Challenges” organized by School of Social Sciences, Solapur University, Solapur 11th February 2012. 4. “Palaeobotany, Palynology, Phytolith Analysis and Environmental Archaeology” at Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai (Kalina Campus), Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E), Mumbai scheduled on 8th April 2012. 5. “Recent Archaeobotanical Research in Peninsular India” in the National Conference on “Recent Advancement in South Indian Archaeology” organized by Department of History and Archaeology, Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta on 13th April 2012.

S.V. Joshi 1. Swarupvardhini institute invited to deliver the lecture on the subject Forts of Maharashtra at Wagholi Pune ( 29th Oct 2011). 2. Forts: Excavation and Archaeological Evidences & Sanhyadri and Forts at Samvardhan Institute, Goa in Nov 2011. 3. Lecture delivered at Modern College of Art, Science and Commerce, Pune. 17th Dec 2011. Medieval Archaeology. 44 Annual Report 2011-12

VII. RESEARCH

PREHISTORY AND PALAEOENVIRONMENT

S. Mishra More than a month was spent participating in the excavations at Tikoda Co-directed by Dr. Sushama Deo and S.B. Ota.

S.G. Deo 1. Excavation at Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh (in collaboration with Shri S.B. Ota, Regional Director, Central Zone, Archaeological Survey of India, ) Large number of Acheulian artefacts was found in clusters within a small area forming a definite geographical unit during our previous two year detailed explorations coupled with trial trench excavations. Interestingly the field observations revealed that the Acheulian artefacts are getting exposed due to recent erosion of sediments. Encouraged by this, a detailed investigation was planned for the area from 2011-12. This year we adopted following methodology a) systematic collection of artefacts eroded from sedimentary context to understand artefact distribution pattern, its contextual occurrence and formation processes operating on them b) excavation at various localities in varied geological context c) systematic collection of soil samples for multidisciplinary studies and dating Since the area of investigation is confined to the reserve forest of Tikoda village, it forms a single geographic unit. Within this unit we noticed that there are number scatters with differential occurrence in density of Acheulian artefacts. Therefore, various distinct concentrations of lithic scatter within the area are designated as ‘locality’. So far eight localities have been located in the area confined to southern slope and ‘V’ shaped valley of Tikoda hill. These localities have been named as TKD-I to TKD-VIII (Fig. 1). Annual Report 2011-12 45

Map showing Localities (TKD I to TKD VIII) under study at Tikoda

There are four major localities where systematic surface collection and excavation were carried out during 2010-11 and 2011-12 and those are as follows:

Locality TKD-I A 5x5 m trench was laid out for excavation and out of which eight squares were taken up for excavation to ascertain the context of Acheulian artefacts at the locality. Besides, detail surface collections of 215 artefacts were made. Locality TKD-II During the season 2010-11, a systematic surface collection of artefacts was made from 679 sq m area each of 1 sq m grid size. A total number of 1545 artefacts were systematically collected after plotting and more than 13,000 artefacts collected from the grids. In the current season 2011-12, more than 2,400 artefacts have been collected from the same 679 grids. Besides, two trial trenches were taken up at this locality one on each season. In the current season 25 square metre area has been taken up for excavation that has yielded more than 3,000 artefacts. This excavation is proposed to continue during the next field season. Locality TKD-III Systematic surface collection was made in 2010-11 from this locality that lies on the southern slope of Tikoda hill. More than 280 artefacts have been collected from this locality. Locality TKD-V During the current season systematic collection from 101 sq m area of 1 sq m each grid has yielded more than 850 artefacts. Besides, excavations of 24 square metre area has yielded more than 450 artefacts. During 2011-12 we excavated at following localities: 46 Annual Report 2011-12

Locality TKD II A 5x5 m trench was laid down over the same grid layout of TKD II locality. A 1.5x2 m trial trench was dug in the lower part of sediments at Locality TKD II Locality TKD IV A 5x5 m Trial trench was dug on the surface of huge deposit of sediment in the ‘v’ shaped valley of Tikoda hill complex. Locality TKD V A 5x5 m Trial trench was dug on the surface of lateritic gravel Locality TKD VIII A 1.5x3 m Trial trench was dug at this locality that forms the lower part of huge sediment deposit in the ‘v’ shaped valley.

Excavation at locality TKD-II, Tikoda, Madhya Pradesh

All these trenches yielded large number of artefacts in varied geological contexts such as Yellow alluvial sediment, secondary laterite, Alluvial clay sediment, Weathered basalt surface, Basalt surfaces and Black sediment. The Acheulian assemblage at Tikoda is overwhelmingly dominated by cleavers. The preliminary analysis of artefacts from surface plotting of locality II shows that the proportion of handaxes to cleavers is 1:3. Giant cores and small flakes are also well represented. Artefacts are mostly on quartzite and some are on sand stone. Few handaxes, cleavers and scrapers have also been noticed on crypto-crystalline material such as chert and chalcedony. Detailed analysis of artefacts is in process. Annual Report 2011-12 47

2. Excavations at 4 Cave sites in Khorrambad, South east Iran Participated in the excavations at following 4 caves in Khorrambad province, South east Iran namely Gilvaran, Ghamari, Kaldar caves and Gar Arjene Rock shelter. I was invited by Mr. Behroz Bazgir, Iran as his co-guide for his doctoral research at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain. 3. Geomorphological exploration was carried out on the coast of Somnath (with Arati Deshpande-Mukherjee). 4. Continued image processing, digitizing maps and artefact database analysis

P.D. Sable Explorations and Excavations: 1. Exploration in Middle Reaches Basin: Environmental and archaeological studies of Middle reaches of Bhima basin work is a part of UGC Major Reasearch Project. The surface and subsurface exploration of Bhima river basin in middle reaches were carried out. The study area falls between Latitude 17° 15’ N to 18° 45’ N and Longitude 74° 25’ E to 76° 00’E, on the toposheet map of Survey of India (Scale 1:250,000). It covers parts of Solapur, Ahmednagar, Bid and Osmanabad districts of Maharashtra. The river flows through the highly draught prone area, therefore, it is seasonal. All attempt has been made to study the drainage, landforms, topography, habitat, vegetation and accessibility of the study area by using Survey of India (SOI) topographic maps of 1 : 50,000 scale and quarter inch map of 1:4 miles scale. Since the area under study was quite vast and unexplored, a detailed Geoarchaeological exploration has been carried out to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental conditions, geomorphology, geology and the landscape of the Sina river basin. During the exploration number of temples which are buried under the thick pile of river flash deposit were encountered. The details of each site, archaeological material, type of deposit etc. has been recorded properly. 2. Participated in the exploration of major Harappan site Rakhigarhi , Dist. Jind, Haryana, organized by Prof. V.S. Shinde, Deccan College and Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi. 3. Participated in the exploration of Purna river (part of Godavari) basin. This exploration is main by focused on tributaries of Purna such as Katepurna, Wan and Mun rivers basin. This work organized by Prof. B.C. Deotare. It covers an area of Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, and Washim districts of Maharashtra. 4. Participated in the Harappan site Kotda-Bhadli excavation at Kutch Gujarat area, organized by State Archaeology Gujrat Branch and Deccan College, Pune, for environmental investigations. 5. Participated in the Harappan site Khirsara excavation at Kutch Gujarat area, organized by Archaeological Survey of India, Excavation Branch Baroda Gujrat, for environmental investigations. 48 Annual Report 2011-12

PROTOHISTORY AND HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

V.S. Shinde Sampling and Scientific Surface Survey at Rakhigarhi 2011-2012: Summary Report

The following is a brief summary report of the archaeological operations undertaken by the Rakhigarhi Project from a period including the months of January through April 2012. The project was directed by Professor Vasant Shinde of Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune and included a team of research scholars and professional archaeologists. He was assisted by Shri Adam Greens, Narender Parmar, Dr. Sable, Lilly and Patty. Rakhigarhi is one of the largest urban centres known to have belonged to the Harappan Civilization, the first early state society in South Asia. It is located in the centre of the Ghaggar- Hakra Basin, now in the Narnaund Tehsil, Hissar District, Haryana.

Figure 1: Overall view of RGR 3 (left) and 2 (right) from on top of RGR 4

Limited excavations were conducted there under the direction of Amarendra Nath in the late 1990’s (Nath 1998; Nath 2001). Nath noticed that the site consisted of five raised areas proximal or immediately nearby the present-day village of Rakhigarhi, and two smaller, flatter areas characterized by a small rise in topography and scatters of Harappan Period artefacts. He argued that these rises were “mounds,” and labelled them RGR 1-7. The two largest of Rakhigarhi’s mounds (RGR- 4-5) are under the modern village. Annual Report 2011-12 49

Though these reports described the features in some detail, scale, accurate maps of the site were never published. The site’s extent was not clearly defined, and it is difficult to assess what features result from the modern occupation and what features is the result of Harappan occupation.

Our primary goal this season was to lay the groundwork for future archaeological investigations into some of these problems. Our objectives this season were 1) establishing a positive working relationship with the people of Rakhgarhi, 2) creating an extensive and detailed map of the site that accurately depicts its relationship to the village, 3) conducting systematic surface collections to accurately assess the past activities that were likely performed on each mound and build a collection of provenienced artifacts for the site, and 4) conduct a subsurface survey using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR), Electrical Resistivity, and analyses to assess the state of previously excavated areas and areas that will be impossible to excavate in the future (eg, inside the village). This report discusses the progress made toward the first three objectives, though everything presented here should be considered preliminary and subject to further analysis.

1) Establishing a positive working relationship with the people of Rakhigarhi

Present day Rakhigarhi is the site of a burgeoning agricultural village. Its growth over the past 30 years has been dramatic; when Suraj Bhan reported a visit to the site (Bhan 1975), he observed two separate small villages located on two of the ancient mounds. In the time since that initial visit, the villages have merged together, forming a single massive agricultural community that covers around 75% of the ancient site.

The people of Rakhigarhi are a major stakeholder in the development of archaeological work at the site. They live at the site year round, potentially providing protection for sensitive exposed materials as well as a point of contact for interested visitors who arrive between archaeological fieldwork seasons. They stand to gain the most from any subsequent archaeological work, and as such we strove to make our work transparent and available to them. This work involved meetings with Rakhigarhi’s sarpanchs before and during our exploration, direct visits to villagers’ households to explain what we are doing, and visits to local schools to discuss the importance of the site to South Asian history.

A major attempt was made to make our work transparent to the villagers. To this end, we composed an open letter to the village that explained our goals at the site and assured them that we did not want to remove their houses. Our belief is that, in moving forward, it is possible to conduct archaeological investigation and historical preservation at the site in such a way that encourages the continued development of the village. 50 Annual Report 2011-12

2) Map the Site

Figure 2: DEM and Site Plan, notice four distinct raised areas

The bulk of our time at Rakhigarhi this year was spent gathering data on the spatial attributes of the site, primarily its dense, mounded core. This included the creation of a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) that could be used to understand the site’s topography, and the creation of a plan of the modern structures that now cover the site. Though previous excavations had been undertaken at the site, no comprehensive plan of the site’s features or topography has yet been published, so this was our primary goal.

Figure 3: Mapping the site using Total Station Annual Report 2011-12 51

To this end, using the total station (TopCom 7500), three-dimensional coordinates were recorded in relation to a site benchmark located at the top of RGR-3, close to a modern Dargah. All the measurements taken from the Total Station were measured from this point.

After over 10,000 elevation readings had been collected, it was possible to generate an overall DEM of the site. The DEM accurately reconstructs the topography encountered in the field, though areas where it was impossible or impractical to collect readings appear somewhat distorted. As such, it is necessary to include a layer of the modern buildings that cover the site. These buildings were added to the site GIS using satellite imagery provided by the Global Heritage Fund in combination with measurements of building corners taken in the field. The preliminary results presented here are spectacular, highlighting both the vertical extent of the core of the site and the relationship between the site and the modern occupation.

All of the features previously identified by previous excavations in the core area of the site are present in the DEM. There are clearly five distinct raised areas (RGR 1-5), three of which are fairly unobstructed by the modern village (RGR 1-3). The two large areas are beneath the village (RGR 4 and 5), though it is clear the village settlement has tended to favor the areas between the two mounds to the areas on top of the slope. RGR 4 is the most obstructed by the modern village, though there are still large areas that are relatively unobstructed by modern village (Figure 2). The total size of the core area of the site, that which includes RGR 1-5, is 60 hectares.

Something that became clear after the completion of the DEM is that the raised areas that were previously identified as mounds are not necessarily discrete topographic features sharing the same history of site formation. In particular, it appears that RGR 2 and 3 may have been connected throughout most of their formation period, having been cut only sometime within the past 100 years to provide a pond for water buffalo. Additionally, it is clear that RGR 2, 3, and 4 have continuous boundaries on their east and west flanks, which probably indicates that they were part of the same period of settlement and development. As such, we have moved away from thinking of the separate raised areas at Rakhigarhi as mounds and have started referring to them as localities where excavation operations can take place. Further archaeological operations were carried out at Locality 1 (RGR 2, 3), Locality 2 (RGR 1), and Locality 3 (RGR 5).

Another important result of our mapping efforts is the true size and character of Rakhigarhi is becoming clear. Though our work to determine the site’s full extent has not yet been complete, preliminary results suggest that it extends at least 2.5 kilometers away from the core area, covered by approximately 4 meters of alluvial sediment. If this is true, then the site may extend up to 400 hectares, beyond Nath’s ( 2001) initial assessment. This figure is tentative and subject to change once our analysis of well sediments is completed. 52 Annual Report 2011-12

Though we are not yet ready to present a final assessment of the size of the site, the work this year makes it clear that at its height Rakhigarhi was an urban center on the same scale as Harappa or Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan. The size of Locality 2 is comparable to Mound AB at Harappa (see Meadow and Kenoyer 2003). While much of Rakhigarhi may lie beneath the modern village, it is clear that during the Third Millennium the site developed along the same parameters and on the same scale as the large Harappan centres in Pakistan.

3) Surface Collection

Figure 4: Gridded Area for Surface Collection

The third goal of our fieldwork this season was to systematically collect a representative sample of cultural materials from the exposed areas of Rakhigarhi’s surface. Toward this end, areas of Locality 1-3 that were not heavily obstructed by modern occupation were divided into 5x5 meter squares (Figure 4). Five percent (5%) of these squares were randomly selected for surface collection. This methodology was developed based on the ones applied by the Beas Regional Survey Project in Pakistan (Wright et al. 2001; Wright et al. 2003). All of the artefacts in each of the selected square were collected, counted, and then entered into our site database in the field. Though we are still processing this data, several interesting patterns have already become clear. Annual Report 2011-12 53

Figure 5: Distribution of Carnelian on RGR 2

One example is as follows: majority of non-pottery artefacts are clustered in Locality 1, on RGR 2. See for example Figure 5 which highlights a concentration of carnelian on the northwest slope of the mound. This pattern indicates that there was probably carnelian working activity on the northwest slope of RGR 2. Many other artefact types were clustered in other parts of RGR 2 as well, including copper, faience, and shell. This may indicate that RGR 2 was a centre of production during the Harappan Period, or at the very least that there are concentrations of these artefact types just below the surface of the mound.

These artefact distributions have not yet been fully analyzed, but the value of a provenienced, systematic collection of artefacts from the exposed surface of the mound clearly sheds light into many aspects of Rakhigarhi’s site formation that have never before been considered.

4) GPR, Resistivity, and Seismic Survey

The last phase of this year’s project was directed toward the collection of subsurface data from areas of the site that were exposed and areas that were covered by the modern village. To collect these data, a team of experts from Pune (Pune’s Centre Water and Power Research Station (CWPS), Government of India) arrived in late April to create digital profiles of subsurface features using Ground-Penetrating Radar, Electrical Resistivity, and Seismic Techniques. Over 60 profiles, varying in length from 5 meters to 50 meters, were collected during the week that the team worked on the site. 54 Annual Report 2011-12

Figure 6: Location of Profiles on RGR2

These surveys were non-destructive and were collected in every major area of the site. GPR was used to assess all of the mounds, and resistivity profiles were collected on RGR 1-3. The results from these surveys are still being processed, but the team’s initial impression was that prominent archaeological features, such as mud and baked brick walls and previous excavations, were clear in the profiles produced on RGR 1 and 2. Additionally, a number of anomalies were identified beneath the village on RGR 4. Once the data have been analyzed, it may be possible to for the first time assess the archaeological remains that are under current occupation in the village.

Figure 7: Collection of GPR Profiles from RGR-1 Annual Report 2011-12 55

Figure 8: Collection of Resistivity Profile from RGR-1

Future Directions

Over the next several months, the data collected this year will be analyzed and some of the preliminary conclusions presented here will be tested. The results of the sub-surface survey will also be added to the data presented above. It is clear that the work this season has established the groundwork for future investigations of the site, highlighting areas where excavations should uncover intact architectural remains and areas that were centres of craft production. In future seasons, it is our hope that the Rakhigarhi Project will greatly improve our understanding of the emergence of the Harappan civilization, especially with regard to how it harnessed and developed the cultural and natural resources of the Ghaggar Basin, highlighting the crucial role played by the region in South Asian urbanization.

Works Cited:

Bhan, Suraj. 1975. Excavation at Mitathal (1968) and Other Explorations. Meadow, Richard, and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer. 2003. “Excavations at Harappa 2000-2001: New Insights on Chronology and City Organization” (February 16): 1–20. Nath, Amarendra. 1998. “Rakhigarhi: a Harappan Metropolis in the Sarasvati-Drishadvati Divide.” Puratattva 28: 39–45. Nath, Amarendra. 2001. “Rakhigarhi: 1999-2000.” Puratattva 31: 43–45. Wright, Rita, J Schuldenrein, M Afzal Khan, and MR Mughal. 2001. “The Emergence of Satellite Communities Along the Beas Drainage: Preliminary Results From Lahoma Lal Tibba and Chak Purbane Syal.” South Asian Archaeology 1: 327–336. 56 Annual Report 2011-12

Wright, Rita, J Schuldenrein, M Afzal Khan, and S Malin-Boyce. 2003. “The Beas River Landscape and Settlement Survey: Preliminary Results from the Site of Vainiwal.” South Asian Archaeology: 101–110.

B.C. Deotare Explorations in southern part of Purna basin especially in the Mun and the Katepurna sub- basin in Vidarbha A thorough exploration in Mun and Ketepurna a major southern tributaries of the Purna were undertaken with a view to correlate the material remains of already studied from the Purna basin with recent observations in neglected part of southern partof the Purna. The explorations were undertaken together with colleagues Dr. P. D. Sable and Mr. Satish Naik along with Mr. Kishor Shendge from the Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune. In previous exploration northern part of Purna was covered but southern part remains unexplored as a result extensive explorations were undertaken from the confluence region of major tributaries – the Mun and the Katepurna river. It was initiated covering a part of Akola and Buldana district and discovered number of medieval and Early Historic sites in this region.

Katepurna River Basin: It is a left side tributary of Purna river which originates in southern hilly ranges of Wasim. Parad (Old): This Early historic site is present at right bank of Katepurna river on latitude 20°52’15” and longitude 77°17’12”. It is more or less similar to Paturda site and probably on the basis of brick size, it may belong to Vakataka period. This village is located 500 meters away from the left bank of Katepurna river. Here the river channel shows straight to slightly curved path. At the place of village, it take slightly right side turn. This location is before the confluence of Katepurna river to the main stream trunk main river i.e. Purna. The main significance of this place is river shows very shallow channel with side cutting.

Mangrul : At right bank of Katepurna river, a late Medieval big Gadhi is present on Latitude 20°48’22” and Longitude 77°17’10”. This structure is having 150x200 ft. on which two houses are built. This site is present 500 mts. away at right bank and left side meandering bend of Katepurna river. Topographically this region is flat and it shows gentle to moderate slope towards the river side. A thin carpet of alluvium deposit at the base on which the site is rest.

Javla Buzurg: This site is present at right bank of Katepurna River and inner part of the left side meander. The mound is present on Latitude 20°39’50” and Longitude 77°14’59”. Annual Report 2011-12 57

This site is rest on moderate to stiff slope area towards the river channel and belongs to Vakataka and continued up to Medieval. Lot of pottery and other materials were collected from this site.

Pahadpur Site: This site is located at left bank of Katepurna river on Latitude 20°41’17” and Longitude 77°14’22”. It is easily accessible (2-2.5 km) from Highway and left side of Katepurna – Kurankhed bridge. This is Medieval site, but no evidences of construction etc found here. A temple of Shri. is present in this area.

Old Takli: This village is present near Kansivni, at right of Katepurna River on Lattitude 20° 37’12” and Longitude 77 ° 12’00”. This village is shifted at new place during 1959 flash flood of Katepurna River. It is Medieval type of settlement present on the river terrace No.1. Here, the landform is covered with thin to thick blanket of alluvium. The thickness of alluvium is increasing towards the river channel. The gentle to moderate slope is also increasing towards the river. In this area, river shows narrow and deep channel. Therefore, during flood activity, flood water can easily flow away from the channel and rush into the surrounding settlement. Same thing is observed here, i.e. during the flood of 1959, water damaged the surrounding area and resulting village to be shifted at new suitable location.

Tamsi : This site is located on left bank of Katepurna river. It is present 35 km from Akola city, on Latitude 20°32’10” and Longitude 77°12’10”. Here the river shows acute right hand side meandering turn. The channel is narrow and deep, shows more cutting at the bottom side. At both side, tributaries are confluences in the form of hanging valley form.

Dugdeshwar : This temple is present at left bank of Katepurna river meandering turn. On the basis of the size of brick, it probably belongs to Medieval age. This temple is buried under about 6-7 feet in black cotton soil. From the base of this temple, an underground tunnel or a way is present.

Deodhari : This village is present on habitational deposit. The site is located on right bank of Katepurna river. It is present on Latitude 20°24’14” and Longitude 77°10’05”. It is located at left bank of Katepurna river and right side of Kinkhed stream, left side tributary of Katepurna. In this village a big Gadhi is present. Lot of ancient pottery is found. The site is located 2.5 km. away from Katepurna river. 58 Annual Report 2011-12

Dhanora : This site is located on right bank of river Katepurna before Dhanori village. A big complex of Medieval age is present. This site is present on Latitude 20°21’17” and Longitude 77°11’05”. Here, the river shows zigzag path, wide and shallow channel. Due to the above characters the river shows thick deposition of sandy, silty and clay material which observed up to the long area, at left bank side. This site is rest on the same material.

Malegaon : It is a Medieval site present in the form of Gadhi, on Latitude 20°24’10” and Longitude 77°6’20”. The site located on left bank of Katepurna river and present in between Dhanori and Jaulka, and the junction of Chohogaon, Kinkhed, Dhanora, Aman and Jamb village. A dense forest is observed at peripheral side of this site. The site is rest on flat land but towards east and south east elevation is increased drastically. The tributaries of Katepurna river are originated from this hilly part.

Aman : This is a site present at the junction of Malegaon, Pipalsond, Vadivaddri Khurd, Sudi and Mandoli village and in between Malegaon and Jaulka village. This village is also a part of ridge line and divider of two basin. Here the Katepurna river at left flank shows stiff elevated portion with deep cutting. A Medieval Gadhi is present here in the village on Latitude 20°17’00” and Longitude 77° 4’42”. The mound is present at the left turn meander of this river. Hence the river shows wide and shallow channel.

Kurankhed : This site is located at the left bank of Katepurna river and left side of Akola – Nagpur National Highway-6 preserving huge mounds. Mound No. 1: At the entry of the village Kurankhed, a huge mound of habitation deposit is observed. This mound is spread covering approximately 100x80 meters area on left bank terrace of Katepurna river. This terrace is about 20-25 ft. and on this terrace about 15-17 ft. habitational deposit is present. This deposit is rich in pot-sheds, bones and bricks from bottom to top. Mound No.2: This mound is present at opposite side of mound No1 i.e. in the northern side of Kurankhed. This habitation mound consists of pot-sherds, antiquities and bricks of Early Historic deposit. The same material were collected from top portion and peripheral side of this mound. Topographically mound No. 1 and 2 in Kurankhed village premises are rest on slightly undulating landform of Katepurna river and on right bank terrace No. 1 and river geomorphological point of view, both the sites are present on right hand side meandering undulating of Katepurna river. In this area, river shows shallow channel, i.e. saucer shaped valley and flat channel. Therefore, Annual Report 2011-12 59 peoples can easily cross the river during rainy season also. Except river terraces on both side, surrounding land is flat and shows monotonous topography. River alluvium is covered in most of the part of the surrounding land and therefore fertile land is available for agricultural practices. This might be one of the reasons for selecting the spot for the ancient settlement by the Early Historic peoples.

Khadka : This is a huge mound of early historic period is present left bank terrace of Katepurna river. This huge site located 400 mts. approximately from the northern side of previous Birsingpur site on the same river bank. This site is spread on 50-60 acre area and shows 15- 20 ft. elevation. This site is also highly disturbed due to the anthropogenic activity. Here the river shows shallow channel depth with rocky bank. Topographically this region is made up of undulating to plain, with rocky, scrub landforms. The rock is exposed along the both side of the river channel. At this location, river shows shallow channel and thin alluvium deposit in the form of side terraces. Only one set of terrace is present at left side, on which the mound is present. This site is having the material belonging to Vakataka to late medieval and equivalent to Paturda.

Jambha : This site is located on left bank of Katepurna river on latitude 20°47’24”N and longitude 77°19’22” E. On the basis of pottery it is equivalent to Paturda site (medieval). The whole village is rest on archaeological mound. The site is partly situated i.e. along the peripheral area of the mound pottery; brick-bat and antiquities were collected. This site is present 500 mts. Away from the Katepurna river, on left bank terrace number two. Here the river shows deep dissection and towards the left bank while shallow at right bank. The height of the terraces is about 90 m on which the site rests.

R.K. Mohanty and P.P. Joglekar Preliminary Report of Exploration at Golbai Sasan and the Sorrounding Area, Dist. Khurda, Odisha, 2010-11 Exploration at Golbai Sasan and the Surrounding area was undertaken by Prof. R.K. Mohanty and Dr. P.P. Joglekar of the Deccan College PostGraduate and Research Institute, Pune. They were assisted by Sarvashri Tilok Thakuria, Shantanu Vaidya, Midhun C.S., Tosabanta Pradhan, Varad Sabnis, Praveen C.K., Ms Sikhasree Ray, Wannapat R., Gauri Bedekar, and Shikha Rani Nath. This season’s exploration had four objectives: 1. To understand the origin and growth of the Neolithic Chalcolithic site of Golbai Sasan. 2. Nature of continuity of the site during Early Historic and later period. 3. To look for various kind of activity and establish the chronology and cultural sequence. 4. To look for datable and cultural material for further analysis. 5. To look for supporting sites in the neighbourhood. 60 Annual Report 2011-12

Odisha provides interesting prospects for archaeological investigation of Early Eastern Neolithic associated with beginning of rice cultivation in the region. This is also a potentially a crucial region for understanding broader patterns of early agriculture in India as a whole. The topographical and ecological diversity of Odisha and adjacent regions, especially the tribal zones of Western Odisha, Chattisgarh (formerly eastern Madhya Pradesh) and (formerly southern ), provide the natural habitat for a wide diversity of edible plants, including the wild relatives of many crops and supplemented by wide variety of wild flora and fauna.

The presence of a large variety of the wild progenitors of indica type of Asian rice might have implication to the growth of other varieties (Oryza sativa subsp. Indica). Genetic evidence is clear in indicating a minimum of two domestications for Oryza sativa, including one from perennial wild rice (Oryza rufipogon sensu stricto) that led to japonica type cultivars, and probably occurred in the Neolithic of the Yangzi basin China and the other from annual wild rice (Oryza nivara) giving rise to indica cultivars. Exploration was carried out to locate evidence of different types of wild rice growing in the District of Mayurbhanj, near to the Neolithic Site of Kuchai.

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Collection of wild rice from the swampy locations in the coastal region: Dist. Puri Odisha

This brings tracts of India especially central Uttar Pradesh, through Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and western/southern Odisha. In addition to the possibility of local domestications there is clear evidence for the introduction of domesticates from elsewhere. This is most obviously the case with domestic fauna such as sheep and goats, but may also be true of domesticated forms of cattle and water buffalo. Wheat, barley, and pulses of winter seasonality and Near Eastern origin are largely absent from the region today. What is needed first and foremost to move beyond speculation is hard evidence, collected systematically, about the bases of food production in the region.

Odisha is one of the most poorly studied areas of India in terms of archaeological investigations and in particular agricultural origins during Neolithic-Chalcolithic period. Few excavations have taken place in this state and there is a complete lack and inconsistency in understanding the cultural and ecological behaviour of the people in the past. This is not the result of a deficiency in archaeological remains as Odisha appears to have abundant archaeological sites of all periods and therefore offers the potential for new investigations in to the prehistory of this area.

