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| Alok Tripathi |
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| Professor Alok Tripathi (b. 1965), with his long and vast experience in field archaeology, heritage management, higher education and research is a renowned authority on history and archaeology in India. He has directed several archaeological excavations in different parts of the country as well as in the Indian Ocean. The most experienced underwater archaeologist in the country, he holds equal authority in museology, art-history, heritage management, art and architecture, remote sensing, and laws. Author and editor of 16 monographs and over 80 research papers he is a leading underwater archaeologist in Asia-Pacific region. Widely travelled in several countries in Europe, Africa and Asia he is the only social-scientist, listed among the ten brightest young scientists in the country. He is the Director, Centre for Archaeology and Museology in Assam University, Silchar, and currently engaged in critical analysis of policies for heritage conservation, archaeological studies in the country and understanding of itihasa. |
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