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Ancient History & Archaeology NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology Department of Ancient History & Archaeology School of Historical Studies University of Madras 1 Name of the Department Ancient History & Archaeology 2 Year of establishment 1959 3 Is the Department part of a School of Historical Studies School/Faculty of the university? 4 Names of programmes offered (UG, 1. M.A. in Ancient History & PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Archaeology Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., 2. M.Phil. in Ancient History & D.Litt., etc.) Archaeology 3. Ph.D. in Ancient History & Archaeology 4. D.Litt. in Ancient History & Archaeology 5 Interdisciplinary programmes and i. Indian History - Introduction departments involved to Archaeology an elective paper is being offered ii. Anthropology - Archaeological Anthropology a core paper is being offered 6 Courses in collaboration with other Archaeological Survey of India, Govt. universities, industries, foreign of India - institutions, etc. (1) Every year one month internship programme is being offered by the ASI for the benefit of M.A. students. (2) Department was a Documentation centre, to document the antiquities under National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities – A National Project, sponsored by Govt. of India 7 Details of programmes discontinued, Nil if any, with reasons 8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/Credit Based Credit System Semester/ Trimester/Choice Based Credit System 1 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology 9 Participation of the department in the Indian History - Introduction to courses offered by other departments Archaeology an elective paper is being offered Anthropology - Archaeological Anthropology a core paper is being offered 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others) Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS) Professor 1 vacant Associate Professors 2 vacant Asst. Professors 3 2 Stage 1 -1 Stage 3 -1 Others 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of Years of Ph.D./ Experience M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 years Dr. P.D. Balaji M.A., M.Phil., Asst.Profess Early 20 years Ph.D. – 3 Ph.D. or and Head Historical awarded i/c Archaeology, M.Phil – 6 Field awarded Archaeology Ph.D. – 5 under progress M.Phil –2 under progress Dr. M.A., M.Phil. Asst. Tourism, 8 years Ph.D. -1 J.Soundararajan Ph.D. Professor Architecture awarded Paintings M.Phil – 4 awarded Ph.D. – 4 under progress M.Phil. –2 under progress 2 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology 12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct Guest Faculty – Dr. A. faculty, emeritus professors Ekambaranathan, Formerly Professor and Head, Dept. of Ancient History and Archaeology Teaching cum Research Fellow – Dr. C.K. Sivaprakasam, Formerly Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of History, Sri Poondi Pushpam College, Poondi, Tanjore 13 Percentage of classes taken by Guest Faculty – Dr. A. temporary faculty – programme-wise Ekambaranathan, Formerly Professor information and Head, Dept. of Ancient History and Archaeology Teaching cum Research Fellow – Dr. C.K. Sivaprakasam, Formerly Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of History, Sri Poondi Pushpam College, Poondi, Tanjore 14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio M.A. – 1 : 20 M.Phil – 1: 2 15 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: Cadre - Technical Sanctioned Filled Excavation in charge 1 Vacant Technical asst. curator 1 Vacant Technical Officer (pottery) 1 1 Technical officer (chemist) 1 Vacant Draughtsman Cum Artist 1 1 Surveyor 1 Vacant Photographer 1 1 Store keeper 1 1 Administrative staff ASO 1 1 Attender 1 1 3 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology 16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies Field Archaeology Epigraphy Art and Architecture Early Historical Archaeology 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. Dr. P.D. BALAJI Sl. Title of the Project Quantum of Funding Agency Years of Project No. Support Operation [Rupees in lakh] 1. Documentation of Rs.5, 39,100/- UGC – Major Research Project 2006-2009 Early Pandya Caves Final Report in Tamilnadu Submitted 2. Documentation of Rs. National Mission on 2009 - Antiquities in the 14,54,200/- Monuments and Antiquities, 2011Final Archaeological ASI, Ministry of Culture, Govt. Report submitted Museum of Madras of India, New Delhi University – NATIONAL PROJEJCT DR. J. SOUNDARARAJAN 3. An Intensive Study Rs. 2,90,600/- UGC – Major Research 2009-2011 Final of Stucco Images on Project Report submitted Temples in Tamil Country 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received 1. Documentation of Rs. National Mission on 2009 - Antiquities in the 14,54,200/- Monuments and Antiquities, 2011Final Archaeological ASI, Ministry of Culture, Govt. Report submitted Museum of Madras of India, New Delhi University – NATIONAL PROJEJCT 4 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. NO 20. Research facility / centre with STATE & NATIONAL RECOGNITION 1. Approved by the Govt.of India to undertake archaeological excavation in Tamilnadu 2. Documentation Centre under National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities, Govt. of India 3. Archaeological Museum attached to the Department is recognised by the National Museum, New Delhi 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate Govt. of India issue license every year to the Department to undertake annual excavation and exploration programmes, wherein M.A. students are imparted field training. During assessment year the Department had conducted archaeological excavation at Melchittamur and Arpakkam in Tamilnadu. Findings were published in the Annual Report i.e. Indian Archaeology – A Review, published by the Archaeological Survey of India. EXCAVATION DIRECTED Melchittamur 2008 Melchittamur 2009 Melchittamur 2010 Arpakkam 2011 Arpakkam 2012 SITES EXPLORED AND DISCOVERED An inscription of Sambuvaraya was discovered at Padaivedu A Buddhist site was brought to light near Kunnattur in Kanchipuram Dt. An early historical site was discovered at Somangalam, Kanchipuram A few sculptures like Jyestha, Chauri bearers, Dikpalas, Saptamatrikas, Surya of Pallava period were discovered in the Sriperumbudur taluk in the places like Manimangalam, Mangadu, Kunnattur, Sivankudal etc. An urn burial site noticed near Thannirkulam in Tiruvellore District. 5 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology EXPLORATION CONDUCTED Conducted Explorations in many villages in Dharmapuri, Thiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Thiruvellore and Kanchipuram District. During the course of Explorations the Post Graduate students were imparted field training Besides, in connection with the UGC Major Research Project, all the 63 rock cut temples excavated by the early Pandyas in Tamilnadu were fully documented and studied. The results were published in the form of a book. 6 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology 22. Publications: * Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : 20 * Monographs : 5 * Chapters in Books : 4 * Edited Books : 1 * Books with ISBN with details of publishers : 3 * Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : Nil * Citation Index – range / average : Nil * SNIP : Nil * SJR : Nil * Impact Factor – range / average : Nil * h-index : Nil 23. Details of patents and income generated - Nil 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated - Nil 25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions / industries in India and abroad Balaji P.D. – invited to deliver lecture in Tamil University, M.K. University and Deccan College, Pune Soundararajan, J – Submitted a paper in the 22nd International Association of Historians of Asia in Surakarta, Indonesia from 2nd July to 6th July 2012 26. Faculty serving in Balaji, P.D. National Member (Govt. of India Nominee), State Level Implementation Committee for the Andaman and Nicobar, National Mission, Ministry of Culture, New Delhi, since 2009 Alternate Member, Central Organizing Committee, Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 2009 7 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Historical Studies Department of Ancient History & Archaeology Subject Expert for Tamilnadu, National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, 2009 Member, Heritage Building Committee of Madras University, University of Madras, Since 2010 Co-ordinator, Senate House - The maintenance of the Senate House Building in the University is under control of
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