The only well known multicultural site in Odisha, showing the transition from a Mesolithic to Neolithic community, is Kuchai in Mayurbhanj. Subsequently a few Neolithic sites have been excavated that are Gopalpur, Kanjipani and Golabai. Golabai was excavated by B. K. Sinha for 62 Annual Report 2011-12 two seasons from 1991 to 1992. The excavation has given a date for the beginning of the site from 2100 BC and continued to 500 BC. The excavation was a limited nature, the excavator has established the cultural sequence and in-depth studied the cultural remains. The excavation result has aroused several pertinent question regarding various aspects of the development of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic in the region, their emergence and moreover the exploitation of natural resources and domestication of certain species not known from other parts of the country especially some varieties of rice.

Exploration at Golbai Sasan and in the Surrounding Area: The Neolithic/Chalcolithic site of Golbai Sasan is located in Khurda District, about 60 km southwest of Bhubaneswar. The site is situated on the bank of the river Malaguni. Annual Report 2011-12 63

An extensive and intensive exploration at the site was carried during the beginning of second week of February till 4th of March 2011. Besides documenting the archaeological evidence from the surface, the medieval monuments and temples at the site were also documented. Initially the site was a single mound which has been dissected by the recently cut passages to approach the near by rivers making it to two halves. It is so wide now that in recent years it is used as passages for bullock cart and two bullock carts can easily pass through. Hence, this path has virtually cut down the mound to almost it’s lowest level. This helped us to collect cultural samples from the exposed and where necessary by scrapping sections, starting from pottery, minor antiquities like stone beads and axes, charcoal samples, bones, grains, soil samples for phytoliths and other analysis.

Early Medieval Temples remains on the mound at Golbai Sasan

Recent Bullock Cart passage cutting the mound into two halves: Golbai Sasan 64 Annual Report 2011-12

The site has at least a deposit of the nearly 7 m visible from the ground. Beside the Neolithic the upper part of the mound has sizable deposit of Early Historic period to late medieval. The exploration was aimed at understanding the gradual growth of the site and its role through out the period and looking for its relationship with development of urban phase in Eastern Odisha. The exploration focused not only on the economic activities, settlement patterns, craft specialization and other occupational activities, but also focused more on the subsistence pattern especially collecting evidence through charred grains, pollen grains, phytoliths, wood charcoal, soil analysis, animal bones etc. A systematic analysis will be carried out to evaluate the cultural material. Some of the cultural material have been submitted to various laboratories for analysis. The results are awaited. The exploration has confirmed the evidence recorded by earlier investigators in the form of pottery belonging to Neolithic and Chalcolithic period with paintings and also the polished stone axes found embedded in the exposed sections (Plate-II). The visible structures and the temples on the site were documented. Besides the medieval fortification on one part of the mound there are remains of four small temples on the segmented mounds and one better preserved temple on the bank of the river Malaguni which flows next to the mound. This 11th-12th Century Saiva temple now known as Jaleswar has been recently restored by the Government of Odisha and is under worship.

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Chalcolithic Neolithic

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Pottery from Chalcolithic Level, Golbai sasan

Cultural remains from Neolithic levels, Golbai Sasan 66 Annual Report 2011-12

During exploration and looking at the location of Golbai Sasan through the Google Earth Maps in the surrounding area across the river an Early Historic Fortified City was discovered. The present village ‘Talapada” is located on the eastern part of the site. Hence the discovered site was named after the village Talapada. The ancient site is just about 500 m south-east of the Golbai Sasan across the river Malaguni. The fortified site is almost square in shape each site measuring approximately 550 to 580m, having four gateways, one in each side. The western gateway is well preserved, while the souther gatway is partially damaged due to agricultural activity. The Northern and the Eastern gateways are under the settlement of the village and the road connecting the houses. The rampart rises about two and half meters from the surrounding ground level at different places. . The gateways are located on the middle of each side. The gateways fan out in the similar way as seen at the site of Sisupalgarh, Radhanagar and Jaugarh. However, unlike these major sites in the ancient Kalinga, the present site Talapada is almost half the size in length and breadths and occupies almost one fourth of the area compared to Sisupalgarh.

Line drawing of the site Talapada During exploration, the surface findings suggested that the site was contemporary to the above mentioned sites. The finding of large laterite blocks used for house construction and brick structures visible on the surface and exposed at several places are similar to the structures seen at Radhanagar and Sisupalgarh. The finding of knobbed ware and associated ceramics found at Sisupalgarh noticed at the site. Annual Report 2011-12 67

Pottery from lowest levels from Talapada similar to Sisupalgarh

The nearby hills were also explored. There are several caves recently having Brahmanical deities, now under worship, probably used earlier by other people. There are several sites in the area having the remains of historical importance, which needs to be thoroughly investigated.

ARCHAEOZOOLOGY P.P. Joglekar Research and Fieldwork 1. With an invitation from the BHU, , faunal material from the site of Pakkakot was examined in August 2011. The multi-culture site of Pakkākot (25° 46’ 13” N; 84° 0’ 36”E) is located in the ancient bed of river Chhoti Saryu (Tons) in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh (Fig. 1; Plate I). It is situated about 16 km west of the district headquarter on the Ballia- Rasara road. Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Banaras Hindu University conducted a limited excavation at Pakkākot in 2011. A total of 167 fragments were examined of which 120 were identifiable (Table 1, Fig. 2). This high proportion of identifiable fragments is mainly because of excellent preservation of the skeletal elements. This sample was selected randomly from 16 excavated trenches at Pakkakot. . The study revealed presence of nine domestic species (cattle, buffalo, goat and pig), seven wild mammals (Nilgai, Sambar, spotted deer, four-horned antelope, blackbuck, wild pig and hare), birds (Saras crane, peafowl), reptiles (Indian Sawback turtle and Ganga Softshell turtle), a freshwater fish species and freshwater mussel. 68 Annual Report 2011-12

2. Conducted exploration in Idukki district of Kerala in November 2011 and subsequently conducted excavation in March 2012 at Marayoor, Devikulam taluka, Idukki District, Kerala under liscence from the ASI (No.701/EE/0084 dated 22nd July, 2011). The team included P.P. Joglekar (leader), R.K. Mohanty, Nihil Das, Midhun Sekhar, Cyriac Jose, Vinu Paul, K.K. Sivaprasad, and G.S. Abhayan. A small-scale excavation was done between 25th of February and 15th of March 2012, and between 19th and 26th April 2012, with substantial financial and logistics support of the Marayoor Gram Panchayath.

In the initial exploration conducted in December 2011, several locations were visited and their potential for yielding archaeological data was assessed. It was decided to excavate at four locations: a cist located near the government high school, a dolmen with enclosure wall located above the Muruganpara Hill and a painted rock shelter on the Muruganpara Hill that faces River Pambar, and Nachivayal habitation site. It was possible to excavate at three locations except the cist located near high school. Analysis of the finds is in progress.

A. Deshpande-Mukherjee A. Laboratory studies 1. Ongoing study of faunal remains from Bhirrana, a Harappan site in Haryana and Sishupalgarh, an Early Historic site in Orissa. 2. Ongoing study of shell remains from Khirsara a Harappan site in Gujarat. 3. Completed the Report on the Faunal remains from Pipri a Chalcolithic site in Madhya Pradesh which has been submitted to the ASI.

B. Field Studies 1. Participated in the excavations at Shiur, Dist Nanded and gave training in Archaeozoology to I and PG. Diploma students. 2. Field explorations were very briefly undertaken in March 2012 at Somnath, Junagad district of Gujarat by Drs. Arati Deshpande-Mukherjee, Sushama Deo, and Ms. Soumi Sengupta from the Department of Archaeology Deccan College, Pune. The main focus of this years field work was to carry out small scale excavation on the exposed dune section on the Somnath beach close to the main . However this excavation could not be carried out as the dune section has been considerably destroyed due to rapid developmental activities which are going on in the area. However cultural material like pottery, bones, shells, etc. were collected by section scraping. Further observations on the dune section, collection of soil and sand samples were carried out.

The coast at the mouth of river Hiran was once again surveyed as recent removal of sand has exposed the river gravel deposited at the Hiran’s mouth. Here dead oyster shells were found in the sand on the older dune also found was a circular stone net sinker. Annual Report 2011-12 69

The area within the Prabhas patan town was also surveyed. On the road to the Triveni Sangam, close to the Nav mandir digging of a ditch for laying pipes has yielded pottery, animal bones and a terracotta figurine of a rider most probably on a horse. Both the head of the rider and horse are missing.

To the south east of Somanth behind the Somnath trust guest house and parking area, huge dumps of soil were observed. Closer examination revealed fragmented pottery and animal bones. A large sawn columella of Turbinella pyrum was also observed. This dumped deposit probably represents soil from an archaeological deposit which has been brought from somewhere else and deposited recently. Close to this are located small mounds surrounded by broken wall like structures of milliolite. On the elevated surface of these mounds were found pottery fragments, shell bangles and Turbinella pyrum shell debitage comprising sawn semicircular fragments, main whorl fragments, etc. The pottery is in a highly fragmented condition. All the cultural material collected during exploration is currently being studied.

PALAEONTOLOGY

V.G. Sathe 1. Diffractometry and dental histology of bioapatite for taphonomy and taxonomic discrimination in faunal studies: In continuation to last year’s work on the taxonomic discrimination, focus was placed on establishing the histological parameters for both taphonomic and taxonomic assessment of the material. Work was divided into two parts. Firstly, the dental histology of tooth enamel which included domestic horse and donkey. The histology was examined under the EDX/SEM at the Material Science Department of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Both the taxa have seemingly similar enamel types but when examined at the level of individual enamel type like HS Bands, Modified radial enamel, Schmelszmuster, the variability is visible. The hierarchical levels of structural complexity were documented at different levels of resolution.

Trace elements representation was also found to be an important factor of discrimination. The SEm provided molecular weight representation of elements which was documented to the levelf individual crystal. Elemental profile in each enamel type as well as its distribution in dentinal tubules was measured. In addition to the elemental profiling and dental histology, bioapatite minarology was also examined using rigaku XRD of the Archaeollogical Chemistry Laboratory of the Institute.

Eventually three pronged issue addressed the problem of taxonomic discrimination between horse and donkey and the work is aimed at more of sample data this year for statistically acceptable number of specimens for quantification of the values obtained. The results were 70 Annual Report 2011-12

presented at the 1st International Symposium on Palaeohistology, Institut Catala De Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain, 18th to 20th July 2012.

Bone Histology: Yet another avenue for histology undertaken is the bone histology of large bovines from recent, archaeological and fossil bone collections. It is being introduced in Deccan College for the first time and results are promising, especially when seen from the perspectives of taxonomic, biomechanics and phylogenetic implications. A postgraduate dissertation emerged on the outcome of this research. Future plans of the bone histology focus on the bone diagenesis and process of fossilisation which is still not very clearly understood, owing to multiple taphonomic and histological constraints in palaeontology. i. Faunal analyses of excavated Manjra and Narmada collections of last five years of field seasons. ii. Sanjan Coins report: Report is already submitted to British Archaeological Reports. iii. Detailed analyses of fossilised large mammalian fauna from Hunsgi-Baichbal valleys, Karnataka were carried out. Report on the faunal material is submitted. iv. The analysis of faunal remains from early Harappan levels is completed at the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi, Dist. Hissar, Haryana.

2. Helped in XRF study of ceramics and its interpretations in the M.A. Dissertation of Ms. Diya Mukharjee and Ms. Shamica Swarkar.

BIO-ANTHROPOLOGY Veena Mushrif-Tripathy Research activities: 1. UGC major research project entitled “Bio-anthropological Studies for the Harappan site of Farmana, Dist. Rohtak, Hariyana” as a Co investigator at Deccan College and Post Graduate and Research Institute (2011).

2. As a collaborator in the project titled “Palaeopathology and the Indus Civilization”. This project is funded with a Fulbright‐Nehru Senior Research Fellowship with United States India Educational Foundation. The project is about the examination of the skeletal evidence from Harappa and Kalibangan with the goal of addressing hypotheses about origin and evolution of infectious diseases (syphilis, leprosy, and tuberculosis).

3. Consultant for Human Skeletal Studies in Muziris Heritage Project, funded by the Kerala State department. Annual Report 2011-12 71

4. Osteobiographic studies: 1. Harappan site of Farmana, Haryana 2. Medieval site Kottapuram fort, Kerala 3. Early Medieval Padri, Gujarat 4. Early Medieval Hansi, Haryana

ARCHAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY S.S. Naik 1. Exploration in Konkan Coastal part of Maharashtra In continuation of his ongoing studies, the extensive exploration has been carried out by Satish Naik in Konkan coastal region of Maharashtra. The area covered was Laxmikhar, Alibag, , Chaul, Mandad, site of Raigad district. He has collected reference plant materials and deposited in the Herbarium of the institute for future reference study.

2. Exploration in Kate-Purna basin Satish Naik has participated in the “Archaeological explorations in Kate-Purna basin” with Prof. B. C. Deotare and explored some sites on both banks of the river Kate-Purna. Subsequently, modern vegetation and agricultural pattern was documented by him from the same region.

3. Excavation at Shiur, Dist. Nanded, Maharashtra Satish Naik has participated in the Departmental excavation at Historic site of Shiur, District Nanded. He trained the M. A., P. G. Diploma students in detection, systematic sampling of anthrosols and application of dry and wet separation procedures for statistically viable recovery of botanical remains.

4. Research Activities 1. The detailed laboratory work on the archaeobotanical remains from Kirsola, Disrict Jind, Haryana and Agiabir is in progress and final report under preparations. 2. Satish Naik was invited to participate in the excavations and carried out palaeobotanical studies at the Iron Age site of Malli, District Gondia in 2011. The detailed laboratory work is in progress. 3. The modern plant materials collected from different localities has been processed for the preservation and enriching the Herbarium section for comparative analysis. 72 Annual Report 2011-12

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY S.V. Joshi

3a. X- Ray Diffraction Analysis: Silver coin from Kshatrap dynasty is analysed with the help of X-Ray Diffraction machine. Machine is RAIGAKU Dmax IIVC make equipped with copper target. Untreated coins were dried and used for X-Ray Diffraction analyses. For the same analyses parameters are 45kv & 30 mA. Coins were run under 2min/sec scan speed. 2ө was measured in between angle 3º to 60º. Primary secondary and tertiary peaks of silver were identified during the analyses by computerized search match program with the help of JCPDS files.

3b. pH testing Site – Samples given by Prof. Deotare Sample no. Depth ( Meter) pH 1 0.12 - 0.45 8.38 2 1.05 8.35 3 1.25 8.45 4 1.75 8.54 5 2.16 - 2.70 8.68 6 2.71 - 3.40 8.6 7 3.41 - 3.75 8.51 8 3.76 - 3.96 8.36 9 3.76 - 4.45 8.63 10 4.46 - 5.10 8.53 11 5.11 - 5.90 8.8 12 5.91 - 6.45 8.74 13 6.46 - 6.85 8.51 14 6.86 - 7.50 8.5 Natural Soil 7.5 8.6

Sample no. Depth (Meter) pH 1 0.22 7.6 2 1.8 7.93 3 1.6 8.19 4 1.75 8.26 5 2.1 8.35 6 2.25 8.5 Annual Report 2011-12 73

7 2.65 8.52 8 3.05 8.57 9 3.3 8.79 9A 3.55 8.71 10 3.85 8.64 11 4.35 8.74 12 5.1 8.81 13 5.75 8.88 14 6.3 8.92 15 6.6 9.1 16 6.9 8.96 17 7.45 8.93 18 7.55 8.63 Natural Soil 7.55 8.62

3C. Coin Cleaning Prof. Vasant Shinde has given approximately 100 coins from site Farmana for cleaning. These coins are made up of copper metal. Coins were found in much corroded condition. All the coins were cleaned up to readable condition.

3D. Relative Dating of Fossilized and Semi fossilized bone A) Site – Bhirdana Trench – YG2 Ratio – 100 X % fluorine % P2O5 Sr. Sample No. no. Depth ( cm) % Phosphate % P2O5 % Fluorine Ratio 1 3b 55 - 70 cm 8.65 19.11 0.08 0.418 2 3d 9.04 19.97 0.07 0.35 3 4d 70 - 88 11.85 26.18 0.097 0.37 4 4c 13.83 30.56 0.187 0.611 5 5iia 110 - 126 12.66 27.97 0.403 1.44 6 5iid 7.66 16.92 0.213 1.25 7 5ib 88 - 110 12.14 26.82 0.134 0.499 8 5ic 11.38 25.14 0.21 0.835 9 6a 126 - 146 9.78 21.61 0.4 1.85 10 6d 8.87 19.06 0.362 1.89 74 Annual Report 2011-12

Conclusion:- Fluorine /Phosphate ratio shows that the bone samples 3b, 3d, 4d, 4cand 5ib, 5ic belongs to late Holocene period. Remaining samples i.e. 5iia, 5iid, 6a and 6d belongs to mid Holocene period. Amount of phosphate is relatively high in sample numbers 4c, 4d, 5iia, 5ib and 5ic. Amount of fluorine is very less in sample no. 3b, 3d and 4d.

B) Site – Somnat Sample Colorimetric

no. Depth Reading reading %Fluorine %Phosphate % P2O5 Ratio (cm) (E.M.F.)

1 0 – 30 172 204 0.014 10 22.9 0.061 2 30 – 50 163 161 0.025 8 18.32 0.136 3 90 – 110 176 138 0.010 7 16.03 0.062 4 110 -200 140 128 0.063 6.5 14.88 0.423

Results – Samples were burn under the temperature 600° c to remove the oil and fats. All the bones belong to late Holocene period. There is slightly increase in fluorine contents in sample number 3. But there is not much change or definite trend in case of phosphorus in these bone samples.

3E. Lime Analysis % element Dolomite Plaster Shell Calcium 27.73 1.66 37.3 Magnesium 13.18 0.75 5.5 Proportion 1:2.0 1:2.2 1:6.7

Prof. Mohanty has given cementing material from site Shishupalgad. Problem behind this is to find out the source of cementing material i.e. lime stone. Excavator thought that shell was used as raw material for manufacturing cementing material. Atomic absorption spectroscopy is used to determine concentration of elements like Calcium and Magnesium in the given sample of shell and plaster. Above chart shows the concentration of Calcium and Magnesium percentage. Mean time percentage of and Mg in Dolomite (Ca Mg(CO3)2)mineral had calculated. By comparing the proportion of Ca and Mg in shell, dolomite and plaster we can say that given sample is not made up of shells. Because proportion of Calcium and Magnesium in shell is 1:6.7, whereas in plaster it is 1:2.2. Proportion of Ca/Mg in dolomite is 1:2.0 which is very similar to proportion of Ca/Mg in plaster from the site Shishupalgad. Annual Report 2011-12 75

ART AND ARCHITECTURE S. Ganvir 1. The less-known caves of Ganesh and Jogeshvari groups at Ellora were studied to understand the architectural, iconographic and stylistic features of the caves. 2. The Sculptures of the Mahadeva temple, Ambarnath and Koppeshvara Temple at Khidrapur were studied. The stylistic and iconographic features of these sculptures were studied to understand the regional influences on these sculptures. 3. In continuation of previous studies of Bhumija Temples of Maharashtra, I visited and studied Mallikarjauna Temple at Loni Bhapkar. 4. The Buddhist monasteries in Taiwan were visited and studied to understand contemporary Buddhist practices, monastic life, rites and rituals.

Educational Tour and Students’ Training Programme 1. Jointly organized the educational tour of the Buddhist rock-cut monuments of Bhaja and Karle on 27th August 2011 with Gopal Joge and Dr.Abhijit Dandekar. The main of the study tour was to understand the architectural features of the early Buddhist caves of western Deccan of the students of Art and Architecture (3rd Sem). 2. Jointly organized the educational tour of the Chlukyan Monuments in Karnataka as part of students training program in Art and Architecture from 10th January to 14th January 2012 tour with Gopal Joge and Dr.Abhijit Dandekar. The main aim was to study the architectural features of the Badami Chalukyan rock-cut and structural monuments, to understand iconographic scheme of the Badami Chalukyan monuments and to comprehend the aesthetics of the Badami Chalukyan sculptures. The students of Art and Architecture (4th Sem.) were participated in the tour. The monuments at , Badami, , Mahakuta, Chikka Mahakuta and Siddhankola were visited and studied during this educational tour. 3. Jointly organized and participated in the study tour to visit Mallikarjuna Temple at Loni Bhapkar and Bhuleshvara Temple at Yawat with Gopal Joge, Dr. Abhijit Dandekar and Dr. Shrikant Pradhan on 10th February 2012. The training on preparation of the temple plan was given to the students of M.A (4th Sem.-Art and Architecture).

G.S. Joge Departmental research project ‘Shaktism in western Vidarbha: Art and Architectural Perspective’ is ongoing. Exploration was carried out in the vicinity of Amaravati District in March, 24-28/2012.

Study Tour: 1. For understanding the early Buddhist rock-cut cave architecture of western Maharashtra along with Dr. Abhijit Dandekar, Dr. Shrikant Ganvir and the students of Art and Architecture I; we visited the monuments which were Bhaje and Karle on 27th August 2011. 76 Annual Report 2011-12

2. Students of Ancient Indian Paleography and Epigraphy, Art and Architecture I and Ancient Indian Iconography organized short study tour for practical training of reading inscription, Development of Early rock-cut cave architecture, Buddhist Iconography concept and representation and Temple architecture of medieval Maharashtra; on 14th to 15th October 2011. in this study tour we visited at Gondeshwar temple Sinnar, Nasik rock-cut cave, Anjneri Group of temples and Anjneri Numismatic Research Institute 3. Accompanied Dr. A. Dandekar & Dr. S. Ganvir along with students of art & Architecture II to a Study Tour for understanding Temple Architecture of Early Chalukya of Badami at Karnataka from 10th - 14th January 2012. Monuments at Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal, Siddhankola, Chikka-Mahakut, Mahakut and Gol-Gumbaj of Bijapur were visited as well as Studied. 4. Studying the technical part of temple architecture such as Drawing of temple plan and elevation, for the students of Art and Architecture II, organized the one day tour at Yavat (Bhuleshwar) and Loni Bhapkar Tq. Sasawad Dis. Pune, on 10th February 2012.

ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY Shahida Ansari Excavation at the Harappan site of Rupnagar, Rupnagar District, Punjab (2011-2012) Rupnagar or Rupar (30° 57′ 59.04′ N 76° 31′ 59.16′ E) is a town in Rupnagar district of Punjab. The town was formerly known as Ropar. The ancient mound at Rupnagar is located on the left bank of River Sutlej and rises to a height of nearly 21 m from the surrounding plains. The site is located at a point where the River Satluj enters into the plains from the hills. The local traditions attribute the original name of the site as Rup Nagar, which was founded by one Rokeshwar after his son, Rup Sen. The site was first excavated by Y.D. Sharma during 1953-54 and 1954-55 which had brought to light a six period cultural sequence. The following is the cultural sequence revealed from the excavations at Rupnagar: . RUPAR I This period is represented by the remains of mature Harappan culture established on natural formations of Siwaliks datable to the end of third millennium BCE to middle of second millennium BCE.4 . RUPAR II A considerable gap in the habitation was noticed after the demise of Harappan culture and the site was re-occupied by the users of Painted Grey Ware. This period is datable from the end of second millennium BCE to 700 BCE. . RUPAR III The next phase of occupation belongs to the users of Northern Black Polished Ware (NPBW), who occupied the site again after a short period of hiatus. This period is datable from c. 600 – 200 BCE, the terminal phases coincided with the Mauryan rule. . RUPAR IV This period is represented by Sunga – Kushana and Gupta artefacts and cultural assemblage. . Annual Report 2011-12 77

. RUPAR V The inhabitants of this period concentrated on the southern portion of the mound only. The important artefacts of this period include that of coins of Huna Mihiragula, several brick houses of 8th – 10th centuries CE. . RUPAR VI The site was deserted around 1000 CE and was re-occupied in the 13th c. CE. This period came to a close in 17th c. CE.

Rupnagar excavation is a joint work by V.N. Prabhakar, S.A., Excavation Branch, as the principal investigator, in collaboration with P.B.S. Sengar, Institute of Archaeology, Red Fort, New Delhi and Dr. Shahida Ansari, Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune. The previous excavation at the site by Y.D. Sharma revealed the remains of Harappan culture at Rupnagar. However, as claimed by the excavator himself, the excavation was carried out in a limited scale and hence structural remains could not be exposed. Further, the limited excavations also posed a deterrent to understand fully the cultural transformation and specimen of art. The excavator also refer that the evidences at Rupnagar indicate a cultural transformation, which is not substantiated fully. Hence, the first objective of the present excavation is to expose the earliest occupation at the site, represented by Harappan Culture, in a major scale to understand the structural levels and house plans, origin, growth and transformation of Harappan culture and its association with the various regional manifestations as represented by the evidence from Bara. The location of Rupnagar at the foothills of Siwaliks on the banks of River Sutlej where it enters the plains from the nearby hills suggests its strategic location that might have necessitated for harnessing the mineral wealth in the surrounding areas. This is also indicated by the presence of other Harappan sites like Kotla Nihang Khan, Bara and Dher Majhra. The site of Rupnagar is particularly close to several lead deposit sources in Himachal Pradesh. The raw material plotting (Geological Survey of India) also indicates that there are other mineral resources that could have been exploited by the inhabitants of Rupnagar. Its strategic location that could have played a major role in the exploitation of raw material sources in the Himalayan region, particularly in Himachal Pradesh and possibly in Uttarakhand. Hence, the second objective of the present excavation is to sample the archaeological deposits of various levels that can be subjected to different scientific analyses to identify the probable role of Rupnagar in the overall exploitation of mineral resources.

The previous excavation also could not expose the cemetery remains fully, which was identified nearly 100 m to the west of the main mound. The remains of two low lying mounds to the west of main mound and they can be probed in order to fully understand the extent of Harappan cemetery here. Hence, the third objective of the present excavation is to expose the area west of main mound to reveal the presence and extent of Harappan cemetery. The other objectives of the present excavation are: . Role of Rupnagar in relation to other sites in close proximity like Kotla Nihang Khan, Bara and Dher Majhra. It is also aimed to undertake sampling of the excavated remains available from these sites and to understand the intra-site relationships. 78 Annual Report 2011-12

. The previous excavation carried out at Rupnagar by Y.D. Sharma has not been published as an excavation report. Hence it is also aimed to document the ceramic and artifact remains from the earlier excavation and to bring out the excavation report. . The various issues related to technology used in the manufacture of artefacts like beads, metal objects, terracotta figurines, etc., would also be probed. A number of nineteen trenches of 5x5 m were taken for excavation in the main mound and in cemetery area this year. The Harris matrix method of Edward Harris was followed at the site. The central trench in the rain gully was the index trench to know the total deposit of the site, about 7 m is so far dug and the excavation is still ongoing; presently the total height of the main mound is 21 m.

At the site yielded number of features; the medieval lakhauri brick and terracotta kiln in the north-eastern side of the mound, in the rain gully and central trench evidence of brick wall of Gupta period, Sunga-Kushan brick wall, floor, hearth, and complete pots were recovered. In the cemetery area burnt patches, iron slag were reported in the Painted Grey Ware level, in the north-eastern side of the mound with yellow clay at Harappan level probably for safeguarding the nearby nallah as number of pebbles and sand has been reported, all the six trenches have the evidence of the yellow clay.

The site has revealed, Harappan pottery, Bara pottery, Painted Grey Ware, Northern Black Polished Ware, Early Historic and Medieval pottery, terracotta triangular cakes, faunal and botanical remains, and iron slag. Besides, this more then 900 antiquity is found this year which includes bangles (made on shells, glass, terracotta, faience) beads (steatite, stone, shell, terracotta), bone objects, bone points, chert blades, coins (copper, lead), copper objects, dice, gold objects, hopscotch, iron objects, ivory objects, scrubbers, seals (steatite, terracotta), stone objects (include saddle querns, rotating quern, muller and pestle), perforated terracotta disc, terracotta objects (animal figurine, bird figurine, human figurine, miscellaneous items), and terracotta sling balls.

The material culture like terracotta and coin of Early Historic period were studied at the site this year. About 260 terracotta objects were analysed, out of which 72 were animal figurine, 17 bird figurine, 31 male figurine, 24 female figurine, 45 sling balls, 1 spindle whorl, 13 hopscotch, 2 gamesmen, 2 lamps, 1 fingering, 2 perforated disc, 13 miscellaneous objects, 21 unidentified animal figurine, 13 unidentified human figurine and 3 unidentified terracotta object. The terracotta figurines are made with casting, single and double moulding techniques, some are hand and wheel made. An attempt is made to understand when these artefacts made their way to the site and what it says of the terracotta craft and its development at the site.

The coins were studied to understand the contact at the site. Most of the coins (28) found at the site are on copper and are corroded except three lead coins, and one British India coin. Annual Report 2011-12 79

N. Sawant Ethnographic investigation at Greater Mumbai In continuation of last year’s hypothesis of Market Strategies and its relation with Development of city, this year the major concentration was provided to Markets of Mumbai. With main concentration on Mulji-Jetha Market of Mumbai.

Visits to market association were held to understand the history and development. Interviews were arranged with shop keepers and management authorities of the market associations.

The present field work and the last years work provided some missing links. Hence, for detailed references Archives of Times of India was visited. News papers since 1850’s are the major criteria to refer Times. The work with Times of India is still in progress. It is quite helpful to tally the records with present condition of Market.

V.C. Kamble Ethnographical work on Dhanagar Community around Solapur For the year 2007 - 2008, we have continued our fieldwork in Solapur district in the villages settled near by river Sina. On the banks of the river, we visited some villages, namely Mandrup, Soregaon, Nimbergi, Kandalgaon, Vangi, Naduar, Teramail, Tihery Tanda, Kamati, Welapur, Telgaon. Dongaon and other neighboring villages. These villages situated on the bank of river (Sina), which is also popularly known as Bhagirathi. These villages are at a distance of 35 km to 45 km from Solapur district. We did a village-to-village survey studying the Dhanagar a minor tribe in Maharashtra. The tribe is also, known as Dhanuhar. They are settled in villages in and around Solapur, Ahmednagar and Satara district. Their (native) motherland is the former Bilaspur Zamindari estates adjoining Chhota Nagpur in Madhya Pradesh. The Dhanwars have no social or cultural relations with the Dhangars. These two castes are different from each other. The tribe has no endogamous divisions. They are, however divided into number of totemistic exogamous septs. The names of septs are generally Chhatisgarh words, though a few are Gondi. The Dhangars are reported to be . The Dhangars are historically the most significant tribes of Maharashtra. The community is indigenous to the State of Maharashtra. Their habitations are also mush scattered or limited in common. The Dhangars are generally more intelligent and canning also. In fact, the Dhangars and the other groups of Dhanuhar caste, they are sociology, culturally and ethnically or racially different. They deny inter-cast.

They practice the most primitive technology. The Dhangars (the shepherds), are all over state of Maharashtra. We interacted with the shepherds or (Pastoral & Nomads), tried to understand their daily life style, about their education, customs, dealing with the racial features social, religious practices socio-economic conditions & something of their history or belief, worship (God of agriculture), their traditional main occupations, migratory system, festivals, birth & death anniversary, sacrifices (goat and cock), Red-lead, coconut and fowls are offered to these 80 Annual Report 2011-12

Gods & to evil spirits, who are greatly dreaded, also trading patterns (food articles, cattle, sheep, goats etc), marriage ceremony etc.

In addition, they work with farmer as agricultural and forests laborers. They are entirely dependent on their masters for food and clothing. They are also engaged in road works, construction works. They are hard working, honest but economically not poor class. The shepherds (settled) are practices shifting cultivation supplemented by collection of jungle products and hunting. The opening of improved means of communication followed by constant touch with the plains people inculcated in them a desire for settled life by putting an end to their nomadic life. Some Dhangars are cultivators, they stay in Maharashtra for 8 to 9 months and the rest of the year, they stay in the state of Karnataka. The Dhangars who own herds of sheep are paid a certain amount to settle on the agricultural field for a couple of days in for the reason of depositing the “excreta” and urine of the sheep or goats, which increases the fertility of the land. The Dhangars have certain rules for breeding their herds. They maintain a ratio of 4 or 5 males to 20 female sheep or goats for breading. This becomes their main source of (livelihood) income for their families. The general condition of tribe described in the past remains much the same even today. Traditionally Dhangars are economically non-backward. The tribe has no dialect of its own, but speaks a corrupt from Chhattisgarh also.

General Observations : The name of the interviewer was Bapu Bandgar residing at Gawde-wadi, post Kandalgaon, taluka Mandrup, district South Solapur. They stay for the sake of chara-pani (food) that is for water and food for domestic animals i.e. sheep, goats etc. The Dhangars have no social or cultural relations with the Dhanwar (settled). These two (groups) community are different from each other. The Dhangars have number of exogamous divisions of the tribe are represented by the surnames, viz, Narote, Honamane, Lavate, Goudgaude, Solenkar, Dharane and Thorate etc. Traditional Panch or Panchayat (Nayak or Karbhari) of Dhangars tribe decides social disputes. In serious cases, villagers are also consulted to arrive at perfect and implied decisions. The elders safeguard the social interests of the community. When two Dhangars (friend or relatives) meet, they clap other in their arms and lean against their shoulders in turn. A person touches the knees of an elder male relative with his fingers, carrying them afterwards to his own forehead. The shepherds are having 700 to 1000 goats, 4 or 5 dogs and 3 to 5 horses along with (20 to 50) hens. He told us that they are not aware of any sort of government facilities. Their families contain near about 4 to 5 (small) persons only. The Dhangars have so many type of connection concerning cultural, social, ethical or racial with the other Dhangar castes from Solapur, Satara, Sangli, Dhule, Jalgaon Marathwada, Vidarbha and Konkan area Maharashtra State. Ther Celebrate Deepavali, Dasara, Panchami. Hari-Habba is their main festival. It is the most important occasion for them for rejoicing merry making, drinking country or Mahawa liquor, singing songs and dancing. They found to be less educated, the area in which, they live is socio-economically backward.

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Medicines : The Dhangars are known to and use various types of herbal medicines. Their medical practice depends on Zhaad-pala, roots, honey, various types of jungle fruits and Tulsi plants. In addition, they have less exposure to educational institutes’, medical facilities that are often not easily available to them. They depend on their traditional medical practices; they prepare medicines from the various leaves and roots of various plants or species available in that area of their settlement or agricultural fields. They are intimate with wild herbs and tubers useful in time of scarcity and famine. In illness, they first approach a Bhagat in who have implicit faith. They go to a Bhagat of their community for treatment of the diseases. Office of the Bhagat is not hereditary. He gives herbal medicine and sometimes ties a thread round the wrist or the neck of the patient. They also collect honey from forests. Few are engaged in the work of the collecting forest produce. Fruits are sometimes dried and stored for future use. The Dhangar men dhoti, a shirt or bandi, kudta, pajamas and a red turban, which they use especially for religious purpose. They are a medium stature people having a slim body and a dark brown complexion. Their eyes are straight or black and faces are oval round. The chin is usually round or oval. They have a dark sunburnt skin. White or brown skin is very rare among them. Even little children are black. They have a scanty growth of hair on the body especially on the chest. The Dhangars of a robust constitution are rarely to be seen. They are lean and emaciated and lack vitality, partly because of starvation and partly because of drinks. Though apparently weak, if determined, they can put up any amount of hard work. Drinking country liquor, (tadi, or Mahuwa, deshi), smoking bidis, hukha, chewing tobacco or a vida (prepared beetle leaf) is placed on the lips, and dancing form the chief recreational activities of the Dhangars. Excessive drinking is common amongst the Dhangars, which is an indispensable part of their daily life. Accepting food and drink from the Dhangars was also considered a taboo. After a death, entire house of the deceased is washed. It is considered a taboo for entering in the house. Their daily meal includes Jowar, Makha, Bajra, Nagli, Warli roti also (wet but less), various type of chatani, udid, tur, mug, wal, millets and a few varieties of pulses etc. and vegetables also grown near their dwellings, is more common. They take fowls and eggs whenever available. Dry fish is eaten frequently. Ghee, milk in food preparation are in common use among them. They are aware of the fact that it is because of the habit they are looked down as the lower among all other scheduled tribes in the State of Maharashtra.

Marriages : are performed as per Hindu rituals and customs. Mostly their marriages take place at the temple of Khandoba. While worshipping, sheep and goats are sacrificed. Widow re- marriages are permitted, divorce is allowed. Marriage ceremony is sometime simpler also. The practice of bride price is prevalent. It is compulsory for the girls to use saris overhead before the girl is parted from parent house. Women wear a nine yard lugde (saris) girls wear (lehega- polka) and khan-choli or blouse. One end of the saris is drawn over the head and drops in the Maratha style on the right shoulder. Women are fond of ornaments, which are made of brass, silver, gold, beads etc. Various types of necklaces also like mangalsutra, garsoli, bormal and putali 82 Annual Report 2011-12 are popular among the Dhangars. The women collect firewood and other produce from the forest and sell it in the nearby market. When food is over, they sell firewood and wild honey. Marriage and other ceremonies are the occasions when they wear saris of better quality. Tattooing has a special cultural significance amongst the Dhangars, particularly at the time of marriage. They can be easily distinguished by the vertical and horizontal tattooing marks on their faces. Every Dhangar men has tattooed on his left arm near the inside of the elbow and dotted figure which represents his totem or the animal, trees, plant or other natural object after which his sept is named. Figures of Gods Shri , Laxman, Maruti and animals like tiger and lion are tattooed on their chest. Many of them have a better type of countenance than the woman, which is perhaps due to an infusion of Hindu blood. Tattooing on forehead and forearm is common among them. Before the girl is departed from her parents after marriage, care is taken to tattoo her. Special of tattooing signifies the parents that she should not forget her parents any time. The women are tattooed at their parent’s house, just after marriage. It said that the tattoo marks remain on the body after death and that women shows them to God probably for the purpose of identification. Marriage within the close relationship (the sept) is prohibited, and usually also between first cousins. Bride’s mother moves seven times round the pair holding a lighted lamp at (Stories or Mythology), which she warms her hand and then touches the marriage crowns of the bride and bridegrooms seven times in succession and finally the couple walks seven times round the marriage postponed.

According to Prof G. M. Gare opined that they do it to prevent them selves from being hunted by the Ghosts of their parents. The Dhangars bury their deads. As a rule their dead are buried though a few well to do practice cremation. The body is carried seven times round the grave and is buried with its feet, pointing to the north. Mourning is observed for ten days and they abstain from animal food and liquor during that period. The Dhangars believe of magic and evil spirits. They believe that there is a soul of a dead person that becomes spirit or Bhoot, capable of entering into the bodies of men. It is this close connection with and power over spirits that makes the Dhangars, so dreaded by the Kunbis. The latter credits him with the power of the evil eye and with being able by means of his sprit to compass the death of his enemies. The Dhangars especially worship Khandoba and Mari-Aai or Jari-Mari Aai. This mother goddess is known to be worshiped for avoiding diseases like Cholera, chicken pox etc. The principal deities of Dhangars are the Thakurdev (God of agriculture) and Dulhar Devi (Deity of family and earth). They sell wool twice in a year, which is their main source of (livelihood) income. They sell wool for Rs. 10 to 12, per kg. There seems to be no significant change in their life style for the years together. They sell one sheep for Rs.2000 to 3000. The Dhangars live away from the village in locality called ‘wadi’ or ‘Dhangarwadi’, and lead a nomadic life. They are sturdy but not lazy. They neither bathe nor shave regularly. They are always carrying their all luggage by horses. They are very expert in traveling. They are very superstitious and believe in witch craft or ornaments. An evening time sheep and goats or (four or five groups) gathered are called ‘Doddi’, which is known as kalap also. Annual Report 2011-12 83

The Dhangars are traditionally nomads and their occupation is rearing flock of sheep and goats, which supports their migratory system of existence. Farmers usually allow 200 sheep or goats to stay in their field for one day for increasing fertility of their agricultural land, for this stay of sheep or goats the farmers pay them 100 Rs, for per day settlement, besides this they also get the work of agricultural laborers and forest laborers also. They found at home native place in rainy season only. They keep their surrounding neat, clean and the patch of 10 to 12 feet in front of their house in smeared at least twice in a week with cow dung and earth. The residential hut faces east to West. The huts do not have an open yard. They built on a layer of stone and murum. Their walls are of wooden ribs plastered with mud and cow dung on the both the sides. Their roofs are thatched with leaves & grass. The Dhangars live in kachha house, which do not admit free and light. Many of them do not bathe regularly or wash clothes regularly. They keep cattle in separate cattle-sheds. The tribe being a semi-nomadic tribe has not taken much advantage of the educational schemes.

K.A. Pawar Excavation 1. Carried out an excavation of Megalithic tombs at Hirapur in the Chimur tahsil of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra in field season 2011-2012 Exploration 1. Carried out extensive explorations in the vicinity of Hirapur in Chimur tahsil of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. December 2011- January 2012. 2. Carried out extensive survey of Parasgarh-Nagbhir hills in the middle Waingangā basin in Chandrapur district and documented many rock shelters and Engravings in and outside of shelters.

P.S. Shirvalkar In continuation of previous year's work the site of Kotada Bhadli was excavated under my directorship in collaboration with Y.S. Rawat, Director, Gujarat State Department of Archaeology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The site has produced very important evidence of Sorath Harappan settlement in Kachchh region of Gujarat. A residential complex and fortification wall was excavated during this season. The site has produced important evidence of copper smelting in form of crucibles.

Amrita Sarkar Completed and submitted Ph.D. thesis on December, 2011 (within the year under review) entitled “A Study of Cultural Development from Early to Mature Chalcolithic in Mewar region of Rajasthan” and as awarded degree on March 2012. Research is ongoing on the study of cultural processes as part of the continuity of Ph.D thesis. It has helped in establishing a transitional phase between the Mesolithic and chalcolithic in the region. Throughout, the research has remained objective 84 Annual Report 2011-12 in the assessment of data and the approach to the entire problem has been highly analytical and unbiased. The special is that it has been done keeping in the mind continuity of historical processes and not in isolation. Special importance is also given to the Chalcolithic Technology as it forms the most important aspect of any culture and is the gauge for assessing economic and social developments within human society during its various phases of history. A detailed systematic study of techniques (craft) in relation to ceramic and copper tools was taken up with reference to Ahar Culture.

Gurudas Shete

Exploration at Manjarkhed and surrounding area

The exploration was conducted to Early Iron Age sites in Mid wardha basin, their density and interrelationship. For this purpose the village to village survey was conducted on both banks of river Wardha and away from river, from Pulgaon to Kalam. An Early Iron Age pottery was recovered from Koteshwar and Early Historic pottery from Rohini, Tamba, Nande Sawangi and Kalaspur.

Excavation at Shiur, District Nanded

Participated in the departmental excavation conducted under the supervision of Dr. Dandavate at the site of Shiur, District Nanded, from 7th Dec 2011 to 6th Feb 2012. The site belong to Early Historic period. The excavation techniques were taught at the site to M.A., Semister II and Diploma, Semister II students.

VIII. PUBLICATIONS V.S. Shinde Books 1. 2011 (with Shweta Sinha Deshapande and Sanjay Deshpande). Heritage sites in Gujarat: A Gazetteer, International Books, New Delhi. 2. 2011 (et.al.). Excavations at Farmana, District Rohtak, Haryana, India 2006-2008. Kyoto: Indus Project, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan. 3. 2011 (et.al.). Excavations at Girawad, District Rohtak, Haryana, India 2006. Kyoto: Indus Project, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan. Annual Report 2011-12 85

Research papers In National Journals 1. 2010-11. (et al.) Late Harappan Culture at Karsola in the Ghaggar Basin. Bulletin of the Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, 70-71:15-34. 2. 2011. Protohistoric Research in South Asia: Achievements and Challenges. Presidential Address, Section V, Archaeology, Indian History Congress, Malda. 3. 2011. Excavations at Karsola Kheda, Jind District, Haryana- 2010-11. Ancient India, New Series No. 1. 4. 2011-12 (et al.) Excavations at Mitathal, District Bhiwani (Haryana) 2010-11. Puratattva 41: 168-178. 5. 2012 (et al.) An Early Evidence of Hardening and Subsequent Tempering from Megalithic Sites, Maharashtra, India, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Volume 64, Issue 4 (2012): pp. 461-464.

In International Journals 1. 2012. New Archaeological Discovery in Haryana: Highlights of the Results of Recent Excavations at Karsola. Proceeding of International Conference on Art and Architecture in the , eds. B.R. Gaikwad and R.N. Jadhav, pp. 20-25. Aurangabad: Chinkay Prakashan. 2. 2012 (et al.) A Study of the Sewn-Plank Boats of Goa, India. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 41.1: 148–157

B.C. Deotare 1. Deotare, B. C., Sabale P.D. and Satish Naik 2011 Geoarchaeology of Lonar Lake, Buldana district of Maharashtra, India. Archaeologia Zeylanica 1(1):79-91. 2. Sabale, P. D., Naik Satish S. and B. C. Deotare. 2012 Geo-morphological studies around Bhon, Dist. Buldhana. Bulletin of Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, 70-71:91-102 (2010-11).

S. Mishra 1. Mishra S. 2012. Comparing the Earliest Stone Tools from Africa, Europe, China and India: Implications for the Timing of “Out of Africa 1”. Suyanggae International Symposium, in Yangyan County, PRC 14-21 August 2011. 2. Mishra S. 2012. Comment on Raczek, T. P. Hominin migration in South Asia and raw material sources in the Banas-Berach Basin. Quaternary International. 269:68 3. Westaway, Rob, Sheila Mishra, Sushama Deo and David R Bridgland 2011. Methods for determination of the age of Pleistocene tephra, derived from eruption of Toba, in central India. Journal of Earth System Science 120:. 503–530. 86 Annual Report 2011-12

4. Joglekar, Jayendra Sushama G. Deo, S.N. Rajaguru and Sheila Mishra. 2011 Geoarchaeology of Acheulian sites in the Deccan Trap region of the Upper Krishna Basin with special reference to Acheulian site at Yedurwadi, Karnataka. Puratattava 41:71-80

P.P. Joglekar 1. Joglekar, P.P., and Sushama G. Deo 2009 [2010] An Introduction to New Archaeological Field Methods, in Saundaryashri: Studies in Indian History, Archaeology, Literature and Philosophy Volume III (P. Chenna Reddy Ed.), pp. 710-716. Delhi: Sharada Publishing House. 2. Joglekar, P.P., P. Singh and Ashok Kumar Singh 2010-2011. Animal Remains from Pre-NBPW Period at Agiabir, District Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute 70-71: 35-44. 3. Nihildas, N. and P.P. Joglekar 2010-2011. Recent Megalithic Finds in Palaghat, Idukki and Kottayam Districts, Kerala, Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute 70-71: 45-52. 4. Redij, Tanashree and P.P. Joglekar 2010-2011. Laxmi and Alaxmi, Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute 70-71: 107-124. 5. Joglekar, P.P. 2010. Faunal Remains from Dhuriapar, District Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Bharati 35: 99-104. 6. Singh, Nandita, Pramod Joglekar and Krzysztof Koziol 2011. First Ancient Bovine DNA Evidence from India: Difficult but not Impossible, Journal of Archaeological Science 38: 2200- 2206. 7. Joglekar, P.P. and Patil-Shahapurkar 2011. A Preliminary Report on the Excavation at Wakav, Solapur District Maharashtra (2010-2011), Purattava 41: 159-167, Plates 24-26. 8. Gaur, A.S., Sundaresh, G.S. Abhyan and P.P. Joglekar 2011. Excavations at Kanjetar and Kaj on the Saurashtra Coast, Gujarat, Man and Environment 36 (2): 51-57. 9. Joglekar, P.P. and Pankaj Goyal 2011. Faunal Remains from Shikarpur, a Harappan Site in Gujarat, India, Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies 1 (1): 15-25. 10. Joglekar, P.P. 2011. Use of Quantitative Methods in Archeozoological Research in India, Pratna Samiksha New Series 2: 55-68.

Book Review 1. 2011. “Gandak Ghatime NBP Sanskriti udbhav avam Vikas” by Arun Kumar (2010), Man and Environment 36 (1): 120.

S.G. Deo Research Publications 1. 2011. Rob Westaway, Sheila Mishra, Sushama Deo and David R Bridgland. Methods for determination of the age of Pleistocene tephra, derived from eruption of Toba, in central India. Journal of Earth System Science 120, No. 3, June 2011, pp. 503–530. Annual Report 2011-12 87

2. 2011. Jayendra Joglekar, Sushama G. Deo, S.N. Rajaguru and Sheila Mishra. Geoarchaeology of Acheulian sites in the Deccan Trap region of the Upper Krishna Basin with special reference to Acheulian site at Yedurwadi, Karnataka. Puratattava 41:71-80

Shahida Ansari

1. 2012. Prehistoric Settlement Pattern of South-Central Ganga Valley: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective, in Studies in Prehistory and Ethnoarchaeology of South Asia (in honour of V.N. Misra), (A. K. Kanungo Ed.), pp. 415-456, New Delhi: Research India Press. ISBN: 978-81-89131-57-9. 2. 2011. Ethnoarchaeological Study at the Harappan site of Kanmer, Kachchh, Gujarat (Field Seasons 2006-2009), pp 143-173, in Current Studies on the Indus Civilization Volume VII (Toshiki Osada and Akinori Uesugi Eds.). New Delhi: Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-929-3.

S. Ganvir 1. Ganvir, Shrikant. 2011. “Representation of Naga in the of Amaravati: A Sculptural Analysis” In Proceedings of the 71th Session of the Indian History Congress, Malda, pp.1063-1071.: Indian History Congress.

K.A. Pawar

1. 2011. “New Light on the Presence of Megalithic Dolmen in Middle Waingangā Basin of Vidarbha Region in Central India”, Archaeolologia Zeylanica, Srilanka Vol. I pp. 31-45 2. 2011 Painted Rock-Shelters at Dharul in the Upper Tapi Basin, Madhya Pradesh” Man & Environment. Vol XXXVI, No. 2 pp. 45-51

P.S. Shirvalkar 1. Teresa P. Raczek, Namita S. Sugandhi, Prabodh Shirvalkar and Lalit Pandey 2011. Researching a Living Site: Articulating the Intersection of Collaboration and Heritage in a Transnational Village, Archaeological Review from Cambridge 26(2):119-135. 2. Shirvalkar Prabodh, Vasant Shinde and Sachin Joshi 2011. Red Polished Ware from Padri, Gujarat: A Preliminary Reporting, Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology 6:142-152 3. Shirvalkar Prabodh, Devadatta Phule, Shrikant Pradhan, Bharat Dighe & Sunil Jadhav 2010. Traditional pottery drawing and digital photography: an alternative technique from India in Antiquity Project Gallery http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/shirvalkar325/ 4. Namita Sugandhi, Teresa Raczek, Prabodh Shirvalkar & Lalit Pandey 2010. The Chatrikhera Research Project in Antiquity Project Gallery http://www.antiquity.ac.uk / projgall / sugandhi325 88 Annual Report 2011-12

Amrita Sarkar 1. 2011 Chalcolithic and modern potting at Gilund, Rajasthan: a cautionary tale, Antiquity, vol 85: 994-1007

Veena Mushrif-Tripathy Monograph: 1. 2011. Megalithic Builders of South India: Archaeo-Anthropological Investigations on Human Skeletal Remains from Kodumanal (with Rajan, K. & Walimbe, S.R. published by Aryan Books International (Delhi), Centre for Ancient Human Skeletal Studies (Pune) and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghrahalay

Articles 1. 2011. Population Affinities of Parsis in the Indian Subcontinent (Manjari Jonnalagadda and Shantanu Ozarkar). International Journal of Osteoarchaeolgy 21: 103–110 (2011), Published online 6 November 2009 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/ oa.1123. 2. 2011. Short note on Two Skeletons from Leshemi: A Megalithic site from Nagaland (with Tiatoshi Jamir). Man and Environment Vol. XXXVI (1):71-78.

S.S. Jadhav 1. A new light on Naganika’s inscription at Naneghat. In Archaeologia Zelinica. November 2011. Sri Lanka.

S.S. Naik 1. Waghchaure, C. K., S. S. Naik and A. R. Abhang 2011. Ethno-medico-botanical studies on Katei Baba Sacred Grove and nearby area of Adhalwadi from Akole Taluka, Ahmednagar district (Maharashtra). International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2(3): 393-398. ISSN No. 0975 – 6299. 2. Sabale, P. D., Satish S. Naik and B. C. Deotare 2011. Geo-morphological studies around Early Historic Site of Bhon, Dist. Buldhana. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (2010-11) Pune, 70-71: 91-102. ISSN No. 0045 – 9801. 3. Deotare, B. C. P. D. Sabale and Satish Naik 2011. Geoarchaeology of Lonar Lake, Buldana Districts of Maharashtra, India. Archaeologia Zeylanica, I(1): 79-91. ISSN No. 2235 – 9141.

S.V. Joshi 1. K.P.N. Kumaran, Ruta limaye, Sachin Punekar, S.N. Rajguru, S.V.Joshi, S.N. Karlekar. 2012. Vegetation response to south Asian Mansoon variation in Kokan, western India during the late Quarternary: Evidence from fluvio-lacustrine archives. Quaternary International. XXX (2012) 1-16. Annual Report 2011-12 89

2. Prabodh Shirvalkar, Vasant Shinde and Sachin Joshi. 2009-2010. Red Polished Ware from Padri, Gujarat, a preliminary report. Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology. Vol -6, pp. 42-52. 3. Deshpande Pravin, Sachin Joshi and Shivendra Kadgaonkar. 2011. Catlogue of Forge Welded Iron Cannons in Western Maharashtra. Indian Journal of History of Science, pp: 683-693.

IX PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS

V.S. Shinde National 1. National Seminar on Archaeological Excavations in India: New Perspectives, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, Kolkata, 5-6 November 2011. Paper presented: “New Approaches to Excavation of a Habitation Site: A Case Study of Farmana”. 2. Future of the Past, Mini Workshop organized by TIFR and ICTS, Mangalore, 22-26 November 2011. Paper presented: “Ancient Architecture and Town Planning”.

International 1. 1st Biennial Conference of the International Association for Asian Heritage, Sri Lanka Foundation, Colombo, 7-8 April 2011. Delivered Key Note Address entitled “Origins of Agricultural Communities in South Asia”. 2. UKIERI Dissemination Seminar on Pioneer Ferrous Metallurgy, National Institute of Advanced Study, IISc Campus, Bangalore, 16-18 November. Paper presented: “Status on Scientific Archaeology in India”. 3. International Conference on Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in Pakistan and Adjacent Regions, Islamabad, 5-8 January 2012. Paper presented: “Recent Researches on the Harappan Culture in the Ghaggar Basin with Special Reference to Girawad and Farmana”. 4. International Conference on Art and Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent, Dayananad College, Solapur, 17-19 February 2012. 5. International Seminar on Art and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and the Adjoining Region, Bhopal, 14-15 March 2012. Paper presented: “Iran and Central Indian Contact during the 3rd and 2nd Millennia BC”. 6. International Seminar on Harappan Sites in Western India (Gujarat), Deccan College, Pune, 22-24 March 2012. 90 Annual Report 2011-12

Paper presented: “Development of Sorath Harappan: A Case Study of Padri and Kuntasi”.

B.C. Deotare 1. Chair the Inauguration function of the Exhibition on Wonder that was Vijaynagar held at Balgandharv Kala Dalan, Pune on 13th August 2011 2. Read a paper on “A Tale of an Ancient City (Goshta Yeka Prachin Nagarachi)” at the All India Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Chandrapur in Maharashtra on 3-5 February 2012 (in Marathi).

S. Mishra 1. Mishra, S. 2011 “Emergence of Acheulean and Homo erectus: Related Developments in Human Evolution?” Paper presented at The 2nd International Symposium of Bifaces of the Lower and Middle Pleistocene of the World held at Chongok (Jeongok) Prehistory Museum Gyeonggi, Korea held in April 30- May 4, 2011 2. Deo, S. And Mishra, S. 2011 “Large Flake Acheulian from Morgaon, District Pune, Maharashtra”, Paper presented at The 2nd International Symposium of Bifaces of the Lower and Middle Pleistocene of the World held at Chongok (Jeongok) Prehistory Museum Gyeonggi, Korea held in April 30- May 4, 2011 3. Ota, S.B., Deo, Sushama and Mishra, Sheila 2011 “Recent Investigations” Paper presented at The 2nd International Symposium of Bifaces of the Lower and Middle Pleistocene of the World held at Chongok (Jeongok) Prehistory Museum Gyeonggi, Korea held in April 30- May 4, 2011 4. Mishra S. 2012. Comparing the Earliest Stone Tools from Africa, Europe, China and India: Implications for the Timing of “Out of Africa 1”. Suyanggae International Symposium, in Yangyan County, PRC 14-21 August 2011. 5. Deo, S.G., Ota, S.B. and Mishra, Sheila “Acheulian Complex in and around Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh: Recent Investigations” Paper presented at XXXIXI Annual Conference of ISPQS, to be held at Thiruvanantpuram, 11-13 November, 2011 6. Deo, S. G. ad Mishra, Sheila 2011 “Characteristics of Large Flake Acheulian (LFA) Technologies: Lithic Assemblage from Morgaon, District Pune, Maharashtra”, paper presented at XXXIXI Annual Conference of ISPQS, to be held at Thiruvanantpuram, 11-13 November, 2011 7. Mishra, Sheila, 2011 “Distinguishing between “mode 1” industries before and after theappearance of the Acheulian: Complete versus Fragmented chaine operatoires” Paper presented at From Cobbles to Cobbles: “First International Worshop on the Origin of technolithic lineages in Eastern Asia” 9 and 10 december 2011 at Chiang Mai university, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 8. Deo, Sushama G. and Mishra, Sheila 2011 From Is Large Flake Acheulian (LFA) from India a Mode 2 phenomenon? Paper presented at From Cobbles to Cobbles: “First International Annual Report 2011-12 91

Worshop on the Origin of technolithic lineages in Eastern Asia” 9 and 10 december 2011 at Chiang Mai university, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 9. Mishra, S., Deo, Sushama and Ota, S.B. 2012 “Are there any surface Acheulian Sites? Lessons from Tikoda” presented at the International Seminar on Art & Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining Region jointly organized by Society of South Asian Archaeology and the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museum, Government of Madhya Pradesh in Bhopal from 13th – 14th March 2012. 10. Ota, S.B., Deo, Sushama and Mishra, S. 2012 “Acheulian site at Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh:Geoarchaeological Investigations” presented at the International Seminar on Art & Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining Region jointly organized by Society of South Asian Archaeology and the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museum, Government of Madhya Pradesh in Bhopal from 13th – 14th March 2012.

R.K. Mohanty

1. 2011. (with Tilok Thakuria). Indian Beads: techno-typological achievements, National Seminar cum workshop on History of Indian Science and technology and Traditional Knowledge System, sponsored by Infinity Foundation, USA and ICHR, New Delhi held at Institute of Rajasthan Studies, Udaipur from 12th to 14th January 2011 2. 2011. Sisupalgarh 2009: The Suburb and the Gateways of the Early historic City, paper presented in the seminar held in the Jiwaji University, Gwalior, on Our Cultural Heritage: An Indian perspective from 16th to 17th October 3. 2011. Excavations at Mahurjhari: an Early Iron Age Megalithic site in Central India, paper Presented in the Seminar of Archaeological Excavation in India, held at Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, from 4th -6th November 2011 4. 2011. (with P. P. Joglekar, Monica Smith, T. Thakuria and T. Pradan), Sisupalgarh and Beyond: Early Historic Cities in Eastern India, Paper Presented in 39th annual conference of Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies held in Thiruvananthapuram from November 11th - 13th, 2011 5. 2011. (T. Thakuria and P.P. Joglekar), Shell Bangle Manufacturing in Coastal Odisha: A study of surface Collection at Manikapatana, Paper Presented in 35th annual conference of Indian History and Culture Society held in Thiruvananthapuram from November 11th - 13th, 2011 6. 2011. (With Oishi Roy and K. Krishnan), Glorification of Death as represented through Megalithisim: A case Study from Vidarbha, Paper Presented in 35th annual conference of Indian History and Culture Society held in Thiruvananthapuram from November 11th - 13th, 2011 7. 2012. The Antiquity of Indian Bead manufacturing with special reference to stone bead technology, Paper presented in the seminar on Science of technology in History and archaeology held in Goa from 3rd to 5th February 2012 organized by ASI, Goa and Govt. College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Goa 92 Annual Report 2011-12

8. 2012 Megalithic culture of Indian with special reference to Kerela, paper presented in the seminar on Archaeology of Idukki district held on 1st March organized by Society for Archaeological Research and Cultural Heritage, Kerala 9. 2012 Early Evidence of rice in Odisha, Seminar on Paddy Growing Culture in Eastern India organized by IGNC, New Delhi and Centre for Heritage Studies Bhubaneswar 3rd to 4th March, Bhubaneswar 10. 2012 Manikapatana: A Port site Eastern Odisha Archaeological Investigation, Seminar on Maritime History of Eastern Indian held in PG Department of History, Sambhalpur university 6th- 7th March 2012

P.P. Joglekar

1. Attended the Annual Conference of ISPQS (11-13th November 2011) at Trivandrum where following papers were presented: (a) “Late Harappan Subsistence Pattern in Gujarat: A Case Study” (jointly with Pankaj Goyal) (b) “A Faunal Report of Pre-iron phase of the NBPW culture (Period I) of Raipura, U.P.” (jointly with Abhayan G.S., Vibha Tripathi, Prabhakar Upadhyaya) (c) “Excavation at Wakav, Solapur District Maharashtra (2010-2011): Preliminary Findings” (jointly with Maya Patil-Shahapurkar) (d) “Sisupalgarh and Beyond: Early Historic Cities in Eastern Odisha” (jointly with R.K. Mohanty, Monica L. Smith, Tilok Thakuria and Tosabanta Padhan) 2. Attended the Field Seminar on `Archaeology of Idukki District’ organised by the Society for archaeological Research and Cultural Heritage, Kerala on 1st March 2012 at Marayoor, and presented following paper: “Regional Approach to Archaeology”. 3. Attended the National Seminar on `Social Ideals and Reality in Ancient India’ at BHU, Varanasi (19-21 March 2012) and presented following paper: “Animal-based Subsistence in Ancient India: How far the Textual Data Reflect Reality?”

S.G. Deo National 1. Joint Annual Conference of IAS, ISPQS and IHCS held at from 28 to 30 December 2010 and presented a paper on “Acheulian Complex in and around Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh: Recent Investigations” (Sushama G. Deo, S.B. Ota and Sheila Mishra) 2. National Conference and Annual Convention on Coastal Dynamics & Geomorphology held from 19-22 October 2011 at Dept. of Geology, Anna University, Chennai and presented a paper on “Significance of Beach-Dune Complex Rock (Karal) for Understanding Cultural Ecology in Coastal Maharashtra” (Sushama G. Deo, Savita Ghate and S.N. Rajaguru) Annual Report 2011-12 93

3 National Seminar “Archaeological Excavations in India: New Perspectives” being organized by Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, Kolkata between 5th and 6th of November, 2011 and presented paper by Shri S.B. Ota on “Methods for systematic study of recently exposed surface scatter of Acheulian artefacts at Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh” (S.B. Ota, Sushama Deo and Sheila Mishra) 4. 1st Inter–Congress SOSAA on Art and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh to be held in Bhopal, 13-14 March 2012 and presented a paper on “Acheulian site at Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh: Geoarchaeological Investigations” (Sushama Deo, S.B. Ota and Sheila Mishra) 5. ICHR sponsored International Seminar on Harappan Sites in Western India (Gujarat) held from 22-24 March 2011 at Dept. of Archaeology, Deccan College and presented a paper on “Cultural Ecology of Harppan sites in coastal Gujarat: A Geoarchaeological Perspective” (Sushama Deo, Savita Ghate and S.N. Rajaguru)

International 1. The 2nd International Symposium of Bifaces of the Lower and Middle Pleistocene of the World held at Chongok (Jeongok) Prehistory Museum Gyeonggi, Korea held in April 30- May 4, 2011 and presented following papers A. “Large Flake Acheulian from Morgaon, District Pune, Maharashtra, India” (Sushama Deo and Sheila Mishra) B. “Recent Investigations of the Acheulian occurrences at Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, India” (S.B. Ota, Sushama Deo and Sheila Mishra) 2. First International Workshop on the Origin of Technolithic Lineages in Eastern Asia during 9 December to 10 December, 2011 in Chiang Mai University, Thailand and presented a paper on “Is Large Flake Acheulian (LFA) from India a Mode 2 phenomenon?” (Sushama Deo and Sheila Mishra)

V.G. Sathe 1. International Mini Workshop on Future of the Past, Organised jointly by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai and Deccan College, Pune at Mangalore from 22st to 26th November 2011. Paper presented: “Palaeontology and Archaeology: Interface between origins of life and civilizations”. 2. World Conference on Palaeontology and Stratigraphy (In commemoration of 80th birthday of the King) Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 28th November to 2nd December 2011. Paper presented (in abstentia): “Late Pleistocene Molluscan Fauna from Mammalian site in Manjra valley, District Latur, Maharashtra, India” (with Kantimati Kulkarni). 3. Organised an exhibition of “Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils” jointly with University of Mumbai, “Matrix India” and the “INSTUCEN Trust” from 3rd-8th January 2012, at Convocation Hall 94 Annual Report 2011-12

of University of Mumbai, Mumbai. The exhibition was a great success and attracted over a few thousand visitors including students, teachers from various schools and colleges of Mumabi, a large body of lay persons including senior citizens. 4. 3rd International Conference on Research & New Perspective in Developing Sciences, The Union of Iranian Students’ Islamic Association (UISIA) in collaboration with University of Pune., 11th January 2012. Presided the sessions as Chief Guest and the chairman. 5. Inter-Congress Workshop of SOSAA, Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, Bhopal, 12th to 14th March 2012. Papers presented: i. “A New and rare vertebrate fossil occurrence in the Central Narmada Basin” (with Parth Chauhan and Salim Shaikh). ii. “The Narmada Basin Paleoanthropology Project: Recent results & future directions” (with Parth R. Chauhan and Rajeev Patnaik). 6. The First International Symposium on Palaeohistology, Institut Catala De Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain, 18th to 20th July 2012. Paper presented: “The enamel microstructure of horse (Equus caballus Linneaus 1758) and ass (Equus asinus Linneaus 1758): Taxonomic Discrimination method and its Archaeological relevance in India”.

P.D. Sable 1. Attended and presented paper on “Coastal Geomorphologic Studies of Ancient Ports: A Case Study of West Cost of India” in International conference, organized by NIO, Goa during Nov. 2011. 2. Attended and presented paper on “Coastal erosion and their effect on Archaeological Monuments” in International conference, organized by University, Madras during 10th to 11th November, 2011. 3. Attended and presented paper on “Hydroinformatics in ground water exploration: A case study” in International conference, organized by Satyabhama University, Madras during 10th to 11th November, 2011. 4. Attended and presented paper on “Columnar joints and their importance In Archaeology: A case study of Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh” in International Conference, organized by Department of Archaeology, Archives and Museum, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh and SOSAA, at Bhopal during 13th and 14th, March 2012. 5. Attended and presented paper on “Effect of coastal erosion on “Archaeological monuments: A case study of west coast of India” in International conference, organized by Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand during 1st -3rd December, 2012. Annual Report 2011-12 95

Shahida Ansari 1. Attended two-day workshop on Warli Art: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective, organised by the Workshop Committee of Deccan College, Pune and Tribal Research and Training Institute, Pune, held between 29th–30th September 2011 and presented paper entitled- “Importance of Ethnoarchaeological Studies and Perspectives in Understanding Aesthetic Symbolism”. 2. Attended ICHR Sponsored International Seminar on Harappan Sites in Western India (Gujarat), Organised by Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune, held between 22nd–24th March 2012 and presented a paper entitled-“Kanmer in Ethnographic Context”.

A. Dandekar 1. Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, held on 11th, 12th and 13th November, 2011 at Thiruvananthapuram. Paper presented titled: “Medieval Chaul: The Story of a Port City”. 2. National Conference on Dimensions of Epigraphic Sources in Indian History, held on 24th, 25th and 26th February 2012, at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, M.S. University, Vadodara. Paper presented there titled: “An Inscription in the Gandharpale Caves, Mahad, District Raigad, Maharashtra”.

S. Ganvir 1. Participated in the First International Congress of International Association for Asian Heritage (IAAH) at University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka (15-17 April 2011) and presented a paper on “The Mauryan Emperor Asoka’s Exploration for the Buddha’s relics: The Ramagrama in textual and visual traditions of Indian Buddhism” 2. Participated in the XVI th Congress of the International Association for held at the Drum Buddhist College, Jinshan, New Taipei, Taiwan (20-25 June 2011) and presented a paper on “Representation of Muchalinda Naga in early Buddhist art of India ” in the panel entitled “Early Buddhist Literature and art” 3. Participated in the International Conference on Buddhist Linkages in South and South-East Asia : Perspectives and Prospects at the Department of Buddhist Studies , Delhi University, Delhi (7-9 October 2011) and presented a paper on “Muchalinda Naga Imagery in South and South east Asian Art: Exploring Cultural Linkage between the Buddhist Art of India and South–Southeast Asian countries ” 4. Participated as a resource person in the National Conference on the Importance of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Tripitaka Literature Jointly by the Department of Pali, Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences, Nagpur and Central Institute of Indian Languages , Mysore at Nagpur (29-30 October 2011) and presented a paper on “Exploring Right Way of Life: Dialogue between the Buddha and the Yakkhas as portrayed in the Sutta Nipata” 96 Annual Report 2011-12

5. Participated in the International Conference on the Role of Buddhism in promotion of religious harmony by the Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Madras, Chennai at Chennai (19-20 January 2012) and presented a paper on “Exploring role of Buddhist caves in promotion of religious harmony in ancient India International conference on Religious harmony” 6. Participated in the International Conference on Art and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining region jointly organized by the Society of South Asian Archaeology and Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh at Bhopal (13-14 March 2012) and presented a paper on “Text and Image: Re-reading Sulptures in Textual Context”

A. Deshpande-Mukherjee 1. Attended the Annual Conference of ISPQS at Trivandrum Presented the following paper jointly with Dr. Sushama Deo, Archaeological Investigations at Somnath, Dist. Junagad Gujarat 2. Invited to participate in the International Seminar on Art and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining region jointly organiesd by Society of South Asian Archaeology and Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, Bhopal 13-14 March 2012. Presented the following paper jointly with Shri S.B Ota. “Animal use during the Chalcolithic period in Madhya Pradesh with speical reference to Pipri in west Nimar district”. At Bhopal (13-14 March, 2012). 3. Invited to participate in the ICHR sponsored International Seminar on Harappan Sites in Western India (Gujarat) at Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune 22-24 March 2012. Presented the paper “Not so important yet significant: the Harappan molluscan shell record from Gujarat”.

N. Sawant 1. Presented paper on “Industrial Archaeology: An Introduction” in the First International Conference of ‘International Association Asian Heritage (IAAH)’ at Srilanka (15th to 17th April 2011). 2. Participated in the Warli workshop held in Deccan College, Pune.

G. S. Joge 1. Participation in workshop of ‘Warli Art: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective’ organized by workshop committee of Deccan College during 29th to 30th September 2011. 2. Participation in workshop on ‘Indian Bead Technology’ organized by Indian Museum, Kolkota between 14th to 15th December, 2011. 3. Participation in workshop on ‘Ceramics: An Experimental Approach’ held at Deccan College, during 30th to 31st March 2012. Annual Report 2011-12 97

K.A. Pawar National 1. XLV Joint Annual conference of ISPQS (Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, IAS (Indian Archaeological Society) and IHCS (Indian History and Culture Society) held at Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram. In Nov 2011 Paper presented: “Excavation of Megalithic Burials at Hirapur in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra”

2. V National Conference on Ancient Sciences & Archaeology held at Tumkuir in 22nd -23rd July 2011 Paper presented: “Continuation of the Rock Art Tradition: Ethnographic Evidence from the Upper Tapi Basin” 3. National Seminar in State Archaeology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh In Jan 2012 Paper presented: “Excavation at Hirapur in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra, 2010-2011: A Typological Variant in Megalithic Culture of India”

International 1. First annual International Conference of IAWAWSA held at JNU 22-24 August 2011 Paper presented: “Megalithic Builders Were the Cave Dwellers? Some New Light from Waingangā Basin of Central India” 2. International Conference on Archaeology of Buddhism in Asia, New Delhi. In Feb 2012 Paper Presented: “An Overview of Buddhist Caves: Study of Eastern Maharashtra Caves” 3. First Inter-congress of SOSAA (Society Of South Asian Archaeology) held at State Archaeology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. In March 13-14 2012 Paper Presented: “Excavation at Hirapur in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra: 2010-2011”

P.S. Shirvalkar 1. Shirvalkar, Prabodh 2011. “Kotada Bhadli : A small fortified Harappan site in Kachchh”. In National Seminar on Archaeological Excavations in India: New Perspective organized by Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India. Held at Kolkata 5-6 November 2011. 2. Shirvalkar, Prabodh 2011. “New Insights into Old Pottery: An Alternative Technique”. In ICTS MINI WORKSHOP ON Future of the Past organized by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Held at Mangalore 21-26 November 2011. 98 Annual Report 2011-12

3. Shirvalkar, Prabodh and Y.S. Rawat 2012. “Excavations at Kotada Bhadli”. In International Seminar on Harappan Sites in Western India (Gujarat) organized by Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune. Held at Deccan College 22-24 March 2012. 4. Shirvalkar, Prabodh and Y.S. Rawat 2012. “Excavations at Kotada Bhadli in District Kachchh, Gujarat, India”. In 4th International Congress of Society of South Asian Archaeology organized by University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran from 15- 17 April 2012. 5. Shirvalkar, Prabodh and Y.S. Rawat 2012. “A Problem Oriented Excavations at Kotada Bhadli in Gujarat: A Small Site Archaeology” (Paper Presented by J.S. Kharakwal). In 21st Conference of European Association for South Asian Archaeology (EASAA) held at Paris 2-6 July 2012. 6. Raczek, T.P., N. Sugandhi, Prabodh Shirvalkar and L. Pandey 2012. “Recent Research at Chatrikhera” (Paper Presented by T.P. Raczek). In 21st Conference of European Association for South Asian Archaeology (EASAA) held at Paris 2-6 July 2012.

Amrita Sarkar National 1. Presented a paper entitled as “On Sedentism in Mewar (southeast Rajasthan)” in the Joint Annual Conference of IAS, ISPQS, IHCS- Trivandrum- 11- 13th November, 2011 2. Mini Workshop on Future of the Past organized by International Centre for Theoretical Sciences and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mangalore- 22-26 November, 2011 3. Workshop on Flint Knapping organized by the Department of Archaeology, Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Institute Deccan College, Pune- 19th to 22nd January, 2012

International 1. Presented a paper entitled “Chalcolithic and Modern Potting at Gilund: a cautionary tale” in the International Conference on the Archaeology of South Asia jointly organized by IAWAWSA and School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, 22-24th August, 2011 2. Presented a paper entitled as “Contextualizing Ahar Culture Phase in Central India” in the International Seminar on Art and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and Adjoining regions Bhopal- 13th and 14th March 2012 3. Participated in the International Seminar on Harappan Sites in Western India (Gujarat) Deccan College, Pune- 22nd to 24th March, 2012

Gurudas. Shete 1. Paper presented in national joint conference of I.A.S, I.S.P.Q.S and I.C.H.S held at Thiruvananthapuram on topic entitled “Empirical Methodology for Chronological Interpretation: With Special reference to Vidarbha Megalith and Transition Phase” Annual Report 2011-12 99

V. Mushrif 1. Presented a paper titled “Effects of Environmental Changes in Protohistoric Maharashtra: Evidence from Human Skeletal Remains” at First Conference of the International Association for Asian Heritage (IAAH), on 7th- 8th 2011 April at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2. Presented a paper title “Human Skeletal Remains from Mediaeval Site of Balupur, West Bengal” in 39th Annual conference of ISPQS at Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum 11th to 13th November 2011. 3. Presented a paper “Primary Report on Kottapuram Human Skeletal Remains” in International Seminar on the Portuguese and the Dutch in Maritime Malabar with Special Reference to Cochin, held in Kottayam, 9 – 12 December 2011. 4. Presented a poster titled “Evidence of Maxillary Sinusitis in India: A Biocultural Perspective” in Second Southeast Asian Bioarchaeology Conference, at Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand from 26 – 28 January 2012. Played a role of Resource person at the workshop on 27th on Bioarchaeology.

Astha Dibyopama 1. Participated and Presented paper on “Archaeology of Jodhpur district of Western Rajasthan, India: In the light of latest Exploration” in the First biannual International Conference of “International Association of Asian Heritage, held at Colombo Srilnaka In 7 - 8 April, 2011. 2. Participated and Presented paper on “Archaeological Sites of Jodhpur district of Western Rajasthan” in the joint Annual Conference of “Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (39th Conference) and National Seminar on the Megalithic Culture of India, held at Thiruvananthapuram Kerala November 11 – 13th 2011. 3. Participated and Presented paper on “Site Catchment Analysis of Balathal” in International conference of Art and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining region jointly by the Society of South Asian Archaeology and Directorate of Archaeology Archives and Musuem, March 13th – 14th 2012. 4. Participated and Presented paper on “Resource exploitation pattern of Balathal site Udaipur district Rajasthan” 4th International conference of the Society of South Asian Archaeology and Archaeological sciences research centre, University of Sistan and Baluchistan, April 15th – 16th 2012.

S.S. Jadhav 1. Participated and presented a paper in the Joint annual conference of ISPQS, HIS & IAS in Trivandrum (Kerala). –Title “Adjustment of Buddhist Rock-cut cave at Patan- Dist. Pune”. November 2011. 2. Participated and presented a paper in a mini-workshop – “Future of the Past”, organized by TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) at Mangalore- Title “Ancient cave architects-A study of relatively unknown Rock-cut caves in the Garbhagiri hills”. November 2011. 100 Annual Report 2011-12

S.S. Naik 1. Participated to the “Baroda Barcelona Summer School in Environmental Archaeology” jointly organized by the IMF – CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) and the MS University Baroda at MS University Baroda since 12th to 16th September 2011. 2. Participated in the UKIERI Dissemination Seminar on “The Origins of Iron and Steel Making in the Southern Indian Subcontinent” held at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore during 16th to 18th November 2011. 3. Participated and presented following paper in the Mini Workshop on Future of the Past jointly organized by the ICTS (International Centre for Theoretical Sciences) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Deccan College Pune at Manglore from 22nd to 26th November 2011. a. “Archaeobotanical and Palaeoenvironmental Studies in India”. 4. Participated in the National Seminar on Sustaining Forests of Western Ghats: Prospects and Challenges organized by School of Social Sciences, Solapur University, Solapur during 10th and 11th February 2012. 5. Attended ICHR Sponsored International Seminar on Harappan Sites In Western India (Gujarat) held at the Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune during 22nd to 24th March 2012. 6. Participated in the National Conference on Recent Advancement in South Indian Archaeology organized by Department of History and Archaeology, Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta on 13th April 2012.

S.V. Joshi 1. Paper presented on “Fort Manjarsumba” in a conference at Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, Pune. 18th March 2011. 2. Participated in a special conference conducted by Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, Pune. 29th May 2011. Origin of underwater stone structure at fort Vijaydurg. 3. Participated in workshop of Warli painting ethnoarchealogical prospective, organized by Department Archeology, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, September 29 - 30 2011. 4. Participated in workshop Flintknapping : An insight into the art of stone tool making, organized by Department Archeology, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, January 19 – 22nd 2012. 5. Paper presented in XXXVII Annual Conference of Epigraphy Society of India, Mysore. Feb 2012. Title of the paper is “An Inscription in the Gandharpale Caves, Mahad, Dist. Raigad Maharashtra”. Annual Report 2011-12 101

X. OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RENDERED

V.S. Shinde Studies Abroad 1. Sri Lanka in connection with the Discussion on Future Collaboration inArchaeology, 7th-9th April 2011. 2. Member, Research and Recognition Committee, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon since 2011. 3. Member, Board of Studies, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, since 2011. 4. Member, Board of Studies, University of Mumbai since 2011. 5. Subject Expert, Selection Committee, Homi Bhabha Fellowship, 2011. 6. Expert Member, Museum Development Committee, Department of Archaeology and Museum, Government of Maharashtra, since September 2011. 7. Member, Board of Studies, M.S. University of Baroda, since September 2011. 8. Subject Expert, Post-Doctoral Scholarship for Women, History/ Archaeology subject, University Grants Commission, 2011. 9. Subject Expert, Minor and Major Research Grants, History/ Archaeology subject, University Grants Commission, since 2011. 10. Convener, International Seminar on Harappan Sites in Western India (Gujarat). 11. Member, Board of Studies for Social Sciences, Solapur University, Solapur, since 2012. 12. Member, Board of Studies, RTM University, Nagpur, since 2012.

B.C. Deotare 1. Member of Indian Water Culture Society, Pune (Bharatiya Jalsanskruti Mandal, Pune Shakha). 2. Life member Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (ISPQS) 3. Life member SOSSA

Position Held 1. Head, Department of Archaeology 2. Chairman, Board of Studies (Archaeology) 3. Chairman, Departmental Committee (Archaeology) 4. Member, Academic Council, Deccan College 5. Member, Purchase Committee, Deccan College 6. Member, Building Committee, Deccan College 7. Member, Library Committee, Deccan College 8. Member Grievance Committee, Deccan College 102 Annual Report 2011-12

R.K. Mohanty Other academic activities and professional and administrative services rendered 1. Board of Studies, Varoda University, 2. Member of Money Museum Community, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai 3. Member of Board of Studies, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi 4. Member of Board of Studies, Extra Mural studies, Bombay University 5. Member of Board of Studies, Deccan College, Pune 6. In-charge of technical section, Department of Archaeology, Deccan College 7. Chairman of Examination, Department of Archaeology, Deccan College 8. Member of Ph.D. selection and counseling committee, Deccan College

Life Member of Professional Organizations: 1. Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, C/O. of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune 411 006. 2. The Indian Archaeological Society, B-17, Qutab Institutional Area, South of IIT, (Mehrauli), New Delhi- 110 016. 3. Indo Pacific Prehistoric Association, Indian Chapter, C/O. Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune 411 006. 4. Society for South Asian Archaeology, C/O Department of Archaeology, Deccan College 5. Center for Heritage Studies, Bhubaneswar, C/O Ms. Aruna Mohanty, Nagar, unit-6, Bhubaneswar.

P.P. Joglekar 1. Continued to work as Joint Editor of Man and Environment and elected as the General Secretary of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies for 2010-2013. 2. Worked as member of the Editorial Committee of the Bulletin of the Deccan College Post- Graduate and Research Institute. 3. Continued to be the Executive Committee Member of the Brihan Maharashtra Prachya Vidya Parishad for 2010-2013.

V.G. Sathe 1. Member, Board of Studies, Solapur University, Solapur 413 255 (Maharashtra).

Shahida Ansari 1. Member of the Advisory Board of Alta Mira Press. 2. Life Member of Museums Association of India, Delhi. 3. Life Member of Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune. 4. Life Member of Indian Social Science Association, Agra. 5. Life Member of Society of South Asian Archaeology, Pune. 6. Treasurer, Deccan College Past Student Association, Pune. Annual Report 2011-12 103

S. Ganvir 1. Served as member, executive committee, Society of South Asian Archaeology 2. Served as chairman of the Deccan College Gymkhana. 2. Served as member, academic council, Deccan College. 3. Served as member, management council, Deccan College. 4. Served as rector, gents hostel, (April 11-June11) 6. Served as member, students mess committee (April 11-June11)

A. Deshpande-Mukherjee 1. Life member and currently executive member of ISPQS (Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary studies 2. Life Member of society for South Asian Archaeology (SOSA) 3. Member of ICAZ International Council for Archaeozoology 4. Member of ICAZ Archaeomalacology working Group 5. Member of the Management council of the Kendriya Vidayalaya School, BEG. Pune. 6. Member of IAWAWSA (International association fro women archaeologist working in South Asia Orientation Program: Completed the 134th Orientation programme organized by the Academic staff College, Pune Unversity and was awarded ‘A ‘grade.

N. Sawant 1. Served as a Committee Member of Department Committee of Archaeology Department. 2. Served in Organizing Committee of ‘Gujarat Harappan Conference” (22nd to 24th March 2012). Orientation Program 1. Attended 28 days Orientation Program held in Academic Staff College, Pune (1st to 28th November 2011).

G.S. Joge In academic year 2011/12 served as member of Departmental Committee of Department of Archaeology. Orientation Program: Successful completed orientation course from Academic Staff College University of Pune during 1st to 30th November 2011.

Amrita Sarkar 1. Contribution in two book projects- ‘Proposed book on Maharashtra Excavation’ and ‘Proposed book on South Asian Chalcolithic Technology’ as authors as well as managing resource materials like maps and images and editing. 104 Annual Report 2011-12

2. Worked as a supervisor for a team of 13 under the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) project tasked with the delivery of documenting Ph.D. thesis, M.A. dissertations, antiquities, monuments and heritage sites; Successfully prepared the two reports comprising of 257 Ph.D. documentations, 108 M.A. dissertations and 5300 antiquities and 600 heritage sites till 15th November 2011. 3. Organized two International Congresses of Society for South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA) one held at Bhopal 13th and 14th March 2012 and the other held at Zahedan, Iran- 15th to 17th April and partly organizing the International Seminar on Gujarat Harappan Sites in Deccan College, Pune- 22nd to 24th March, 2012

Membership of Professional Bodies, Societies 1. Life Member and Assistant Secretary of Society of South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA) 2. Life Member of Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (ISPQS), Pune 3. Member of IAWAWSA (International Association for Women Archaeologist Working in South Asia)

Veena Mushrif-Tripathy Orientation Program: Completed Orientation Programme from 3.08.2011 to 30.08.2011 at Staff College, Pune University

Astha Dibyopama Membership of Learned Societies: 1. Life member of Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune. 2. Life Member, Society of South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA), Pune. 3. Life Member, International Association for Asian Heritage, University of Kelaniya Colombo Sri Lanka.

Editorial work 1. Appointed as a one of the member of editorial board of peer reviewed Annual research journal of the International Association of Asian Heritage(IAAH), University of Kelaniya, colombo, Srilanka, since 10th December 2010.

Other Academic activities 1. One of the members of Public relation and communication committee of Society of South Asian Archaeology since August 2010. 2. One of the coordinator of Publication and Library committee in International Association of Asian Heritage, University of Kelaniya, Colombo Since 1st November 2010. 3. One of the member of organizing committee of International conference on Art and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining region jointly by the Society of South Asian Archaeology and Directorate of Archaeology Archives and Museum, March 13th – 14th 2012. Annual Report 2011-12 105

S.S. Naik 1. Satish Naik was participated as Judge or Evaluator in “KVS Regional Science Congress 2011” held at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 3, BEG, Pune on 4th and 5th November 2011. 2. Satish Naik has recently made a significant addition to his academic qualifications by successfully completing a Ph. D. degree on “Pollen Analysis and Palaeo-environmental Studies of Archaeological Deposits from Konkan and Malabar Coast of India” under the guidance of Prof. B. C. Deotare. This is an excellent contribution to archaeological palynology. 3. He was also participated in “Resource Persons Meeting” for the Archaeological Certificate Course (2012-2013) at the Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai (Kalina Campus), Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E), Mumbai scheduled on 14th July 2012. 4. Member- Deccan College Students Mess Committee since 1st September 2011.

Membership of Professional Organizations: 1. Life Member: Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (ISPQS), Pune. 2. Life Member: Society of South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA), Pune.

XI. NOMINATION ON COMMITTEES AND HONOURS AND AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED

V.G. Sathe 1. Nominated as Referee on the editorial panel of the International journal of Anatomia Histologia Embryologia (Journal of Veterinary Medicine) Blackwell Verlag. 2. Nominated as Referee on the editorial panel of the International Journal of The Anatomical Record, John Wiley.

XII. DISCUSSION GROUP ACTIVITIES: 2011-12

Lectures Organised: Dr. S. Ansari Co-Ordinated the activities of the Disscussion Group Research Reporting: 1. As part of my other academic activities includes organizing a series of lectures for Archaeology Discussion Group (2011-12). They are as following:

1. Professor M.L.K. Murty delivered a lecture on – ‘Revisiting Renigunta: Palaeolithic Archaeology and Human Dispersal on 26th August 2011. 106 Annual Report 2011-12

Abstract: In the context of recent absolute date, which date Acheulian in the range of 1.5 million year to 1,50,000 years, some of the early sites in Peninsular India become significant because of Early Acheulian Technologies. This is referred to as “Large Flake Acheulian” (LFA). The importance of Renigunta site will be discussed in the recent debate on Out of Africa Model and Multi-Regional Model of Human dispersal. 2. Professor Sheila Mishra delivered a lecture on- ‘Chinese Palaeolithic Archaeology (Views from the Conferences – Suyanggae and Her Neighbours in Nihewan) on 9th September 2011. Abstract: Prof. Sheila Mishra will share her views and experiences on her recent visit to China (14-21 August 2011). 3. Professor K. Paddayya delivered a lecture ‘On Scientific Temper of Mind’ on 16th September 2011.

Abstract: There is a long history of the use of the scientific method in both natural and social sciences. New Archaeology made on explicit attempt to introduce it in archaeology. In fact, the basic tenets of misconcept are applicable even outside domains of academic world. 4. Annual Reporting is one of the most important activities of the Archaeology Discussion Group; following papers were presented as part Annual Reporting for the year 2010-11:

Day 1: 23.09.2011 Time Speaker Presentation 10.30 - 11.00 B.C. Deotare Explorations in Khadakpura Basin, Maharashtra 11.00 - 11.30 P.D. Sable Exploration in Sina Basin, Maharashtra 11.30 - 12.00 V. G. Sathe Recent Explorations in Manjra Valley, District Latur, Maharashtra 12.00 - 12.30 A. Dandekar Exploration at Pendur, District Sindhudurg, Maharashtra 12.30 - 1.00 S. Joshi Exploration at Pendur, District Sindhudurg, Maharashtra 1.00 – 1.30 K. Pawar Recent Explorations & Excavations (2010-2011) LUNCH BREAK 2.30 - 3.00 R.K. Mohanty Exploration around Golbai Sasan, District Khurda Orissa 3.00 - 3.30 S. P. Ganvir Recent Studies in Art and Architecture 3.30 - 4.00 G. Mandke Inscription from Niraguda, Taluka Junnar, District Pune, Maharashtra 4.00 - 4.30 V.C. Kamble Exploration at Solapur, District Solapur, Maharashtra 4.30 - 5.00 S. Naik Archaeobotanical Studies at Bhon, District Buldana, Maharashtra 5.00 –5.30 P. Shirvalkar Excavations at Kotada Bhadli, Kachchh District, Gujarat Annual Report 2011-12 107

Day 2: 24.09.2011 Time Speaker Presentation 10.30 - 11.00 S. Mishra Dating Microliths at Mehtakheri, District West Nimar, Madhya Pradesh 11.00 - 11.30 S.G. Deo Excavation at Tikoda, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh 11.30 - 12.00 P.P. Dandwate Museum Activities and Explorations at Narmada and Naded 12.00 - 12.30 N. Sawant Changes in Market Strategy in Relation with Development of City 12.30 - 1.00 S.S. Jadhav Excavation at Junnar, District Pune, Maharashtra 1.00 – 1.30 V.M. Tripathy Human Skeletal Remains of Farmana, District Rohtak, Haryana LUNCH BREAK 2.30 - 3.00 V.S. Shinde Excavations at Karsola, District Jind, Haryana 3.00 - 3.30 P.P. Joglekar Faunal Reporting 3.30 - 4.00 A.D. Mukherjee Faunal Research 4.00 - 4.30 A. Sarkar Brief Highlights of Ph.D. Research 4.30 - 5.00 G. S. Joge Shaktism in Western Vidarbha, Maharashtra 5.00 –5.30 S. Ansari Exploration in Rushikulya Valley, District Ganjam, Orissa

5. Dr. Ceri Shipton, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia delivered a lecture on ‘Chronological Variation in the Indian Acheulian’ on 28th November 2011. 6. Dr. Yamei Hou, Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, China delivered a lecture on ‘Earliest Chinese sites and the Acheulian Ethos’ on 28th November 2011. 7. Mr. Liu Yang, Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, China delivered a lecture on ‘New Discoveries of Palaeolithic in the Nihewan Basin, People’s Republic of China’ on 28th November 2011. 8. Dr. Michael Haslam, Oxford University, United Kingdom, delivered a lecture on ‘Jwalapuram 22: A Pre Youngest Toba Tephra Middle Paleolithic assemblage’ on 28th November 2011. 9. Dr. Robert De Caroli, George Mason University, Washington DC, USA, delivered a lecture on ‘The Abode of a Naga King: Questions of Art, Audience, Popular Deities at the ’ on 12th July 2012. 10. Dr. Akira Shimada, State University of New York, New York, USA, delivered a lecture on ‘The Buddhist Patronage to the Early Deccan Caves: A Preliminary Survey’ on 12th July 2012. 11. Dr. Abhishek Singh, Hamilton College, New York, USA, delivered a lecture on ‘Examining Inter-religious Dynamics at in Colonial and Post Colonial India’ on 12th July 2012. 108 Annual Report 2011-12

XIII. MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Joint Report Of Dr.P.P.Dandwate (Reader) & Mr.B.S.Gajul (Curator, Actg.) Staff : • Dr.P.P.Dandwate ------Curator/ Reader • Dr.Shahida Ansari ------Lecturer cum Keeper • Mr.B.S.Gajul ------Museum Assistant/Curator (Actg.) • Mr.Kishor Gaikwad ------Museum Cleaner/Laborataory Attendant • Mrs.Tanhubai Shendge ------Sweeper (Part time)

1) Academic Activities • Teaching of Ancient Indian Iconography (Arc 302), Art and Architecture of India-I 300 B.C. to 600 A.D. (Arc 301), and Museology : Basic Principles and Practice (Arc 409), Political History of India (Arc-101) and Religious History of India (Arc-201), Methods in Archaeology (Arc-202) to the MA students of Department of Archaeology. Lung’s Tomb, Uzabekistan : An Architectural Perspective in progress. • Six students are working for Ph.D. Dissertation under the guidance of Dr.Dandwate. • Dandwate is a Member of “Vidyalaya Management Committee (VMC)”, Kendriya Vidyalaya, BEG, Pune. He participated in three meetings of VMC during the year 2011-12. • Dandwate, Shahida Ansari and Gajul organized guided tours of museum to students of various schools, colleges and other organizations from Pune, other places in India and also from abroad. The total number of visitors during the year are 4707. • Gajul has given practical training to students of Museology, semester IV.

2) Membership of Professional Organizaions : • Dandwate and Gajul are life members of “Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies (ISPQS)”, Pune. • Dandwate is life member of “Indian Archaeological Society (IAS)”, New Delhi. • Dandwate is member of “Vidyalaya Management Committee (VMC)”, Kendriya Vidyalaya, BEG, Pune since December 2004. • Dandwate and Gajul are life members of “Society of South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA)”, Pune. • Dandwate is member of “Commonwealth Association Museums (CAM)”. • Dandwate and Shri Gajul are life members of “Maharashtra Itihas Parishad”, Kolhapur. • Dandwate and Gajul are members of “Brihnmaharashtra Itihas Parishad”, Pune. • Dadwate and Gajul are life members of “Deccan College Past Students’ Association Annual Report 2011-12 109

(DCPSA)”, Pune. • Dandwate presently working as Secretary of DCPSA. • Dandwate presently working as Treasurer of SOSAA. • Dandwate is member of Museum Committee, Department of Archaeology and Museums, Mumbai, Govt. of Maharashtra.

3) Exhibitions : Exhibition at Deccan College : A site exhibition on Ancient Shiur was organized at the Shiur Excavation Camp on 4th February 2012. The exhibition was inaugurated by an Sarpanch of Shiur village Shri. Kailash Kavade. Large number of school and college students and villagers from shiur and nearby places visited the exhibition.

4) Conferences, seminars and workshops etc.: • On 29th July 2011 “One day workshop in archaeology for school teachers” was conducted in the department of Archaeology by Archaeology Museum and Maratha History Museum Jointly, it was 18th in the series. An illustrated special lecture by Prof.B.C.Deorate, visit to museums, scientific laboratories and library were arranged for the participants. • Conference on Cultural Heritage of Madhya-Pradesh jointly organized by Sanskar Bharti and Jiwaji University, Gwalior 16-17 October 2011, paper on Archaeological Remains at Nachna. • International Seminar on Art, Architecture and Archaeology of Madhya-Pradesh and adjoining regions, jointly organized by SOSAA and Govt. of Madhya-Pradesh, Bhopal, 13-14 March 2012, paper on Archaeological Exploration in Dewas District along river Narmada.

5) Temple Survey Work : • Rock-cut Caves, Shiur : The Department of Archaeology carried out an excavation at Shiur. It is an early historic site, on the basis of evidences found in the excavation, chronological sequence may be between 2nd Cent. A.D. (late Satvahana) to 7th-8th cent. A.D. Very close to site, located rock cut caves. These caves are studied by staff and students during the excavation. There are four caves, all are unfinished. These caves are dedicated to depicting images of God & Goddess; Shivlingas, Lingodhabhavmurti , Mahishmardhini, Laxmi etc. • Koppeshwar Temple, Khidrapur. Revisited : It is located 60 km west of Kolhapur. It is one of the best example of bhumija style of temple Architecture. It belongs to Silahara period (11th 12th Cent. AD.) It is dedicated to |Lord . Speciality of the temple is swarg mandap and gajathar. Swarga mandap without roof and is open to 110 Annual Report 2011-12

sky where asthadikpalas are depicted along with consorts on their vehicles. One of the main features of the temple is Gajathar because all the deities; Shiv, , Ganesh, , Vishnu etc. are shown seated on elephant. • Shiva Temple, Palasdeo- Revisited : It is located on Solapur_ Pune National highway No.9 near in . It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and dated to 12th Cent. A.D. It is also bhumija style temple. The temple is presently sub-merged in Ujani dam on river Bhima. Only amalaka portion on shikara is visible remaining temple is under the water. There is another temple at palasdeo located on the bank of the river Bhima. It is locally known as Surya temple but we observed that it is a Vaishnav temple. The temple is dilapidated condition, super structure is completely collapsed. On the mandovar scene from Ramayan, other god and goddess are depicted. • Temples at Bhuvneshwar and around, Orissa – Visited Bhubneshwar temple complex, Sun temple Konark, Jagganathpuri, Chounsastha Yogini temple at Hirapur, Roct cut caves at Udyagiri & Khandgiri and famous rock inscription of Samrat Ashok’s at Dhauli. All these monuments studied and also photographed.

6) Study Tours : • Shiur Excavation: Archaeological excavation was carried out at Shiur, District Nanded, in Marathwada region for about two months between 17th December 2011 to 4th February 2012. As part of field training 33 M.A. semester II and Diploma students from our University were given training. These students were sent in two batches at the site for a period of about 3 weeks. • Aundhya Nagnath Temple : During the excavation at Shiur, students were taken to Aundhya Nagnath, district Parbhani. It is a medieval temple dedicated lord Shiva, it is one of the 12 jyotirlingas temple. One of the best Hemadpanti temples. On the mandovar of the temple complete iconography of Shiv is depicted. In addition images of other Gods & Goddess are also depicted. • Temples at Mahur: During the excavation at Shiur, students were taken to Mahur. It is located 75 kms from Shiur, Dist.Nanded. It is famous pilgrimage centre in Maharashtra. It is one of the peetas where temples of Renuka devi, Parshuram and Dattatreya are located. These temples belong to medieval period.

7) Excavations : • Archaeological excavation was carried out at Shiur, District Nanded, in Marathwada region for about two months between 17th December 2011 to 4th February 2012. The excavation for the season 2011-12 was very successful. The excavation yielded the Annual Report 2011-12 111

evidences of the late Satvahana period (2nd Century A.D.) to 6th-7th Century A.D. Antiquities found at the excavation are pottery, bones, beads of terracotta, stone, shell, bangles of shell, glass, T.C., figurines of T.C., sling balls, saddle querns and grinding stones etc. We also found number of house floors at different levels. We have also explored the village and nearby places. The excavation was grand success as we found enough evidences of Early Historic period in the excavation. The excavation was visited by large number of villagers from nearby places, school and college students also visited the site. In the first week of February 2012 the excavation was closed down and the team of excavation returned back to Deccan College, Pune on 8th February 2012. 112 Annual Report 2011-12

MARATHA HISTORY MUSEUM

I STAFF 1. Shri. Girish Mandke Curator 2. Shri.Deepak Kachi Peon

II RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 1. Transcription of 160 modi documents from Rumal No.90 regarding the Parashuram Bhau Patwardhan and others. The letters throws light on political activities during the 18th and 19th cent.of Maharashtra. 2. G.D.Mandke procurred some 1000 historical Modi and Persian documents from Smt. Vijaymala Vagyani, Astha, Dist.Sangali. Her Husband Mr.Balasaheb Vagyani, Freedom Fighter, Political leader, and History researcher collected the historical documents at and around Atha, Tal. Walava, Dist. Sagali. The documents includes rare original Farmans of Mughal Eemperors of Delhi and Adishahi Sultan of Vijapur. Documents throws light on local history of that area. All these documents kept in a separate rumals under the title of “ Collection of Balasaheb Vagyani” 3. G.D.Mandke Deciphered two Copper-plates belonging to Maratha period. Copper-plates written in Modi script. Mr. Dhanawade Anjay from Mahad, dist. Raigad supplied the good photographs of the Copper-plates.

III OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 1. G.D.Mandke delivered two lectures in Deptt. of History, Arts and Science College, on 13th April 2011. • Role of historical documents in Maratha History. 2. G.D.Mandke invited to teach in ‘Modi script workshop.’ Workshop was organised by Modern College, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune during a period between 30th July to 4th september 2011. 3. G.D.Mandke delivered a lecture in Deptt. of History, Modern College, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune on 17th December 2011. • Role of Epigraphy in re-constructing the history of Ancient Maharashtra. 4. G.D.Mandke delivered a lecture in Deptt. of History, Furgusson College, Pune on 18th January 2012. • History of Indian Archaeology and its importance in the research in Indian History.

IV. ARCHIVAL ACTIVITIES 1. Archival section gives services like providing original documents and manuscripts to students of history. The following persons took advantage of these services for their research: Annual Report 2011-12 113

a. Balkrishna Tryambak Patil, Amalner, Dist. Jalgaon. (Studied Rumal No.60, 96, 88) b. Mrs. Mohan Phadnis (Studied all rumals of Menavali Daftar) c. Dr.Anuradha Kulkarni, Pune (Supplied photo copy of Jabita Swarajya) d. Dr. Jaymala Diddee, Retired. Professor, University of Pune (Supplied the image of Maratha Map for her Major research project entitled“ A Geopolitical Atlas of .”)

V EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOP 1. On 29th July 2011 “One day workshop in archaeology and history for school teachers” was conducted by Archaeology and Maratha History Museum. It was 18th of its kind. The aim of this workshop was to give benefit to school teachers who are teaching subjects like history, science and fine arts. The workshop was inaugurated by Prof.V.P.Bhatt, Director, Deccan College. About 30 teachers from different schools participated in the workshop. Participants visited both museums and also scientific laboratories, library and Tilak Room.

VI. MUSEUM ACTIVITIES 1. The Museum also renders academic assistance to all interested individual or groups and last year this service was given to numerous coin collectors, history researchers and renowed archaeologists. Some of these persons are: a) Mr.Sarad B.Goswami Student of Deptt.of Archaeolgy, Deccan college. (M.A.dissertation on Maratha period warfare and weapons Technology with special reference to Maratha History Museum, Deccan College.) b) Devidas Deshapande and Mahendra Kolhe Senior correspondent, Pune Mirror (Information and photos of Maratha History Museum) c) Mr.Santosh Memane Student, Deptt.of A.I.H.C.and Archaeology, Solapur University, (Post-Graduate Deploma in Museology dissertation on Maratha History Museum. Deccan College) 2. The Museum organised guided tours for the benefit of students of schools, colleges and other intitutions in Pune and outside, namely, Abhinav Vidyalaya, P.G.S. Modern English Medium School, Students of Indology of Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, M.A. 114 Annual Report 2011-12

Students of History from M.E.S.College, Pune University and Somaiyya College, Kopargaon. L.J.N.J.Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai, Fergusson College, Garware College of Arts and Science, Institute of Archaeology, Red Fort, Delhi, St.Mira College. Akshar Nandan School, Gurukul, Dnyna Prabodhini, New English School,Ramanbag, Bharat English School, Modern Highschool, Balshikshan Mandir English Medium School, Hujurpaga Kanya Prashala and Senior college, Vidya Pratishthan’s Bal Vikas Mandir, Baramati, Sevasadan English Medium School, Dr.Ambedkar College,Yerwada, Pune Lokmanya Tilak Highschool and Junior College, Library Science Students from N.Wadia College and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Arts students of Abhinav kala Mahavidyalaya and Bharati Vidyapeeth. Annual Report 2011-12 115

DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS

I. UGC-SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME IN LINGUISTICS (DRS-1) 2011-2016.

The University Grants Commission of India in its letter dated 24 August 2011 (Ref. F.5- 39/2011(SAP-III) has awarded the Special Assistance Programme to this department. The thrust area of the project is Language Contact in India. Under the SAP, faculty and students in the department have taken up individual projects on language contact (especially across language families) including the following language pairs/contact situations: -Marathi, Telugu-Marathi, Kolami-Marathi, Gondi-Hindi, Galo-Hindi, Khasi-English, Nagpuri Hindi, Nagamese and Arunachali Hindi. Under the Programme, the department organized a national seminar ‘Investigating Language Contact in India: Methods, Techniques and Issues’ in February 2012. An international conference on ‘Language Contact in India: Historical, Typological and Sociolinguistic Perspectives’ will be held in February 2013.

II. STAFF

Sonal Kulkarni - Joshi Head of the Department

Teaching Staff

1. Professor of Marathi Linguistics Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi 2. Professor of Phonetics/ Phonology Vacant 3. Reader in Austro-Asiatic Linguistics Shailendra Mohan 4. Reader in Tibeto-Burman Linguistics Vacant 5. Reader in Indo-Aryan Linguistics Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi (on lien since 28.12.2010) 6. Reader in Semantics & Lexicography Vacant 7. Reader in Sindhi Linguistics Vacant 8. Reader in Dravidian Linguistics Vacant 9. Senior Lecturer in Sociolinguistics Shailendra Mohan (on lien since 3.1.2011) 10. Lecturer in Marathi Linguistics Rahul N. Mhaiskar

UGC Teaching Associates

Pangersenla Walling (until 31-3-2012) 116 Annual Report 2011-12

Renuka Ozarkar (until 30-8-2011) Shailendra Kumar (from 2-11-2011 until 31-3-2012)

Research Staff

1. Research Assistant Shubhangi Kardile 2. Research Assistant Vacant 3. Research Assistant Vacant 4. Research Assistant Vacant

UGC-SAP-Project Fellow Manish Mishra (since 2-1-2012) Administrative Staff

1. Technical Assistant Vacant 2. Laboratory Assistant Mr. Satish Bangar (on lien since 1.10.2010) 3. Junior Clerk Shri Mandar Chavare 4. Laboratory Attendant Vacant 5. Peon Pandurang Dhanapure 6.Peon Sunil Gayakwad (since 24-9-2011)

III. TEACHING The details of various papers taught by the faculty for the M.A. course are given below.

Sonal Kulkarni - Joshi Semester I LX 101: Basic Phonetics (shared with S. Kardile) Semester II LX: 202 Topics in Intermediate Phonology Semester III LX: 304 Pragmatics Semester IV LX: 401 Ethnolinguistics and Sociolinguistics (reading course; shared with S. Kardile)

Shailendra Mohan Semester I LX: 103 Basic Phonology (shared with S. Kardile) LX: 104 Basic Syntax (shared with R. Ozarkar) Semester II LX: 202 Intermediate Phonology (shared with S. Kulkarni- Joshi and S. Kardile) Annual Report 2011-12 117

Semester III LX: 302 (shared with P. Walling, R. Ozarkar and S. Kardile) Semester IV LX: 405 Language Typology (shared with P. Walling)

Rahul Mhaiskar Semester I LX : 103 Basic Morphology (shared with S. Kardile) Semester II LX: 201 Language in Human Perspective (shared with S. Kardile) Semester III LX : 301 Applied Linguistics (shared with P. Walling) Semester IV LX: 414 Computational Linguistics (shared with Shailendra Kumar) LX : 403 Advanced Language Teaching (shared with S. Kardile)

Shubhangi Kardile Semester I LX : 101 Basic Phonetics (shared with S. Kulkarni-Joshi) LX: 103 Basic Morphology (shared with R. Mhaiskar) Semester II LX: 201 Language in Human Perspective (shared with S. Mohan and R. Mhaiskar) LX 203 Intermediate Phonology (shared with S. Kulkarni-Joshi and S. Mohan) Semester III LX: 302 Topics in Languages of South Asia (shared with S. Mohan, Renuka Ozarkar and P. Walling) Semester IV Advanced Language Teaching (shared with R. Mhaiskar)

Pangersenla Walling Semester II LX: 203 Intermediate Syntax Semester III LX : 301 Applied Linguistics (shared with R. Mhaiskar) LX: 302 Languages of South Asia (shared with Shailendra Mohan and S. Kardile) Semester IV LX: 412 Introduction to Psycholinguistics (shared with Shailendra Kumar) LX: 405 Language Typology (shared with S. Mohan)

Renuka Ozarkar Semester I LX: 104 Basic Syntax (shared with S. Mohan) Semester III LX: 302 Topics in Languages of South Asia

Shailendra Kumar Semester II LX: 204 Semantics and Lexicography 118 Annual Report 2011-12

Semester IV LX: 412 Introduction to Psycholinguistics (shared with Pangersenla Walling) LX: 414 Computational Linguistics (shared with R. Mhaiskar)

PhD Training Programme 1. September – November 2011 2. March – July 2012 (Taught by Dr. S. Kulkarni-Joshi, Dr. S. Mohan, Dr. P. Walling and S. Kardile)

IV. M.A. EXAMINATION RESULTS

The result of M.A. examination conducted in May 2011 is as follows:

Name Class 1 Sabarni Dutta First Class + Distinction 2 Sambhaji Jadhav First Class + Distinction 3 Ritika Malhotra First Class + Distinction 4 Shini Unni First Class 5 Sujata Bhujang First Class 6 Chockchai Rakkarn Higher Second Class 7 Rabindra Debbarma Second Class 8 Ganpat Sadhu Bansode Second Class 9 Santosh Samuel Phasge Second Class 10 Al-Khader Ali Abdullah Aldlki Pass Class 11 Mohan Gaokar Fail 12 Utpal Debbarma Fail 13 Nirut Jaiboon Fail 14 Taklaew Klaewkla Fail

V. Ph.D. AWARDED Nil Annual Report 2011-12 119

VI. Ph.D. THESES IN PROGRESS

K.S. Nagaraja (retired in October 2009) 1. Ms. Shubhangi P. Kardile : Ethnolinguistic Study of Mahadev Kolis in Maharashtra 2. Ms. A.K. Diengdoh : A Sociolinguistic and Descriptive Analysis of Nongtalang Dialect of Khasi 3. Rev. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi : A Contrastive Study of Sinhala and Marathi 4. Ms. Warisara Champa : A Descriptive Study of Phuan Dialect 5. Ms. Jae Hee Park : Tense, Aspect and Mood in Korean (a descriptive syntactic-semantic apparoach)

S.R. Sharma (retired in September 2006) 1. Mr. Imtirenba : Morphology of Chongli and Mongsen varieties of Ao Naga language: A Comparative Study 2. Ms. Debashree Simlai : Discrimination in Discourse – Gender and Power 3. Ms. Rungkarn Duangthip : Ahom and standard Thai: A Descritpive-Comparative Study

R.V. Dhongde (retired in May 2003) 1. Ms. Ellen Israel : Sociolinguistic Study of the Migration of Telugus of Malaysia – a case study 2. Mr. Fahed Hussein Ahmed Al-Saif : A Semantico-Syntactic Study and its Pedagogical Implications

Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi 1. Ms Apinao Reisangmi Leisan. (co-guide Prof. P. Bhaskararo) : and Texts: Hunphun Variety of Tangkhul Naga Language. 2. Ms. Niti : Study of Variation in Maithili Language 3. Ms. Gayetri Thakur. Syntactico-Semantic Behaviour of Particles in Hindi 4. Mr. Arvind Jadhav : Syntactic, Semantic and Pragmatic Aspects of Postpositions in Marathi 5. Mrs. Anupama Pol : A Preliminary Study for the Syllable Structures of English and Marathi 6. Mr. Atiur Rahman Khan : Aspects of Bangla (Bengali) Noun Morphology 7. Mr. Morakandegoda Ariyawansa : A Structural Study of the Verb form of Classical Sinhalese Language (8-13th centuries A.D.) 8. (Co-guide) Esther Talang-Rao. “Aspects of Khasi and English Contact in Meghalaya”

Shailendra Mohan 1. Esther Talang-Rao: Aspects of Khasi and English Contact in Meghalaya 2. Ms. Shirty Rai : The Descriptive Grammar of Kulung 3. Ms Geyi Ete : The Phonolgy of Galo 4. Mr. Laishram R. Meitei: Design and Development of Electronic Thesaurus in Manipuri 5. Mr. Manish Mishra: Verb agreement in Bhojpuri 120 Annual Report 2011-12

6. Mr. Swapnil Moon: POS tagging for Rule Based machine translation in the context of English and Marathi: A theoretical analysis

VII. RESEARCH

Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi Continued analysis of contact varieties of Marathi, Hindi- and Kannada from the border towns of Kupwad and Solapur.

Shailendra Mohan Submitted the final report of project titled “Revisiting Khalapur: Language Variation and Social Stratification 50 years later” funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.

Shubhangi Kardile • Submitted the doctoral thesis entitled ‘Ethnolinguistic study of the Mahadev Kolis in Maharashtra’ in February 2012 • Fieldwork is planned for next year to collect information regarding language contact between Kolami and Marathi in Yavatmal (eastern Maharashtra) under the departmental SAP-DRS-1 project on Language Contact

Pangersenla Walling Continued to work on Aspects of Tibeto Burman Syntax

Renuka Ozarkar Continued to work on compound verbs in Marathi.

Shailendra Kumar Continued to work on Machine Translation Divergence (Hindi-English)

VIII. MA Dissertations

Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi 1. Name of student: Ms. Sabarni Dutta Title of MA dissertation: Placement of Stress in spoken by English- educated speakers of Bangla and Marathi

Shailendra Mohan 1. Name of student: Ms. Shini Unni Title of MA dissertation: Morphophonemics of Annual Report 2011-12 121

IX. PUBLICATIONS

Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi 1. Book Review: Review of S. Imtiaz Hasnain and Shreesh Chaudhary (eds.). ‘Problematizing Language Studies: Cultural, Theoretical and Applied Perspectives. Essays in Honor of Rama Kant Agnihotri’. In Indian Linguistics 72: 282-286. 2. Encyclopaedic entry (in Marathi) on ‘Semitic Scripts’ in Marathi Vishwakosh, Maharashtra Rajya Marathi Vishwakosh Nirmiti Mandal, Mumbai. 3. ‘Language Contact and Grammatical Change: an Exploration of the Limits of Convergence’. Bulletin of Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute Nos. 70-71: 249-260. 4. Forthcoming. ‘Methodological Challenges in Investigating Sociolinguistic Identity’. In Language, Culture and Identity: Cross-cultural perspectives, Cambridge Scholars Press.

Shailendra Mohan 1. Linguistic Identity and Language Preferences among the Austro-Asiatic language speakers of Jharkhand. In Language Culture and Identity: Cross cultural Perspectives (Vol. I) 2. Minority and Majority Linguistic Groups in India: Issues and Problems. In Language Culture and Identity: Cross cultural Perspectives (vol.II) 3. Politeness Phenomena in Hindi: A Survey. CENACLE, vol.1, pp.44-52.

Pangersenla Walling 1. Semantic agent in Tibeto-Burman languages. Bulletin of the Deccan College P.G.R.I., Pune Vol. nos. 70-71. 2. Applicative and Causatives in Ao. International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics June 2011

Shailendra Kumar 1. ‘Hindi Genitive Constructions: An open problem for Machine Translation’. Singh R. N. (ed.) Manaviki. Vol- III, No. 1. Society for Education and Social Welfare, Varanasi, 155- 161, 2012. 2. ‘Classification of Hindi Phrasal Expressions using Pragmatic Knowledge’ Debnath Abhijit, et al. (eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth Students’ Conference of Linguistics in India, Mudranik Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, 35-42, 2012. 3. (Forthcoming). ‘Mapping of Temporal Expressions in Hindi-English MT Pair’. Apurva, Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, July 2012.

Shubhangi Kardile Grammatical gender in a dialect of Marathi: a case of change in progress? Bulletin of the Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, Issue No. 70-71. 122 Annual Report 2011-12

X. CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ATTENDED

Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi 1. Coordinated and participated in Seminar cum Workshop on Indian Languages with Multiple Scripts in collaboration with Western Centre, Pune. November 2011. 2. Participated and presented a paper ‘Politeness Connotations of the Imperative and Passive Constructions in Marathi: a Pragmatic Study’ at the First International Conference on Tense Mood and Aspect at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. January 2012. 3. Coordinated and participated in UGC-SAP-DRS-1 National Seminar on Investigating Language Contact Situations in India: Methods, Techniques and Issues. 28-29 Feb.2012. 4. Participated in UGC-SAP-DRS-1 sponsored Workshop on ‘Computational Linguistics’ jointly organized by Department of Linguistics and AAI group, C-DAC, Pune (30-31 March 2012).

Shailendra Mohan 1. Coordinated and participated in UGC-SAP-DRS-1 sponsored Workshop on ‘Computational Linguistics’ jointly organized by Department of Linguistics and AAI group, C-DAC, Pune (30-31st March 2012). 2. Participated in UGC-SAP-DRS-1 Seminar on Investigating Language Contact Situations in India: Methods, Techniques and Issues (28-29 Feb.2012. 3. Participated and presented a paper on 'Role of Linguistics in Translation' in National Seminar on Translation, Creativity and Criticism” jointly organized by R.T. M. Nagpur University and CIIL Mysore, 21-22 January 2012. 4. Participated and presented a paper on 'Research Methods in Field Linguistics' in National Seminar on Research Methodologies and Applications to Language and Literature Studies” jointly organized by R.T. M. Nagpur University and CIIL Mysore from 21-22 September 2011. 5. Resource person in Workshop on jointly organized by Dept. of Linguistics and WRLC, Pune (10-17 September 2011).

Rahul Mhaiskar 1. 9-12 November 2011. Participated in Seminar cum Workshop on Indian Languages with Multiple in Deccan College, Pune. 2. 27-31 Dec. 2011. Presented a paper on 'Phonological nature of Marathi – Hindi contact in eastern Vidarbha' in 35-Social Science Congress at MGAHV, Wardha. 3. 28–29 February 2012, Participated in 2 days Seminar on Investigating Language Contact Situation in India : Methods, Techniques and Issues in Deccan College, Pune. 4. 30-31 March 2012. Participated in two days Workshop on Computational Linguistics (Machine Translation and Word Sense Disambiguation in Deccan College, Pune. Annual Report 2011-12 123

Shubhangi Kardile 1. 9-12 November 2011, Participated in “Seminar cum Workshop on Indian Languages with Multiple Writing System” in Deccan College, Pune 2. 28–29 February 2012, Participated in 2 days Seminar on Investigating Language Contact Situation in India: Methods, Techniques and Issues in Deccan College, Pune. 3. 30-31 March 2012. Participated in two days Workshop on Computational Linguistics (Machine Translation and Word Sense Disambiguation in Deccan College, Pune.

Pangersenla Walling Participated in the 44th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, October 2011, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore.

Shailendra Kumar 1. 27-31 Dec. 2011. Presented a paper on “Theater, Language and Translation” in 35th Social Science Congress at MGAHV, Wardha. 2. 28–29 February 2012, Participated in 2 days Seminar on Investigating Language Contact Situation in India: Methods, Techniques and Issues in Deccan College, Pune. 3. 30-31 March 2012. Participated in two days Workshop on Computational Linguistics (Machine Translation and Word Sense Disambiguation in Deccan College, Pune.

XI. OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RENDERED

Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi 1. Performed the duties of Head of Dept. of Linguistics. 2. Treasurer of the Linguistic Society of India (2009-2011; 2012- present). 3. Made a departmental presentation for UGC-SAP in Linguistics on the thrust area Language Contact, in UGC, New Delhi on 30 June 2011. 4. Coordinator, UGC-SAP-DRS-1 in the department of Linguistics (2011 – present) 5. Member of the Examination Committee, Dept. of Linguistics, Mumbai University. 6. Reviewer, Bhasha ani Jeevan published by Marathi Abbhyas Parishad, Pune. 7. Reviewer, Maharashtra Rajya Marathi Vishwakosh Mandal, Mumbai.

Shailendra Mohan 1. Secretary, Linguistic Society of India, Pune (2012-present); Joint-Secretary, Linguistic Society of India (2009-2011). 2. Co-presented a departmental presentation for UGC-SAP in Linguistics on the thrust area Language Contact, in UGC, New Delhi on 30 June 2011. 3. Deputy - Coordinator, UGC-SAP-DRS-1 in the department of Linguistics (2011 – present) 124 Annual Report 2011-12

Rahul Mhaiskar 1. Completed Orientation Programme in UGC-ASC-University of Pune from 10 Jan. 2012 to 6 Feb. 2012 2. Coordinated activities of the Linguistics Discussion Group (January-April 2012)

Shubhangi Kardile 1. Joint Secretary (Pune), Linguistic Society of India, Pune (2012-present) 2. Coordinated activities of the Linguistics Discussion Group (July-October 2011)

XII. WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT

1. 10-17 September 2011. Workshop on Bhili Dialects in collaboration with Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. 2. 9-12 November 2011. Seminar cum Workshop on Indian Languages with Multiple Scripts in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. 3. 28-29 February 2012. UGC-SAP National Seminar on Language Contact in India: Methods, Techniques and Issues. 4. 30-31 March 2012. Workshop on Computational Linguistics in collaboration with AAI Group of C-DAC, Pune.

XIII. SPECIAL LECTURES HELD

Faculty and students in the department benefitted from interaction with the following invited scholars: [1] 8-11 August 2011. Lecture series by Prof. S.R. Sharma (formerly, Professor in Tibeto-Burman Linguistics, Dept. of Linguistics, Deccan College, Pune).

Lecture 1: Issues in the Classification of Tibeto-Burman Languages Lecture 2: Structural Features of Tibeto-Burman Languages Lecture 3: Verbal Stems and Pronominalisation in Manchad Lecture 4: Tibeto-Burman – Indo-Aryan Contact in the Western

[2] 15 September 2011. Prof. J.C. Sharma (former Deputy Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore) ‘The Noun in Bhil-’ [3] 2 April 2012. Prof. Prashant Pardeshi (National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Tokyo, Japan). ‘Motion events in Marathi: Insights and Implications’ Annual Report 2011-12 125

[4] 21 February 2012. Padmashree Prof. K.P. Paddayya (former Director, Deccan College, Pune). ‘Heritage: its study and preservation’ to mark International Mother Language Day.

XIV. ACTIVITIES OF THE LINGUISTICS DISCUSSION GROUP

Sr. Name Topic Date 1 M. Ariyawansa Hierarchical position of imperative forms in 20/01/ 2012 Sinhalese 2 Shailendra Kumar Building of an annotated corpus for sentiment 27/01/2012 analysis 3 Shailendra Mohan Conducting Linguistic Inquiry: a case study of 03/02/2012 reduplicated structures of Indian Languages 4 Jayashree Bharambe Word order typology of Leva Patidar, a dialect of 16/03/2012 Marathi 5 Jariyanan Kongnorasate Word order typology of object and verb in Thai 16/03/2012 6 Hinaben Vasava Word order typology of Dehawali 16/03/2012 7 Kantilal Mahale Word order typology of Kukana 16/03/2012 8 Kapugollawe Anand- A Contrastive Sketch of Sinhala and Marathi 06/04/2012 kiththi Vowel Phonemes 9 Jaehee Park Typology of verbal affixes in Korean 13/04/2012

10 Edna Vaz Addressing in Konkani 20/04/2012 Visit: Over thirty students of the English and Marathi departments of the Abeda Inamdar Senior College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, visited the department in December 2011. The students were given demonstrations in the Language Laboratory and were also introduced to research activities in the department.

XV. DETAILED REPORT ON SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT

[1] Workshop on Bhili Dialects in collaboration with Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. 10-17 September 2011. The objective of the week-long workshop was to document the lexicon of the Bhili language spoken in different states of India. Dr. J.C. Sharma (former Professor and Deputy Director, 126 Annual Report 2011-12

CIIL, Mysore) conducted the workshop. Prof. G.D.P. Sastry (Reader cum Research Officer, CIIL, Mysore) and six speakers of Bhili language from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra participated in the workshop. Dr. S. Mohan of the Dept. of Linguistics coordinated the workshop along with Dr. Kalika Mehta, Principal of the Western Regional Language Centre of the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. [2] Seminar cum Workshop on Indian Languages with Multiple Scripts in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. (9-12 November 2011). Both Sindhi and Konkani have a strong tradition of using more than one script in literature since medieval times. Modernization programmes in education and administration have emphasized on giving accreditation to one or the other script, which has become a focal point of controversy among speakers of Sindhi and Konkani.

The workshop aimed at – [1] critically reviewing the specific domains in which the different scripts are in vogue and the controversies generating out of the changes being envisaged in the post-independence era [2] Imparting familiarity with an auxiliary script. The present generation of Sindhi and Konkani speakers are generally equipped with one or the other script from their tradition in the domains of education, literature etc. Sindhis use Perso-Arabic or Devanagari for both domains and Konkani speakers use primarily Devanagari or Roman. It is strongly felt that for specialization purposes, higher education in Sindhi and Konkani should impart the familiarity with both scripts. The seminar cum workshop was inaugurated by Prof. V.P. Bhatta (Director, Deccan College, Pune). Dr. K.S. Rajyashree (former Professor and Deputy Director, CIIL, Mysore) delivered the keynote address. Dr. L.M. Khubchandani (Centre for Communication Studies, Pune) made his remarks as the special guest to the inaugural session. The session chair, Dr. G.B. Deglurkar (President, Deccan College, Pune) presented summarising remarks. The invited speakers for the one-day seminar included Dr. Rocky Miranda (Mysore), Dr. Sudhir Jetley (New Delhi), Dr. Raymond Doctor (C-DAC, Pune), Dr. K.P. Lekhwani (Pune), Dr. Madhavi Sardesai (Goa University) and Dr. S.M. Borges (Goa). Two resource persons for Sindhi were invited to impart skills in writing Sindhi discourses in Devanagari and Perso-Arabic scripts as auxiliary scripts. Similarly two resource persons were invited to impart skills in Konkani discourse in Kannada and Roman as auxiliary scripts. The Konkani workshop had 13 participants and the Sindhi workshop had 09 participants; these included university and school level language teachers, writers, and researchers as well as those involved in the promotion of both languages. Three days of the workshop were devoted to imparting skills of an additional script to the participants. The seminar cum workshop was coordinated by Dr. Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi of the Dept. of Linguistics along with Dr. Kalika Mehta, Principal, WRLC, Pune. Annual Report 2011-12 127

[3] UGC-SAP National Seminar on Language Contact in India: Methods, Techniques and Issues. 28-29 February 2012. This was the first national seminar organized by the department on the theme of the UGC- Special Assistance Programme received by the department in September 2011. The two-day closed seminar was organised as a prelude to the departmental research project on language contact. The purpose of the seminar was to develop an understanding of methods and issues relating to contact studies in order to set the roadmap for the departmental project. With this objective, scholars involved in fieldwork-based studies of aspects of grammar and/or multilingual practice, who have engaged with issues surrounding language contact in India, were invited to contribute to this seminar in terms of methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Participants were invited to present any aspect of their work, even work in progress and unsolved problems, methodological considerations concerning the collection and interpretation of data.

The seminar was inaugurated by Prof. V.P. Bhatta (Director, Deccan College, Pune). Prof. K.P. Mohanan (Indian Institute for Science in Education and Research, Pune; formerly at the National University of Singapore, Singapore) delivered the keynote address titled ‘Language Contact through the Lenses of Generative Linguistics and Biology’. Dr. B.R.K. Reddy (formerly Professor of Linguistics at Osmania University, Hyderabad) chaired the inaugural session.

Invited speakers to the seminar included Dr. L.M. Khubchandani, Dr. K.S. Rajyashree, Prof. Panchanan Mohanty, three former heads of the Dept. of Linguistics, Deccan College, Pune: Dr. R.V. Dhongde, Dr. S.R. Sharma and Dr. K.S. Nagaraja, Dr. R.R. Thampuran (CIIL, Mysore), Mr. Atiur R. Khan (C-DAC, Pune) and Ms. Mansi Sharma (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi).

Drawing on the methods, materials and issues from the diverse linguistic experiences of the invited participants, the seminar addressed the following issues: . What counts as a contact situation . Major languages in contact versus dialects in contact . Issues in studying genetically related/ unrelated languages in contact . Identifying linguistic features for studies of contact across language families . Less borrowable and more borrowable linguistic structures . Data-collection and data-analysis methods adopted in language contact studies . Fieldwork methods in contact situations involving literary and non-literary languages . Implications of the fieldworker as an insider/outsider . Data-management techniques, elicitation/stimulus materials, coding of information . Using the typological-historical method in analysing language contact data . Alternative methods of analysing data from contact varieties 128 Annual Report 2011-12

. Analysing constraints on bilingualism/bilectalism . Use of acceptability tests to check for grammaticality of constructions in bilingual individuals/communities . Attributing language change to language contact

Conclusions drawn in the seminar were incorporated into the field methodology for the projects under SAP.

[4] Workshop on Computational Linguistics in collaboration with AAI Group of C-DAC, Pune. 30-31 March 2012. The Workshop on Computational Linguistics (Machine Translation and Word Sense Disambiguation) was organised by the department of linguistics, Deccan College, Pune in collaboration with Applied Artificial Intelligence Group, CDAC- Pune. The workshop was targeted at NLP Practitioners, Linguistics Students and Faculty Members. The workshop aimed at - 1] presenting an overview of the field of Computational linguistics 2] presenting an overview of an existing MT system (for Indian Languages) 3] providing the participants with an opportunity for interaction with NLP practitioners 4] providing an understanding of the use of tools and methodologies for word-sense disambiguation (WSD) The workshop had three resource persons from the AAI group of C-DAC, Pune: Dr. Ranjan Das, Dr. Debasri Dube, Ms. Shraddha Kalele. Students, research scholars and faculty from the department and the WRLC, Pune participated in the workshop. Day 1 of the workshop dealt with the theme of Computational linguistics and Machine Translation. Day 2 dealt with Word Sense Disambiguation. Both days ended with practical tasks for participants, including parsing, disambiguating ambiguous words in participants’ languages and using WordNets for some Indian languages. Annual Report 2011-12 129

DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT AND LEXICOGRAPHY

I. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT AND LEXICOGRAPHY

The Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography is aimed at diffusing scientific knowledge in the areas of Sanskrit and Lexicography. Deccan College has a long illustrious tradition of Sanskrit studies. It started in 1821 as the Hindoo College where all branches of Sanskrit were studied. The Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography presently offers M.A. and Ph.D. Degree courses in Sanskrit and Lexicography. The Department has professional expertise. The faculty consists of experts well versed in various fields such as Veda, Vedānta, Vyākaraṇa, Śrauta, Mīmāṁsā, Sāhitya, Nyāya, Astronomy, Dramaturgy Dharmaśāstra, Arthaśāstra, Buddhism, Jainism, etc. Also the staff is highly experienced in the domain of Sanskrit Lexicography as they have been working in the monumental project of ‘An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles.’ Deccan College has a huge Library containing a large number of Books and Journals. It has also a rich collection of manuscripts in Sanskrit numbering over ten thousand which itself is an asset for the scholars in different fields of research. The Department imparts instruction and conducts research in all the branches of Sanskrit Literature. This is the only University Department in the country which provides the combined study of Lexicography along with Sanskrit studies.

II. STAFF

Head of the Department: Prof. J.D. Sathe

Teaching Staff

Deccan College Staff (Financed by the Government of Maharashtra) 1. Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe General Editor 2. Dr. (Mrs.) V. M. Kshirsagar Joint General Editor 3. Dr. P. C. Sahoo Editor 4. Dr. K. N. Hota Editor 5. Dr. Shilpa Sumant Sub-Editor 6. Dr. (Mrs.) P. S. Deshpande Sub-Editor 7. Dr. (Mrs.) P. S. Kulkarni Sub-Editor 8. Mr. A.R. Pawar Sub-Editor (resigned on 12.11.2011) 9. Dr. Vrushali Bhosale Sub-Editor 10. Ms. Vijaya Valhe Sub-Editor 11. Mrs. V.V. Selukar Editorial Assistant 12. Mrs. M. M. Kulkarni Editorial Assistant 13. Mrs. S. M. Mishra Editorial Assistant 130 Annual Report 2011-12

(Financed by MHRD through the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi) 1. Dr. (Mrs.) L.S. Deodhar Editor 2. Dr. (Mrs.) R. S. Date Editor

Honorary Collaborators 1. Prof. V.P. Bhatta 2. Dr. (Mrs.) M.A. Kinjawadekar (from 1-10-2009) 3. Dr. (Mrs.) M. B. Kolhatkar (from 1-11-2010)

Administrative Staff 1. Shri. A. D. More Accountant 2. Miss. Sarika Chavan Senior Library Assistant on contract 3. Miss. Sarika Kamthe Clerk-Cum-Typist on contract 4. Shri. S. S.Walke Cashier on contract 5. Shri. N.M. Randhir Peon 6. Shri. S.P. Manwal Peon 7. Shri. N.D. Omble Peon 8. Shri. A. G. Dhumal Peon on contract 9. Shri. J.D. Bhilare Peon on contract 10. Shri. S.D. Gaikwad Peon on contract

III. TEACHING • M.A. Semester - I SL 101: Grammar Dr. Pradnya Deshpande, Dr. V. P. Bhatta, Dr. K. N. Hota, Dr. Pradnya Kulkarni SL 102: Indian Philosophy Dr. Lalita Deodhar , Dr. Jayashree Sathe , Dr. V. P. Bhatta SL 103: Epics and Purāṇas Dr. Ranjana Date, Dr. Lalita Deodhar, Dr. P.C. Sahoo SL 104: Poetics Dr. V.P. Bhatta, Dr. Shilpa Sumant, Dr. Kshirsagar

• M.A. Semester - II SL 201: Lexicography and Translation Dr. P.S. Kulkarni, Dr. K.N. Hota, Dr. P. S. Deshpande SL 202: Vedic Studies Dr. V. M. Kshirsagar, Dr. Shilpa Sumant , Dr. J.D. Sathe, Dr. P.C. Sahoo Annual Report 2011-12 131

SL 203: Studies in the Dharmaśāstra Dr. L.S. Deodhar, Dr. V.P. Bhatta, Dr. R.S. Date, Dr. K. N. Hota SL 204: History of Sanskrit Literature Dr. P.S. Deshpande, Dr. L.S. Deodhar, Dr. V. M. Kshirsagar

• M.A. Semester- III SL 301: Selections from Arthaśstra Dr. L.S. Deodhar, Dr. V.P. Bhatta SL 302: Āyurvijn͂ ana and Jyotirvijn͂ ana Dr. Shilpa Sumant, Dr. P.S. Deshpande, Dr. P.S. Kulkarni SL 303: Vedic Studies Dr. V. M. Kshirsagar, Dr. P.C. Sahoo SL 304: Śatapathabrahmaṇa (Agniṣṭoma) Dr. J.D. Sathe

• M.A. Semester- IV SL 401: Epigraphy Dr. K.N. Hota, Dr. V.M. Kshirsagar, Dr. Shilpa Sumant SL 402: Naṭyaśstra Dr. V.P. Bhatta, Dr. L.S. Deodhar, Dr. P.C. Sahoo, Dr. Shilpa Sumant, Dr. Vrushali Bhosale, Ms. Vijaya Valhe SL 403: Veda: Śrautasūtra and Gṛhyasūtra Dr. J.D. Sathe; Dr. R.S. Date SL 404: Veda: Katyayanasulbasūtra and Sayaṇabhaṣyabhūmika SL 405: Optional paper (Dissertation) All M.A. students opted for this course Teaching and other activities like guest lectures, field work etc. were conducted during the academic year 2010-2011 in the first and second Semester.

Names of Students M.A. Semester I and II 1. Mrs. Anita Joshi 2. Miss. Mrinal Patki

M.A. Semester III and IV 1. Mrs. Pranjali Atreya Dande 2. Miss. Richa Devadatta Abhyankar 3. Mrs. Kalpana Rajeshwarrao Deshmukh 4. Miss. Vaibhavi Sanjeev Kulkarni 132 Annual Report 2011-12

IV. Ph.D. COURSE On 11th August 2011, the Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography as per the UGC Rules conducted entrance examination comprising of two papers: 1. GAT Paper 2. Subject Specific Paper Students passed in both the examinations were duly interviewed by the Departmental Committee and given admission to Ph.D. Course of the University.

• Ph.D. Theses in Progress

Name of the Students Guide Subject 1. Mrs. Kirti Kulkarni Dr. J.D. Sathe A Detailed Survey of the Upasargas in the Ṛgveda (Manḍala 5). 2. Mrs. Ketaki Khole Dr. V.M. Kshirsagar Mythological Development of the Demi-God Vaisravana. 3. Mr. Anuru Mishra Dr. V. P. Bhatta The Critical Study of Avaloka. 4. Mrs. Dhanshree Bhide Dr. L.S. Deodhar Critical Study of Prabodha- Sudhakara. 5. Mrs. Rajashree Kshirsagar Dr. V.M. Kshirsagar Study of the Hymns and Rituals Related to Waters. 6. Mrs. Shailaja Navathe Dr. R.S. Date Panḍita Viṣnusarmaracita Pan͂ catantramadhūna Pratibimbita Hoṇra Anaupacarika Mūlyasikṣṇca Abhyasa. 7. Mrs. Pradnya Rayrikar Dr. P.C. Sahoo Comparative Study of Śrikṛṣna’s Character in the and Śrimadbhagavata. 8. Mrs. Akalpita Sapre Dr. J.D. Sathe Critical Study of Kamyeṣṭis. 9. Mr. Vishwa Adluri Dr. M.B. Kolhatkar Narayaṇya: Translation, Introduction and Philosophical Commentary of Upaniṣad. 10. Mr. Sakhare Chidambareshwar Dr. L.S. Deodhar Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad, its Philosophy and Tukarama Annual Report 2011-12 133

Maharaja Gatha: A Comparative Study 11. Mrs. Arati Pawar Dr. P.C. Sahoo Death- The Most Influencing Incidence in Sanskrit Literature. 12. Rev. Malwane Chandarathana Dr. V. P. Bhatta Socio-Rhetorical Aspect of Sigiri Graffite. 13. Mr. Shrihari Gokarnakar Dr. V.M. Kshirsagar A Critical Study of Some Sanskrit Meters with Respect to Poetics. 14. Mr. Arun Pawar Dr. K.N. Hota Vallabhacarya on Abhava: A Critical Study. 15. Mrs. Gauri Prabhune Dr. V.M. Kshirsagar Application of Music by Kalidasa. 16. Mr. Somnath Shinde Dr. V.P. Bhatta Mahabhaṣyanavahnike arthvijnan͂ apariślam 17. Mr. Bansi Lavhale Dr. J.D. Sathe Mukundanandabhāa : Samalocana Adhyayana Āni Saṭipa Bhaṣantara.

• Research Methodology Course

The Department conducted a full-fledged Research Methodology Course for the students registered for Ph.D. The course was held during 2nd December 2011 to 20th April 2012. In all 40 Lectures were delivered in the course. The course was attended by following twelve students: Internal Students: 1. Bansi Lawhale 2. M. Candraratna 3. Aarti Pawar 4. Gauri Prabhune 5. Chidambareshwar Sakhare 6. Shreehari Gokarnakar

External Students: 1. Kalpana Athalye 2. Pranav Gokhale 3. K. Anandakiththi 4. Rev. M. Ariyawansa 5. Somanath Shastri 6. Tanashree Redij 134 Annual Report 2011-12

At the end of the course a two-day Seminar was conducted on 19th and 20th of April 2012, in which all the students presented their research articles based on the problems related to their respective topics, strictly following the principles of Research Methodology taught in the course.

V. DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles • Salient Features of the Encyclopaedic Dictionary The Encyclopaedia traces the linguistic development of Sanskrit words from the ancient text of the Ṛgveda to the latest work of Hasyarnava. It provides the detailed linguistic or phonetic changes that have occurred in various words and their derivations. Also the Deccan College Encyclopaedia traces the semantic development of various words. It provides the entire range of meanings prevalent in the and other texts. The meanings are logically analyzed and various nuances and shades are interlinked.

The Encyclopaedia is based on the Historical Principles. It arranges the words and their meanings strictly following the chronological order of their references. It records all the available vocables in the language from all its periods beginning with the Ṛgveda to the end of the 19th century. Different meanings are arranged historically and under each meaning the citations are arranged chronologically to clarify the meaning, along with an indication of the discipline from which they are taken and with a precise mode of reference.

The Encyclopaedia provides information regarding the exact form of the vocables, the part of the speech of the word to which it belongs, accent, etymology of the word, origin, derivation and the development in Indo-Aryan, It records important and irregular forms and It gives traditional information regarding the vocable from Sanskrit itself. Summary of meanings, analysis of meanings and peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions. Also the encyclopaedia provides information regarding culture, history, archaeology, mythology, geography, indication of compound formations etc. It includes the vocables following the concepts of homonymy, synonymy, polysemy and hyponymy among words.

• Publication of Encyclopaedic Dictionary Editing of the Dictionary began from 1973 and in 1976 the first Part of the Dictionary was published.

• Progress in the Preparation of an Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit The world renowned Sanskrit Project of ‘An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles’ made further progress. The project published Part III of Volume IX (27th fascicule) covering one hundred and sixty pages from 4649 to 4808. It begins with the word apasmāra and ends with the word api (ind.).The volume consists of number of important lexicographical entries such Annual Report 2011-12 135 as apahan, apaharaṇa, apahāra, apahṛta, apāṅga, apādāna, apāna, apāmārga, apāya, apās etc. The Volume was released at the hands of Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Shri. Rajeshji Tope on 23rd October 2011, in the Foundation Day function of the Institute. The editing of the 28th fascicule is in progress and it begins with the word api (adn.).

• Editorial Work for the Encyclopaedic Dictionary Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe Dr. Sathe, as the General Editor and overall In-charge of the academic work, carried out the final editing of the articles from apasmāra up to api (ind.) and successfully brought out the 27th fascicule, i.e. 3rd fascicule of 9th Vol. along with Dr. V.P. Bhatta.

The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions. Dr. Sathe has meticulously analyzed meanings and distinguished minute nuances of various entries. Further, she solved editorial problems with respect to lemmata, grammatical note, grammatical status, accent etc.

Dr. (Mrs.) V.M. Kshirsagar As Joint General editor, Dr. Kshirsagar assisted the General Editor in finalizing the Dictionary articles. Further, she edited Dictionary article of the entry api, following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provides information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. (Mrs.) L.S. Deodhar Dr. Deodhar edited Dictionary articles of the entries apūtodaka to apūrvakriyā, following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. (Mrs.) R.S. Date Dr. Date is editing Dictionary articles of the entries apratīti to apratyākhyāyinī following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions. 136 Annual Report 2011-12

Dr. P.C. Sahoo Dr. Sahoo edited Dictionary articles of the entries apūrvakrodhato apūrvaśāli, following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. K.N. Hota Dr. Hota edited Dictionary articles of the entries apūrvaśilpin to apūṣā following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. Shilpa Sumant Dr. Sumant is editing Dictionary articles of the entries apratyāharaṇīya to apramaṇḍana, following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Deshpande Dr. Deshpande is editing Dictionary articles of the entries aprākāśamānabhedatva to apracyuta, following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Kulkarni Dr. Kulkarni edited Dictionary articles of the entries of apṛktato apa-īkṣ following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. Vrushali Bhosale Dr. Bhosale is editing Dictionary articles of the entries apeyaka to apohyāpohabhāvābhāva, following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions. Annual Report 2011-12 137

Mrs. V.S. Selukar Mrs. Selukar is editing Dictionary articles of the entries aprameya to apravartana following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Mrs. M.M. Kulkarni Mrs. Kulkarni is editing Dictionary articles of the entries apratijn͂ ātā to apratimavarcas following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Mrs. S.A. Mishra Mrs. Mishra is editing Dictionary articles of the entries apunarukti to apūtikasadṛśa following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. V.P. Bhatta Dr. Bhatta assisted the General Editor in finalizing various Dictionary articles.

Dr. Mandakini Kinjawadekar Dr. Kinjawadekar is editing Dictionary articles of the entries apika to apīḍita following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions.

Dr. Madhvi Kolhatkar Dr. Kolhatkar is editing Dictionary articles of the entries apramatta to apramāṇattva following the principles of Historical Encyclopaedia. The edited articles provide information regarding the exact form of the vocable, the part of speech, accent, etymology, derivation and semantic development, logical analysis of meanings, interlinking of various nuances and minute shades based on entire range of literature from the Vedas onwards, peculiarities of usage and idiomatic expressions. 138 Annual Report 2011-12

VI. ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS OF THE FACULTIES

Dr. V.P. Bhatta Tattvacintāmani : Thought Jewel of Reality 1. Prof. Bhatta has been working on ambitious project of the translation of Tattvacintāmani Thought of Jewel of Reality. The Navya-nyāya, which heralded a new era in the development of Logic in India, has brought a revolutionary change in the outlook of the Nyāya philosophy. It has systematized all the Nyāya and the Vaiśeṣika concepts under the four heads, viz. perception (pratyakṣa), inference (anumāna), analogy (upamāna) and word (śabda). The Tattvacintāmani, which is composed by Gaṅgeśopādhyāya of , deals with all the important aspects of Indian philosophy, logic and epistemology and sets a standard for the scholarly discussions over philosophical topics in Modern India. Tattvacintāmani, which recognized only the first of the sixteen categories of the Nyāya-sūtras, viz. means of valid knowledge (pramāṇa), strictly adhered to the theory of four pramāṇas, and brought all the other categories under the means of valid knowledge. Prof. Bhatta has gone through the first proof of Perception (Pratyakṣa), the first book of the Tattvacintāmani. The first book consists of Sanskrit text, English translation and explanation and exhaustive introduction discussing various aspects of Indian philosophy, viz. validity of determinate and indeterminate knowledge etc. 2. At present he has been translating the second book of the Tattvacintāmani, namely, Inference (Anumāna). This work involves a detailed English translation of inference with exhaustive notes. It includes Sanskrit text and translation with explanatory notes along with an introduction to inference discussing all aspects of Indian logic with special reference to Indian syllogism.

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. Critical Edition of Gṛhyaratna with the commentary Kanṭhabhūṣana Prof. Sathe has been working for last several years on the project - The critical edition in Dēvanāgari and the critical study of the rare and out of print text entitled ‘Gṛhyaratna’ with the commentary Kanṭhabhūṣana, which was printed in Telugu script, Mysore, 1896. It is a type of unique Gṛhyapariśiṣṭa. It mainly discusses several Gṛhya rites and sacraments. In addition to these it covers number of supplementary domestic rites like Aṅkurārpanam, Pratisarabandhaḥ, Aupāsanārambhaḥ, Yajñopavitadhāranam etc. The author Śriveṅkaṭeśa quotes several Brāhmana, Śrauta, Gṛhya, Smṛti passages and views of different Ācāryas, yet he mainly follows the school of Āpastamba. So the text provides valuable comparative information which throws light on the mutual relations of different Vedic schools and on the developing stage of the ritual in general. 2. Index of the Sāmans ‘Index of the Sāmans’ based on the text ‘Grāmageya (Veya-prakṛti) Gānātmaka’ ed. N. Dikshita, Paradi, 1958. Annual Report 2011-12 139

Dr. (Mrs.) V.M. Kshirsagar Critical Edition of Ātharvaṇ Paddhati Working on the text of Ātharvaṇ Paddhati, a Gṛhya-text in the Atharvavedic tradition. This text is utilized and referred to by Bloomfield M. while preparing the critical edition of the Kauśikasūtra. After collating 2 manuscripts from Germany and one from BORI, two the text of this work with critical notes and indices is prepared. This work is a very important text, which gives the Gṛhya- rituals of the Atharvaveda, not in the style of the Gṛhyasūtras, but in the Prayoga-style. It deals with all the Samskāras and also some incidental rites along with those to be performed with a particular desire. After an exhaustive introduction the text would be ready for press.

Dr. (Mrs.) L.S. Deodhar Comparative Study of Śivasūtras This work highlights on comparative study of Śivasūtras in the light of the commentaries of Bhāskara and Kṣemarāja. Śivasūtras is the text which deals with the fundamental principles of Kashmir Śaivism. Kṣemarāja’s commentary is translated in to English. But Bhāskara’s commentary which represents another stream in Kashmir Śaivism remained unnoticed. Comprehensive study of this commentary together with the comparison with other commentaries is of a great use in this field.

Dr. P.C. Sahoo The Concept of Enemy in the Veda The Vedic Literature is not only the description of Nature or Natural Phenomena, songs of praise and glory of gods, prayers and propitiation of divine powers through offerings of suitable material oblations known as sacrificial performances but it contains the descriptions on negative thoughts like hatred, quarrel, jealousy, dispute, curses and suppression among the human beings which at times lead to destructions of life and property. One can trace such descriptions in connection with some divine and supernatural powers like Devas and Asuras, and Vṛtra, and Rakṣases. Thus the enmity or rivalry is as old as the Veda itself which is revealed through the Vedic Literature. To identify the enemy in the Vedic Literature is a difficult task though not impossible regarding which an attempt is proposed. A closer study indicates that the enemies of the Vedic people are of various categories such as human, non-human, superhuman, personal and common, perceptible and imperceptible, proximate as well as foreigners, one who is born and yet to be born and so on. Thus, the project aims at giving a complete pen-picture of the concept of enemy and tries to focus on some unique points not deciphered so far through the available research works. Simultaneously, some possible reasons behind hatred and rivalry are also going to be discussed in this proposed work.

Dr. (Mrs.) M.B. Kolhatkar Buddhist Fire Ritual in Japan The project is in coordination with Prof. Dr. M. Tachikawa. It aims to illustrate and to give annotated description of the Shingon Fire Ritual in Japan together with an elaborate introduction. The work will be published by the National Museum of Ethnography, Osaka, Japan. 140 Annual Report 2011-12

Dr. K.N. Hota Kevalavyatireki Inference: A Study The Naiyāyikas classify inference into three types as kevalānvayi, kevalavyatireki and anvayavyatireki. This classification is based on the two types of invariable concomitance (vyāpti), positive and negative. Kevalānvayi resorts to the positive invariable concomitance only, kevalavyatireki to the negative only and anvayavyatireki to both positive and negative. However, the Bhāṭṭa Mīmāmsakas do oppose to the kevalavyatireki type as it involves the defect aprasiddhatva. The Prābhākaras do not recognize negative invariable concomitance as the ground of inference, and hence the question of recognizing kevalavyatireki does not arise at all. But the Naiyāyikas refute both the Mīmāmsakas, and substantiate kevalavyatireki as a distinct inference. Gaṅgeśa as a neo-logician has presented all arguments presented by the Mīmāmsakas against the kevalavyatireki inference, and also has refuted them from the stand-point of the Naiyāyikas. With a view to know the Gaṅgeśa’s contribution on this issue, Dr. Hota has proposed to translate Kevalavyatirekiprakarana of Gaṅgeśa’s Tattvacintāmani into English along with the explanatory notes, and this would contain the critical study of the notion of the Kevalavyatireki inference as well.

Dr. Shilpa Sumant 1. Critical Edition of Karmapañjikā A critical edition of Sridhara’s Karmapañjikā, which is a paddhati type of ritual manual for conducting the domestic rituals of the Atharvaveda Paippaladins from Orissa is planned in three volumes in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Arlo Griffiths. The editorial work is in progress since 2008. 2. Kausikasūtra: A New Edition and Translation with Notes The project of new critical edition of the Kausikasūtra has been undertaken in collaboration with Prof. Shrikant Bahulkar and Dr. Julieta Rotaru. The project is conducted since September 2011 by the Center of the Euroasiatic and Afroasiatic Studies, Bucharest.

VII. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS OF THE STAFF

• Books

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. Co-edited Pūrāṇāntargata Itihāsa (The Proceedings of the National Seminar conducted in December 2010), Pune: Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Maharashtra, 2011.

• Published Articles

Dr. V.P. Bhatta 1. “Inference in Indian Philosophy”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol.70-71, Pune, 2010-11. pp. 329-338. Annual Report 2011-12 141

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. “Rights of Secular Partnership”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. Vol.70-71, 2010-11, pp. 339- 344. 2. “Pāc varṣānce yuga āṇi Pūrāṇagrantha”. P.G. Lalye et al. (Eds.) Pūrāṇāntargata Itihāsa (The proceedings of the National Seminar conducted in December 2010), Pune; Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Maharashtra, 2011, pp. 205-210. (in Marathi)

Dr. (Mrs.) V.M. Kshirsagar 1. “Dāarajn͂ a Yuddhaci Aitihasikata”. P.G. Lalye et al. (Eds.) Pūrāṇāntargata Itihāsa (The proceedings of the National Seminar conducted in December 2010), Pune: Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Maharashtra, 2011. (in Marathi) 2. “A Note on Anvantyra”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 345-348.

Dr. (Mrs.) L.S. Deodhar 1. “Purāṇātīla Śivaliṅgaviṣayaka Vicāra”. P.G. Lalye et al. (Eds.) Pūrāṇāntargata Itihāsa (The proceedings of the National Seminar conducted in December 2010), Pune; Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Maharashtra, pp. 57-60, 2011. (in Marathi) 2. “Concept of the right of Strīdhana in the Smṛtis”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post- Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 349-358.

Dr. P.C. Sahoo 1. “Traces of Fraternity through the and Brāhmana Texts”. D.G. Mishra (Ed.) The Souvenir, UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Sanskrit and Global Fraternity: A perspective, February 2012, Cuttack, pp. 38-41. 2. “The Arthaśstra on Prostitution”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 359-361.

Dr. (Mrs.) R.S. Date 1. “Purāntle Samskār”. P.G. Lalye et. al. (Eds.) Pūrāṇāntargata Itihāsa (The proceedings of the National Seminar conducted in December 2010), Pune: Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Maharashtra, 2011, pp. 53-56. (in Marathi) 2. “The Human Right of Self-defence”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 371-374.

Dr. K.N. Hota 1. “Doubt and its Type with Reference to Gautamasūtra 1.1.23”.Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 375-392. 142 Annual Report 2011-12

Dr. Shilpa Sumant 1. “Vāyupurāṇātīl Rājavaṃśa”. P.G. Lalye et.al. (Eds.) Pūrāṇāntargat Itihās (The proceedings of the National Seminar conducted in December 2010), Pune: Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Maharashtra, 2011, pp. 40–42. (in Marathi) 2. “Saṃhitā in the written and oral traditions of the Paippalādins”. Jan E.M. Houben and Julieta Rotaru (Eds.) The Proceedings of the International Symposium ‘The Book. Romania.Europe. on the theme ‘Orality and Writing in Ancient Indo-European Textual Traditions’ 20–24 September 2010, Bucharest: The Metropolitan Library of Bucharest, 2011, pp. 474–489. 3. “Dattātreyaḥ: Devatāsaṅkalpanā”. Vākovākyam Āntārāṣṭriya-Saṃskṛta-Śodha-Patrikā, Vol. V Issue VI, April–Sept. 2011, pp. 67–71. 4. “Iconography of Nṛsiṃha Represented in the Karmapanjikā of the Paippalādins”. Journal of the Oriental Institute, Vol. 60, Nos. 1–2 (September–December 2010), pp. 57–66. (appeared in January 2012) 5. “The Nuptial Rites amongst the Paippalādins with Special Reference to Karmapañjikā”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 393-408.

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Deshpande 1. “Technical terms of Vopadeva’s Mugdhabodha Grammar”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 409-418. 2. “Ṛgvedātīl Vāgāmbṛṇi Sūkta- Eka Chintan”. Ṛgvedadarśana, A Special Issue of Avalokana on Ṛgveda (23rd March 2012), Nashik: Sundar Saṃskār va Svādhyāy Maṇḍaḷ. (in Marathi)

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Kulkarni 1. “Concept of fast in Purāas”. P.G. Lalye et. al. (Eds.) Pūrāṇāntargata Itihāsa (The proceedings of the National Seminar conducted in December 2010), Pune: Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Maharashtra, 2011. 2. “Hindu Rosary- a Magical device”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol.70-71, 2010-11, pp. 419-428.

Dr. Vrushali Bhosale 1. “The Role of Government and Society Regarding Sanskrit Education”. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Vol. 70-71, 2010-11, pp. 429-434. Annual Report 2011-12 143

VIII. PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. Full-bright Workshop on Building Partnerships convened by USIEF at Vivanta, Mumbai, 13–14 June 2011, deputed by the Deccan College University. 2. “Interpretations of Phakkikā”. Presented in the National Conference on ‘Challenges to Oriental Studies in 21st Century’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 17–19 October 2011. 3. “On the Interpreation of Apasyaḥ and Apasyuvaḥ”. Presented in the 15th World Sanskrit Conference, New Delhi, 5–10 January 2012. 4. “Vayovasthabhidasantikarman”. Presented in Vaidik Sammelana organized by the Maharshi Sandipani Vedavidya Pratishthan, 15 January 2012. 5. “Jyotiṣaśstriya Śnti”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Śrauta Smārta Ritual’, organized by the Vaidika Samshodhan Mandal, Pune, 27–28 March 2012.

Dr. (Mrs.) V.M. Kshirsagar 1. “21st Century and Studies regarding the Atharvaveda”. Presented in the National Conference on ‘Challenges to Oriental Studies in 21st Century’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir, Shrinagar, 17–19 October 2011. 2. “A case of Śaunakīyā Caturadhyāyikā”. Presented in the 15th World Sanskrit Conference, New Delhi, 5–10 January 2012. 3. “Anupravacanīya”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Śrauta Smārta Ritual’, organized by the Vaidika Samshodhan Mandal, Pune, 27–28 March 2012.

Dr. (Mrs.) L.S. Deodhar 1. “Controversy regarding Brahmasūtrabhāṣyas of Pāśupatādhikaraṇa”. Presented in the National Conference on ‘Challenges to Oriental Studies in 21st Century’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir, Shrinagar, 17–19 October 2011.

Dr. P.C. Sahoo 1. “Terror depicted in the Sauptika Parvan”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Terrorism in Mahabhārata, Source and Solution’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, B.B. Mahavidyalaya Chandikhol, Jajpur, Orissa, 17–18 December 2011. 2. “Traces of Fraternity Through Mantra and Brāhmana Texts”. Presented in the National Conference on ‘Sanskrit and Global Fraternity, A perspective’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, Christ College and AOACTS, 4–5 February 2012. 3. “Bhūparīkṣā in the Vāstuśāstra vis a vis the Devayajana”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Vāstuśāstra and its utility for modern Society’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit , Udala College, Udala, Orissa, 6–7 February 2012. 4. “Hariścandra Kathā in the Aitareya Brāhmana and the then Socio-religious-life”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Kathā in the Sanskrit and Literature’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages University of Pune, 17–19 February 2012. 144 Annual Report 2011-12

5. “Abhicārakarman, Origin and Development”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Śrauta Smārta Rituals’, organized by the Vaidika Samshodhan Mandal, Pune, 27–28 March 2012.

Dr. (Mrs.) R.S. Date 1. “Vivāha: Vividha Āyāma”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Śrauta Smārta Rituals’, organized by the Vaidika Samshodhan Mandal, Pune, 27–28 March 2012.

Dr. K.N. Hota 1. “Can word denote Universal?”. Presented in the National Conference on ‘Challenges to Oriental Studies in 21st Century’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir, Shrinagar, 17–19 October 2011. 2. “Naiyāyikas on the denotation of word”. Presented in the 9th Session of the Bṛhan Mahārāṣṭra Prācyavidyā Pariṣad, Jalgaon, 18–20 Novemer 2011.

Dr. Shilpa Sumant 1. “Karmasamuccaya: A Paippalādin Ritual Manual”. Presented in the 5th International Vedic Workshop, Bucharest, 20–24 September 2011. 2. “Challenges in the Study of Atharvavedic Ritualistic Literature” Presented in the National Conference on ‘Challenges to Oriental Studies in 21st Century’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir, Shrinagar, 17–19 October 2011. 3. “Ātharvaṇāncā Vāḍhdivas”. Presented in the 9th Session of the Bṛhan Mahārāṣṭra Prācyavidyā Pariṣad, Jalgaon, 18–20 Novemer 2011. 4. “A New Edition and Translation of Kauśikasūtra”. Presented in the 15th World Sanskrit Conference, New Delhi, 5–10 January 2012. 5. “Narratives in the Gopathabrāhamṇa”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Kathā in Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages, University of Pune, 17–19 February 2012. 6. “Paippalādin Tantras”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Śrauta and Smārta Rituals’, organized by the Vaidika Samshodhan Mandal, Pune, 27–28 March 2012.

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Deshpande 1. “Challenges to Sanskrit Studies with special reference to Sanskrit Language”. Presented in the National Conference on ‘Challenges to oriental studies in 21st Century’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir, Shrinagar, 17–19 October 2011. 2. “Bhīmāyanam eka ādhunic Mahākāvya” Presented in the Seminar on ‘Modern Sanskrit Poetry’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, Fergusson College, Pune, on 17th March 2012. 3. “Mugdhabodha Vyākaraṇātīl Pratyāhāra Sūtre”. Presented in the V.P. Limaye Charchasatra, organized by the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, on 25th March 2012. 4. Attended U.G.C. sponcered one day work-shop on Sanskrit grammar in Fergusson College, Pune, on 17th March 2012. Annual Report 2011-12 145

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Kulkarni 1. “Stylistic Analysis of Lion and Hare’s Story”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Kathā in Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages, University of Pune, 17–19 February 2012. 2. “Importance of the Vidhana Texts in Ritualistic Development”. Presented in the National Seminar on ‘Śrauta Smārta Ritual’, organized by the Vaidika Samshodhan Mandal, Pune, 27–28 March 2012.

Dr. Vrushali Bhosale 1. “The Role of Government and Society regarding Sanskrit Education”. Presented in the National Conference on ‘Challenges to Oriental Studies in 21st Century’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, University of Kashmir, Shrinagar, 17–19 October 2011. 2. “Kh andesace Panḍharpur”. Presented in the 9th Session of the Bṛhan Mahārāṣṭra Prācyavidyā Pariṣad, Jalgaon, 18–20 Novemer 2011. 3. “Adhyatmasivayana: Ek Cintana”. Presented in the Seminar on ‘Modern Sanskrit Poetry’, organized by the Department of Sanskrit, Fergusson College, Pune, on 17th March 2012.

IX. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

• National Sanskrit Day Celebration The Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography celebrated the National Sanskrit Day on 9th August 2012. Dr. V.P. Bhatta, the Director of the University welcomed the invitees, the faculties and students. Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, Hon’ble President of the University presided over the function. Vidvatpravara Shri. Devadatta Patil delivered a special lecture as the Chief Guest. The students of M.A Class and those registered for Ph.D. performed the Cultural programme of Sanskrit drama, recitation of and Kāvyas etc. The President and the Chief Guest of the function delivered eloquent speeches regarding the unique importance of Sanskrit and promoted the students for sincere studies. Vedic Pandits of all the four branches of Veda performed Vedic recitation on the occasion. Several institutions in Pune also participated in the celebration.

• Special Lectures Organized in the Department 1. ‘Ṛgveda Prātiśākhya’ by Prof. Saroja Bhate on 11th August 2011 at 3.00 p.m. 2. ‘Purāna Literature’ by Prof. P.G. Lalye on 22nd September 2011 at 3.30 p.m. 3. ‘Mīmāmsāśāstra’ by Pandit Devadatta Patil on 23rd September 2011at 3.30 p.m. 4. ‘Sanskrit Grammar’ by Prof. J.A.F.Roodbergen on 4th November 2011 at 3.00 p.m. 5. ‘Ethics in Research’ by Dr. Shirish Chindhade on 15th of February 2012 at 3.00 p.m. 6. ‘Research Methodology’ by Dr. Ashok Thorat on 24th February 2012 at 11.30 a.m. 7. ‘Research Design’ by Prof. Vidyadhara Bhate on 2nd March 2012at 2.30 p.m. 8. ‘Methodology regarding reference-work’ by Dr. H.C. Patyal on 10th March 2012 at 3.00 pm. 9. ‘Lexicography’ by Dr. R.V. Dhongade on 15th March 2012 at 3.00 p.m 10. ‘Darśapūrṇamāseṣṭi’ by Dr. T.N. Dharmadhikari on 29th March 2012 at 3.00 p.m. 146 Annual Report 2011-12

• Visits of Scholars to the Department and Dictionary Project Several Indian and foreign scholars visited the Department and the Project during the year.

X. OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE STAFF

• Chief-guest

Dr. V.P. Bhatta 1. Chief guest in the Convocation Ceremony of Dr. Sanjay Shelar who was awarded the honorary Doctorate in alternative medicine, at the Maratha Chamber of Commerce, Pune on 2nd May 2011.

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. Sectional President for the Veda and Avesta in the 9th Session of the Bṛhan Mahārāṣṭra Prācyavidyā Pariṣad, Jalgaon, 18–20 November 2011. 2. Chairperson in the National Seminar on ‘Kathā in Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature’ organized by the Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages, University of Pune, 17–19 February 2012.

• Special Lectures Delivered in other Institutions

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. “Lexicography” in the Sanskrit Kshitija Workshop organized by the Ram Narayan Ruia College and Maharshi Vyasa Vidya Pratishthan, Mumbai on 12th February 2012. 2. “Stri Sikṣaṇci Pracin Parampara ani Dr. Anandi Gopal” in the function of Awards and funds distribution convened by Bharat Ithihas Sankalan Samiti, Pune on 26th February 2012.

Dr. (Mrs.) R.S. Date 1. ‘‘Vivāha’’ at H.R. Divekar Vyākhyānamālā, Mitra Mandal, Pune – 9.

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Deshpande 1. Taught Hindi grammar to Japanese students under AUGP program (Asia University Global Program - India) in Tilak MaharashtraVidyapeeth form 5th Feb.2012 to 12th March 2012.

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Kulkarni 1. “Semantics, Pragmatics and Stylistics” in Ramkrishna More College, Akurdi. Annual Report 2011-12 147

• Examiner

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. Paper-setting and checking – A. M.A. Semester I and II. B. Ph.D. Entrance Examination.

Dr. (Mrs.) V.M. Kshirsagar 1. Paper-setting and checking – A. M.A. Semester I and II. B. Ph.D. Entrance Examination. 1. Judge for Inter-school Ranade Elocution competition for Girls, July 2011. 2. Judge for Inter-school Elocution Competition, November 2011. 3. Maharashtra State Sanskrit Drama Competitions, final round at Nagpur, 22-28 January 2012. 4. 2012 Member of Editor- board for text books of Sanskrit for 10th and 12th Standard, S.S.C. Board, Pune.

Dr. (Mrs.) L.S. Deodhar 1. Paper-setting and checking – A. M.A. Semester I and II. B. Ph.D. Entrance Examination. 2. Judge for Inter-school Elocution Competition, November 2011.

Dr. (Mrs.) R.S. Date 1. Paper-setting and checking – M.A. Semester I and II. 2. Worked as an examiner at ‘Geetā’ Competition at Ramakṛṣṇa Math, Pune- 30, December 2011.

Dr. P.C. Sahoo 1. Paper-setting and checking- M.A. Semester I and II.

Dr. K.N. Hota 1. Paper-setting and checking- M.A. Semester I and II.

Dr. Shilpa Sumant 1. Paper-setting and checking- M.A. Semester I and II.

• Radio Programme

Dr. Shilpa Sumant 1. Script-writing for 4 episodes (Samjñānasūkta, Varuṇasūkta, Jñānasūkta, Rājansūkta) for the Bhāvāñjali programme on All India Radio, Pune. 148 Annual Report 2011-12

Dr. (Mrs.) P.S. Kulkarni 1. Written and presented a talk, ‘Jayatu Sivarayaḥ’ on All India Radio. • Orientation Programme

Following staff members completed UGC orientation programme during the academic year 2011-12: 1. Dr. Shilpa Sumant 2. Dr. Pradnya Deshpande 3. Dr. Pradnya Kulkarni 4. Dr. Vrushali Bhosale 5. Ms. Vijaya Valhe

XI. NOMINATION ON COMMITTEES AND HONOURS AND AWARDS RECEIVED Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe 1. Member, Management Council, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune. 2. Member, Academic Council, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, since April 2009. 3. Member, Building Committee, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune, since 2009. 4. Member, Campus Development Committee, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune, since 2009. 5. Member, Publication Committee, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune, since 2009. 6. Member, Purchace Committee, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune, since 2009. 7. Member, Library Committee, Deccan College Post-graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune since 2010. 8. Felicitated with Dr. Anandi Gopal Award for remarkable contribution to Sanskrit-studies on 25 February 2011.

Dr. (Mrs.) V.M. Kshirsagar 1. Member of Editorial’ board for text books of Sanskrit for 10th and 12th Standard, Maharashtra S.S.C Board, Pune, 2012.

Dr. (Mrs.) L.S. Deodhar 1. Member, Academic Council, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, since April 2009.

Dr. (Mrs.) R.S. Date 1. Member of Editorial board for text books of Sanskrit for 10th and 12th Standard, Maharashtra S.S.C Board, Pune, 2012. Annual Report 2011-12 149

Members of the Board of Studies, Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography, Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune.

Chairperson: Prof. J. D. Sathe Members 1. Prof. V. M. Kshirsagar 2. Prof. L. S. Deodhar 3. Prof. P. C. Sahoo 4. Dr. R.S. Date 5. Dr. K.N. Hota 6. Dr. Shilpa Sumant

Members of the Departmental Committee, Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography, Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune.

Chairperson: Prof. J. D. Sathe Members 1. Prof. V. M. Kshirsagar 2. Prof. L. S. Deodhar 3. Prof. P. C. Sahoo 4. Dr. R.S. Date 5. Dr. K.N. Hota 6. Dr. Shilpa Sumant

Dr. (Mrs.) J.D. Sathe As HoD: 1. Arranged the first National Sanskrit Day celebration on th9 August 2012. 2. Arranged 10 Guest Lectures in the Department. 3. Attended and convened several meetings of various committees like Departmental Committee, Academic council, Management council etc.

XII. SCANNING AND DIGITIZATION PROGRAMME

The Department of Sanskrit and Lexicography/SDP of the University started the long cherished Scanning and Digitization Programme from the Special Development Grants received from the UGC. The world renowned Sanskrit Dictionary Project has collected the data references/slips numbering over 10 million (one crore) from 1456 Sanskrit texts representing 62 branches of the Sanskrit literature. Over 30 Sanskrit scholars, both traditional and modern, had worked for 25 years from 1948 to 1973 150 Annual Report 2011-12 and extracted data references consisting of (a) Lemmatta, (b) grammatical category, (c) possible meanings, (d) citation and (e) the name of the book and exact references. Since the data references stored in the Scriptorium have become dilapidated and brittle, the preservation of the same is of paramount importance. The scanning and digitization programme aims firstly to preserve all the data references in digitized/electronic form and secondly aims to help to expedite and facilitate the editorial work of the Project. The programme is running very smoothly. It is well disciplined and as per the schedule the Scanning and Digitization of approximately 90 lacs of reference slips, as well as the Scanning of 16 lacs pages of the reference books has been completed. It has also completed the highlighting and interlinking of 16 lacks of reference slips. The progress of the programme is quite for the E-preservation of the Scriptorium satisfactory.

Development Software Regarding the building of software for editing purpose several meetings were held and the software is expected to be finalised within next few months which definitely will be conducive to the expedition of the editorial process. Annual Report 2011-12 151

LIBRARY

I. WORKING HOURS:

The Library of the Institute remained open from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. during the year April 2011 to March 2012, except 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, Sundays and Govt. Holidays.

II. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES PROVIDED TO THE STAFF AND STUDENTS: M.A. students are normally allowed to borrow three textbooks, but as a special facility they were allowed to borrow three additional books during the period of their examinations. The books from Latest Arrival Display were also given for over-night reading to faculty and Ph. D. students. Besides this, OPAC, Internet, On-line Search, Printing, E-mail and E-Journals Access facility has been given to faculty and other staff members.

III. STAFF ACTIVITIES AND STAFF POSITION: 1. Smt. T.D. More, Librarian, presented a paper on “Dakkhanmadheel Madhyayugeen Granthalaye” (in Marathi), in BISM Foundation Day Seminar held on 07.07.2011 at Bharat Samshodhak Mandal, Pune. 2. Smt. T.D. More, Librarian, attended a State Level One Day Seminar on “User Information Needs and Assessment in the ICT Era” at M.E. Society’s Institute of Management and Career Courses (IMCC), Pune on September 20th, 2011. 3. Smt. T.D. More, Librarian, and Smt. Pallavi Challare, Senior Library Assistant, attended a two days National Workshop on “Library Management using 21st Century Tools and Techniques”, which held on 16th and 17th December, 2011 at Maharashtra Academy of Engineering (MAE), , Pune. 4. Smt. T.D. More, Librarian published a book chapter on “Open Source Bibliographic Citation and Reference Management Tools: A Review”, in Dineshan Koovakkai and T. M.Vasudevan (Eds.). Library 2.0 and information management: essays in honour of Dr. Jalaja V. pp.290-303. New Delhi: Atlantic, 2011. 5. Smt. T.D. More, Librarian published a paper on “Bharatateel Dakkhanprantiya Granthalaya Samskriti” (in Marathi), in Bharat Itihasa Samshodhak Mandal Quarterly, 88 (1-4): 60-70, 2011. 6. Smt. U.L. Jagtap, Technical Assistant, resigned her services after completion of her lien of two years, i.e. from dt.14.07.2009 to dt.13.07.2011, as she is working as a Librarian in Army Institute of Technology, Pune. 7. Shri. S.H. Shinde, Library Assistant (on purely temporary basis), newly joined to the Deccan College Library on 28.11.2011 under Scanning and Digitization Project. 152 Annual Report 2011-12

During the year under report six Junior Library Assistants and three Peons posts were remained vacant in the Library.

IV. STAFF AS ON 31-3-2012:

Name Position Smt. T.D. More Librarian Shri. R.R. Shigwan Assistant Librarian Smt. M.A. Karambelkar Tech. Assistant Shri. D.S. Survase Senior Library Assistant Smt. P.D. Naik Senior Library Assistant Smt. B.S. Bangale Junior Library Assistant Shri. T.H. Rathod Junior Library Assistant Junior Library Assistant Vacant Junior Library Assistant Vacant Junior Library Assistant Vacant Junior Library Assistant Vacant Junior Library Assistant Vacant Junior Library Assistant Vacant Shri. D. B. Dalvi Typist-Clerk Shri. R. R. Sawale Peon Shri. S. N. Jadhav Peon Shri. M.G. Gujar Peon Smt. L.A. Kamble Peon Peon Vacant Peon Vacant Peon Vacant

V. VISITORS TO THE LIBRARY: 1. A group of school teachers attending 18th one day workshop in Archaeology, visited the Library on dt. 29.07.2011. 2. A group of 30 student’s alongwith 3 teachers of Department of Arts, Abida Inamdar Mahavidhyalaya, Pune, visited the Library on dt. 23.09.2011. Annual Report 2011-12 153

3. Shri. Rajesh Tope, State Minister of Higher and Technical Education and Shri. Mahesh Pathak, Pune Municipal Commissioner visited the Library on dt. 23.10.2011. 4. A group of 15 Ph.D. student’s alongwith teachers of Department of History, Tilak Maharashtra Vidhyapeeth, Pune, visited the Library on dt. 08.11.2011. 5. A group of 10 student’s alongwith teachers Aurangabad University visited the Library on dt. 21.11.2011. 6. A group of 15 student’s alongwith teachers of Department of Archaeology, Nagpur University, visited the Library on dt. 01.12.2011. 7. A group of Ph.D. student’s of Department of Sanskrit Lexicography, Deccan College, Pune, paid study visit to the Library on dt. 02.12.2011. 8. A group of 44 student’s alongwith 3 teachers of Department of Library and Information Science, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, visited the Library on dt. 09.01.2012. 9. Dr. R. Suman Kumari, Librarian alongwith her two Library Assistants from Centre for Information on Language Sciences, Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore, visited the Library on dt. 10.01.2012. 10. A group of P.G. Diploma student’s alongwith teachers of the Institute of Archaeology (ASI), Delhi, visited the Library on dt. 13.01.2012.

VI. STATEMENT SHOWING SOURCE-WISE ADDITIONS: Source 2010-2011 2011-2012 Books Periodicals Books Periodicals Purchase 625 110 424 138 Exchange 09 59 02 106 Presentation 713 28 156 25 Review 03 -- Total 1350 197 582 269

VII. STATEMENT SHOWING SOURCE-WISE LOOSE PERIODICALS ADDITIONS: Source 2010-2011 2011-2012 Subscription 153 153 Indian 58 58 Foreign 95 95 Exchange 170 169 Indian 80 80 Foreign 90 89 Gratis 93 93 Total 416 415 154 Annual Report 2011-12

VIII. PERIODICALS DISCONTINUED:

Exchange: Foreign: 1. Studies in Linguistic Sciences

IX. BUDGET PROVISION AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR 2011-2012:

Budget Head Provision Expenditure UGC XIth Plan Grants (Books and Periodicals) Rs. 20,00,000=00 Rs. 20,00,000=00 UGC CAS Grants (Archaeology) Rs. 5,00,000=00 Rs. 5,00,000=00 UGC Grants under Major Research Project (Archaeology) Rs. 50,000=00 Rs. 50,000=00 UGC Grants under SAP (Linguistics) Rs. 1,00,000=00 Rs. 1,00,000=00 Government of Maharashtra Non-salary Grant Rs. 1,71,259=00 Rs. 1,71,259=00 Total Rs. 28,21,259=00 Rs. 28,21,259=00

X. DEPARTMENT WISE BUDGET ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION FOR THE YEAR 2011-12:

Head Allocation Utilization UGC XIth UGC CAS UGC SAP UGC Government Plan Major of Research Maharashtra Project Non-salary Grant Periodicals Rs. Rs. ------Rs. Rs. 19,00,000=00 50,000=00 1,71,259=00 21,21,259=00 Books------Rs. ------Rs. Rs. Archaeology 4,50,000=00 50,000=00 5,00,000=00 Books- Rs. ------Rs. ------Rs. Linguistics 50,000=00 1,00,000=00 1,50,000=00 Books- Rs. ------Rs. Sanskrit 50,000=00 50,000=00 Total Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. 20,00,000=00 5,00,000=00 1,00,000=00 50,000=00 1,71,259=00 28,21,259=00

XI. AUTOMATION AND DIGITIZATION: Under library scanning and digitization project total 4000 Manuscripts and around 4000 books got scanned successfully till the end of the year.

During the year under report the work of data verification and data validation of Slim database is undertaken. Annual Report 2011-12 155

XII. STOCK VERIFICATION: During the year under report, annual stock verification of Books newly added to the library in the year 2010-11 was undertaken and completed successfully in 2011-12.

XIII. FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENTS: During the year under report, the Library purchased following mentioned items from the UGC XIth Plan Library Equipment Grant. 1. Online 3 KVA UPS with total eight 42 AH Batteries 2. HP LaserJet P1505 Printer 3. HP LaserJet M1213nf MFP Printer, Scanner, Copier (All in one) 4. Revolving High Back Chair 5. Lenovo Desktop Computer System 6. Canon Photocopying Machine (C2020H)

XIV. PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION During the year under report the library carried out pest controlling activity for preservation of books. Chemical injectioning to flooring, spraying of pesticides and anti-rodent treatments were given inside the all sections of the library.

XV. BOOK EXHIBITIONS: Since, Professor K.Paddayya, the then Director of Deccan College, had been felicitated with the fourth highest civilian award of India “Padma Shri” (2012), therefore to congratulate and remember him Library organised a book exhibition cum display of his books throughout the whole month of February (2012).

XVI. DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM: The Library received book donations from the staff members, students and number of individuals and institutions during the year under report, they are: 1. Prof. K. Paddayya 2. Prof. S.N. Rajaguru 3. Prof. G.B. Deglurkar 4. Prof. V.S. Shinde 5. Prof. Sheila Misra 6. Dr. P.P. Joglekar 156 Annual Report 2011-12

7. Dr. Alok Kumar Kanungo 8. Dr. Shahida Ansari 9. Mr. Shrikant Ganvir 10. Dr. Asha Gurjar 11. Dr. M.S. Mate 12. Dr. G.T. Kulkarni 13. Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi. 14. Govt. of India, Delhi.

The Library is thankful to these donors for their valuable gifts to the Library.

XVII. LIBRARY COMMITTEE: During the year 2011-2012 the first meeting of the Library Committee was held on Friday the 30th December 2011 and the second meeting was held on Monday the 23rd January 2012 in the Librarian’s Room under the Chairmanship of Prof. V.P. Bhatta.

Members of the Committee were: 1. Prof. V. P. Bhatta Chairman 2. Prof. V.S. Shinde Member 3. Prof. B.C. Deotare Member 4. Prof. J.D. Sathe Member 5. Dr. (Smt.) Sonal Kulkarni Member 6. Prof. (Smt.) Saroja Bhate Member 7. Prof. S.N. Rajaguru Member 8. Shri. C.V. Joshi Member (Representing Registrar) 9. Smt. T.D. More Member-Secretary Annual Report 2011-12 157

APPENDIX “A”

Statement showing Subject wise Additions made to Books and Periodicals Subject 2010-2011 2011-2012 Books Periodicals Books Periodicals z Indology & Orientology 02 04 16 1-9 Generalia 105 34 49 52 A Science 15 04 05 06 B Mathematics 02 C Physics 02 D Engineering 04 01 05 01 E Chemistry F Technology 06 G Biology 27 04 15 04 H Geology 25 03 07 05 I Botany 13 05 J Agriculture 22 11 01 K Zoology 05 06 L Medicine 22 04 M Useful Arts 03 02 02 ∆ Mysticism 02 N Fine Arts 40 11 31 11 O Literature 78 32 01 P Linguistics 271 35 121 42 Q Religion 92 05 45 06 R Philosophy 66 02 25 03 S Psychology 02 03 T Education 04 06 02 07 U Geography 59 11 31 05 V History & Arch. 399 59 143 91 W Political Science 05 02 X Economic 02 02 02 Y Sociology & Anth. 79 16 32 14 Z Law 02 02 1350 197 582 269 158 Annual Report 2011-12

APPENDIX “B”

Statement showing Subject-wise Issue of Books and Periodicals

Subject 2010-2011 2011-2012 z Indology & Orientology 1221 1320 1-9 Generalia 1204 3429 A Science 898 894 B Mathematics 862 846 C Physics 887 798 D Engineering 907 867 E Chemistry 876 863 F Technology 872 842 G Biology 887 885 H Geology 851 870 I Botany 889 899 J Agriculture 879 884 K Zoology 880 886 L Medicine 775 774 M Useful Arts 767 813 ∆ Mysticism 788 777 N Fine Arts 3647 3710 O Literature 3387 3506 P Linguistics 4321 4563 Q Religion 1628 1744 R Philosophy 1079 1086 S Psychology 1026 887 T Education 1107 1183 U Geography 1113 1274 V History & Arch. 14762 14966 W Political Science 961 908 X Economic 917 900 Y Sociology & Anth. 3864 3869 Z Law 891 916 Annual Report 2011-12 159

APPENDIX ‘C’

Statement of Routine Work

Routine Work 2010-2011 2011-2012 Books Accessioned 1350 582 Periodicals Accessioned 197 269 Books Classified 577 627 Cards Prepared 1287 2053 Cards Indexed 862 1863 Books Issued 55388 55720 Books Issued (Casual) 17588 17728 Books Returned 34019 34957 Books Shelved 52130 51992 Books got on Loan 5 3 Books sent on Loan 15 10 Maps Issued 135 130 Maps Returned 109 110 Letter sent 213 238 Books got Bound 267 227 Loose Per. Issued 753 744 Loose Per. Returned 647 609 Periodicals Registered 982 905 Theses Issued 42 35 Theses Returned 33 33 MSS Referred 560 524 Books Checked 972 836 O/S Prepared 222 200 CC Issued 35 32 Total Borrowers Staff 109 94 Students: Ph. D. 74 119 M.A./M.Phil./PG Diploma 99 114 Research Scholars 28 25 Retired Teachers 22 20 Casual 236 228 160 Annual Report 2011-12

APPENDIX ‘D’

Statement Showing Subject-wise List of Books, Periodicals & Maps available in the Library as on 31-3-2012

Sub Bks Pers Pers Pers Total Total Grand Gen UAP Sind Maps I F I&F Bks Pers Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A/2-5 B A-B z 167 95 48 143 167 1192 1359 1-9 6077 68 249 473 591 1064 6394 9604 15998 A 453 02 22 64 24 88 477 678 1155 B 894 01 33 04 05 03 08 932 52 984 C 172 05 19 19 177 537 714 D 706 05 08 17 25 711 248 959 E 109 01 01 109 04 113 F 85 85 85 G 713 11 77 88 713 87 800 H 939 01 02 59 28 87 936 565 1501 I 618 01 03 03 619 06 625 J 611 01 05 03 11 11 620 15 635 K 396 01 21 03 24 397 42 439 L 853 05 72 03 15 02 17 933 56 989 M 1141 08 35 04 85 89 1184 415 1599 D 1133 35 27 02 02 1195 06 1201 N 3600 03 03 03 65 145 210 3609 948 4557 O 13853 517 2485 92 27 119 16855 933 17788 P 18130 33 175 02 148 598 746 18340 5855 24195 Q 11215 504 380 80 55 135 12099 679 12778 R 7700 21 131 47 27 74 7852 400 8252 S 613 03 10 01 19 20 626 181 807 T 1592 14 14 77 21 98 1620 705 2325 U 2786 40 42 514 14 77 91 3382 480 3862 V 21853 510 193 48 430 847 1277 22604 6382 28986 W 745 04 05 01 01 02 754 27 781 X 970 03 07 42 10 52 980 248 1228 Y 8673 14 66 07 153 282 435 8760 3472 12232 Z 393 07 02 01 01 402 04 406 107190 1794 3968 586 1919 3010 4929 115002 33821 147353 Annual Report 2011-12 161

APPENDIX ‘E’

Books, Periodicals & other Reading Material as on 31-3-2011 31-3-2012

Books 111655 112224

Bound Volumes of Periodicals 33552 33821

Manuscripts 11140 11140

Doctoral Dissertations (Theses) 687 687

M.A./M.Phil Dissertations 212 225

Maps and Atlases

Survey Sheets 6623 6623

Survey Maps 1477 1477

Wall Maps 271 271

National Geographic Maps 132 132

Micro Film 296 296

Micro-cards 761 761

Micro-fische 1898 1898

Computer Diskette 60 60

CD-ROM Disk 100 100

Video Cassette 27 27

Audio Cassette 10 10

168901 169752 162 Annual Report 2011-12

Strength of Individual Collections:

Prof. S. K. De Collection(Sanskrit) 2960

Lokmanya Tilak Collection (Vedic Literature) 0197

Riyasatkar Sardesai Collection (Maratha History) 1317

Prof. S. M. Katre Collection (Linguistics) 1080

Prof. H. D. Sankalia Collection (Archaeology) 1020

Prof. Iravati Karve Collection (Sociology) 0418

Shri S. M. Mate Collection 0260

AIIS Collection 0865

Prof. S. B. Deo Collection (Archaeology) 0341

Prof. A.M. Ghatage Collection (Linguistics, Sanskrit & Religion) 0746

Dr. M.M. Mathur Collection (Purchased from donation grant of Rs.1,50,000=00) 0186

Prof. K. Paddayya Collection (Archaeology) 0607

Prof. V.N. Misra Collection (Archaeology) 1042

Abbreviations:

Bks=Books I=Indian Sub=Subjects F=Foreign Pers=Periodicals UAP=Urdu,Arabic,Persian Gen=General Sind=Sindhi U/C=Unclassified Annual Report 2011-12 163

STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE

List of Vacant and Filled posts of Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff as on 25/02/2012 2011-2012

Sr. No. Name of the Post Name Category Filled Vacant A) Department of Linguistics 1. Professor in Phonetics Vacant -- 1 2. Prof. in Marathi Ling. & Dr. Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi Open 1 -- Philology Total 1 1 1. Reader in Tibeto Burman Vacant -- 1 Linguistics 2. Associate Professor (Reader in Dr. Shailendra Mohan Open 1 -- Astro-Asiatic Linguistics) 3. Reader in Indo Aryan Vacant -- 1 Linguistics

4. Reader in Dravidian Vacant -- 1 Linguistics 5. Reader in Simatics Linguistics Vacant -- 1 6. Reader in Sindhi Linguistics Vacant -- 1 Total 1 5 1. Lecturer in Socio Linguistics Vacant -- 1

2. Assistant Professor (Lecturer in Shri Rahul Mhaiskar S C 1 -- Marathi Linguistics) Total 1 1 Total 3 7

Linguistics Staff (Full time working in Sanskrit Dictionary Project) 1. Professor Dr. (Smt.) J. D. Sathe Open 1 (General Editor) 2. Prof. of Sanskrit (Spl. Vedic)- Dr. (Smt.) Vinaya Kshirsagar Open 1 cum-Jt. General Editor 3. Professor (Editor) Dr. P. C. Sahoo Open 1 4. Editor Vacant 1 Total 3 1 164 Annual Report 2011-12

1. Assistant Editor Vacant -- 1 2. Assistant Editor Vacant -- 1 Total -- 2

1. Sub Editor Vacant -- 1 2. Associate Professor Dr. K. Hota Open 1 -- (Sub Editor) (Asstt. Editor under CAS) 3. Assistant Professor (Sub Editor) Dr.(Ms) S. P. Sumant Open 1 -- 4. Assistant Professor (Sub Editor) Dr. Pradnya Kulkarni Open 1 -- 5. Assistant Professor (Sub Editor) Dr. Pradnya Deshpande Open 1 -- 6. Assistant Professor (Sub Editor) Mrs. Vrushali Bhosale OBC 1 -- 7. Assistant Professor (Sub Editor) Mrs. Vijaya Valhe S C 1 -- 8. Sub Editor Vacant -- 1 Total 6 2 Total 9 5 Department of Archaeology 1. Prof. of Proto Indian & Ancient Dr. R. K. Mohanty Open 1 -- Indian History 2. Professor of Archaeology (Proto Vacant -- 1 & Early Historical) 3. Professor of Prehistory Vacant -- 1 4. Professor of Geoarchaeology Vacant -- 1 Total 1 3 1. Reader in Palynology Vacant -- 1 2. Professor Prof. V. S. Shinde Open 1 -- (Reader in Epigraphy, (Under CAS) Numismatics and Palaeography) 3. Reader in Ancient Indian History Vacant -- 1 (Art and Architecture and Ethnography) 4. Associate Professor Dr. V. G. Sathe Open 1 -- (Reader in Archaeology Chemistry) 5. Associate Professor Dr. P. D. Sable SC 1 -- (Reader in Environmental Archaeology) 6. Associate Professor Sr. P. P. Dandwate Open 1 -- (Reader in Ancient Indian Culture) 7. Reader in Epigraphy, Vacant -- 1 Numismatics and Palaeography Annual Report 2011-12 165

8. Reader in Field Archaeology Vacant -- 1 9. Reader in Palaeontology Vacant -- 1 Total 4 5 1. Assistant Professor Mrs. Amrita Sarkar Open 1 -- (Lecturer in Pre History) 2. Professor Dr. B. C. Deotare OBC 1 -- (Lecturer in Palaeo-Botany) (under CAS) 3. Professor Dr. (Mrs.) Sheila Mishra Open 1 -- (Lecturer in Geomorphology) (under CAS) 4. Associate Professor Dr. P. P. Joglekar Open 1 -- (Lecturer in Bioarchaeology) (under CAS)

5. Associate Professor (Lecturer in Dr. Sushama Deo Open 1 -- Computer Archaeology) (under CAS) 6. Assistant Professor (Lecturer- Dr. Shahida Ansari OBC 1 -- cum-Keeper in Museology) (Sr. scale under CAS) 7. Assistant Professor (Lecturer Shri S. S. Ganvir SC 1 -- in Ancient Indian History & Culture) 8. Assistant Professor (Lecturer in Ms. Nisha Sawant SC 1 -- Ethnoarchaeology) 9. Assistant Professor Mrs. A. D. Mukharjee Open 1 -- (Lecturer in Zoo-Archaeology) 10. Assistant Professor (Lecturer in Shri Kantikumar Pawar ST 1 -- Behavioural Archaeology) 11. Assistant Professor Dr Gurudas Shete OBC 1 -- (Lecturer in Archaeometry) 12. Assistant Professor (Lecturer in Dr. Veena Tripathi Open 1 -- Physical Archaeology) 13. Assistant Professor Shri. P. S. Joge VJ 1 -- (Lecturer in Indian Art) 14. Assistant Professor Shri Abhijit Dandekar OBC 1 -- (Research Associate in Epigraphy (Sr. scale under CAS) & Numastics & Palaeography) 15. Assistant Professor Dr. P. S. Shirvalkar Open 1 -- (Computer Programmer) Total 15 NIL

Total 20 8

Library 1. Assistant Professor (Librarian) Mrs. T. D. More SC 1 -- 33 20 166 Annual Report 2011-12

Non-Teaching Staff Administrative Staff 2010-11 Group A 1. Director Dr. V. P. Bhatta Open 1 -- 2. Registrar N.S. Gaware 1 -- (Retired on 31/08/2011, Extn. for one year, Total – 2 1 1 Group B 1. Dy. Registrar Shri C. V. Joshi Open 1 -- 2. Internal Auditor Mrs. Anita Sonawane SC 1 -- 3. Supdtt.of Excavation Arch. Shri S. S. Jadhav Open 1 -- Total – 3 3 --

Group C 1. Assistant Registrar Shri J. G. Kulkarni Open 1 -- 2. Head Clerk-cum-Accountant Mrs. P. G. Hole Open 1 -- 3. P. A. to Director Shri G. V. Pahade Open 1 -- 4. Stenographer Mrs. M. G. Jekate SC 1 -- 5. Stenographer Shri S. I. Amin Open 1 -- 6. Stenographer Vacant -- 1 7. Senior Clerk Mrs. Ujwala P. Kadam ST 1 -- 8. Senior Clerk Vacant -- 1 9. Senior Clerk Shri R. R. Ghanekar Open 1 -- 10. Senior Clerk Shri M. M. Londhe SC 1 -- 11. Storekeeper Shri V. J. Pawar Open 1 -- 12. Keeper-cum-Res. Equipment- Mrs. Ujwala R. Karande OBC 1 -- cum-Typist 13. Warden (Ladies Hostel) Ms. N. A. Pathan Open (PH) 1 -- 14. Junior Clerk Shri V. A. Omble Open 1 -- 15. Junior Clerk Vacant -- 1 16. Clerk-cum-Typist Shri M. M. Chavare Open 1 -- 17. Typist-cum-Clerk Vacant -- 1 18. Telephone Operator Shri D. R. Bhilare Open 1 -- 19. Clerk-cum-Typist (Cashier) Shri B. G. Ambavale Open 1 -- 20. Record Keeper Shri H. S. Bhandare Open 1 -- 21. Driver-cum-Mechanic Shri M. L. Chavan SC 1 -- Annual Report 2011-12 167

22. Driver-cum-Mechanic Shri K. B. Shendge SC 1 -- 23. Driver-cum-Mechanic Shri B. S. Katare OBC 1 -- Total 19 4 Library Staff 1. Assistant Librarian Shri R. R. Shigwan OBC 1 -- 2. Technical Assistant Mrs. M. A. Karambelkar Open 1 -- 3. Sr. Library Assistant Shri D. S. Survase ST(PH) 1 -- 4. Sr. Library Assistant Mrs. P. S. Chhallare NT(B) 1 -- 5. Jr. Library Assistant Mrs. B. Kamble OBC 1 -- 6. Jr. Library Assistant Shri T. H. Rathod VJ 1 -- 7. Jr. Library Assistant Vacant -- 1 8. Jr. Library Assistant Vacant -- 1 9. Jr. Library Assistant Vacant -- 1 10. Jr. Library Assistant Vacant -- 1 11. Jr. Library Assistant Vacant -- 1 12. Jr. Library Assistant Vacant -- 1 13. Typist-cum-Clerk Shri D. B. Dalvi ST 1 -- Total 7 6 Archaeology Department 1. Research Assistant Shri S. S. Naik SC 1 -- 2. Research Assistant Vacant -- 1 3. Research Assistant Vacant -- 1 4. Research Assistant Vacant -- 1 5. Scientific Assistant Shri V. C. Kamble SC 1 -- 6. Scientific Assistant Vacant -- 1 7. Scientific Assistant Vacant -- 1

8. Chemical Assistant Shri S. V. Joshi Open 1 -- 9. Curator-Maratha History Museum Shri G. D. Mandke Open 1 -- 10. Curator-Archaeology Museum Vacant -- 1 11. Programming Assistant Vacant -- 1 12. Draughtsman Shri S. A. Pradhan Open 1 -- 13. Draughtsman Shri S. D. Rokade SC 1 -- 14. Draughtsman Shri B. B. Dighe SC 1 -- 15. Draughtsman Shri D. D. Phule OBC 1 -- 16. Draughtsman Vacant -- 1 17. Draughtsman Vacant -- 1 168 Annual Report 2011-12

18. Surveyor Shri B. S. Waghmode VJ 1 -- 19. Photographer-cum-Surveyor Shri Sunil Jadhav Open 1 -- 20. Foreman-cum-Field Assistant Shri D. K. Bhosale Open 1 -- 21. Museum Assistant Shri B. S. Gajul OBC 1 -- 22. Photoprinter Vacant -- 1 Total 13 10

Department of Linguistics 1. Res. Asstt. In Applied Ling. Ms. S. P. Kardile Open 1 -- 2. Res. Asstt. In Survey Vacant -- 1 3. Res. Asstt. In Vacant -- 1 4. Res. Asstt. In Sindhi Ling. Vacant -- 1 5. Laboratory Assistant Mr. S. S. Bangar Open 1 -- 6. Technical Assistant Vacant -- 1 Total 2 4

Department of Sanskrit & Lexicography 1. Editorial Assistant Mrs. M. M. Kulkarni Open 1 -- 2. Editorial Assistant Mrs. V. V. Selukar Open 1 -- 3. Editorial Assistant Vacant -- 1 4. Editorial Assistant Vacant -- 1 5. Editorial Assistant Mrs. S. M. Mishra OBC 1 -- 6. Editorial Assistant Vacant -- 1 7. Editorial Assistant Vacant -- 1 8. Editorial Assistant Vacant -- 1 Total 3 5 Total - 72 43 29

Group - D Subordinate Staff 1. Lab Attendant Shri C. S. Shendge SC 1 -- 2. Lab Attendant Vacant -- 1 3. Lab Attendant Shri S. V. Valanj Open 1 -- 4. Lab Attendant (Phonetics ) Vacant -- 1 5. Naik Shri P. S. Dhanapune VJ(A) 1 -- Annual Report 2011-12 169

6. Watchman Vacant -- 1 7. Watchman Vacant -- 1 8. Watchman Vacant -- 1 9. Mali Vacant -- 1 10. Mali Vacant -- 1 11. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri S. R. Gaikwad Open 1 -- 12. Peon-cum-Sweeper Smt. S. M. Kamble SC 1 -- 13. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri D. V. Kachi OBC 1 -- 14. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri D. B. Bhurkunde ST 1 -- 15. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri K. B. Gaikwad VJ(C) 1 -- 16. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri S. N. Jadhav VJ 1 -- 17. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri R. R. Savale Open 1 -- 18. Peon-cum-Sweeper Vacant -- 1 19. Peon-cum-Sweeper Smt. L. A. Kamble SC 1 -- 20. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri S. P. Bhagwat OBC 1 -- 21. Peon-cum-Sweeper Shri M. G. Gujar VJ(D) 1 -- 22. Peon-cum-Sweeper Vacant -- 1 23. Peon-cum-Sweeper Vacant -- 1 24. Peon-cum-Sweeper Vacant -- 1 25. Peon-cum-Sweeper Vacant -- 1 26. Peon-cum-Sweeper Vacant -- 1 27. Peon-cum-Sweeper Vacant -- 1 28. Peon Vacant -- 1 29. Sweeper Vacant -- 1 30. Sweeper Vacant -- 1 31. Mehtar Smt. Rina Kagade SC 1 -- 32. Mehtar Shri S. Chavaria SC 1 -- Total - 32 15 17