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th4 Dr. V. S. Wakankar Memorial Lecture
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the ArtsNew Delhi
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thDr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar was born on 4 May, 1919 at Neemuch, a town in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He is the pioneer of rock art studies in India. Also known as the Pitahmaha of Rock Art studies in India. He had made enormous contributions which includes extensive �eld work on rock art in India and abroad- Europe, North America and the Middle East. He was involved in numerous archaeological surveys and explorations which includes the ravines of the Chambal and Narmada rivers, as well as tracing the basin of the now dried up Saraswati river, said to hold secrets to much of the Indian civilization. He discovered the Bhimbetka rock art site which was inscribed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1970s. He was awarded with numerous prestigious awards including Padmashree the year 1975 by Government of India.
Dr. V. S. Wakankar Memorial Lecture Series organised by IGNCA
2017 e �rst Dr. V. S. Wakankar Memorial Lecture “Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar: A Versatile Genius” was delivered by Dr. G. B. Deglurkar, Former President, Deccan College, Pune on 3 April, 2017.
2018 e second Dr. V. S. Wakankar Memorial Lecture “Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar:e Legendary Encyclopaedia of Indian Rock Art” was delivered by Padmashree Dr. Yashodhar Mathpal, Eminent Archaeologist and Rock Ar Specialist on 3 April, 2018.
2019 e third Dr. V. S. Wakankar Memorial Lecture “Interaction of Mainstream Art of India and Autochthones” was delivered by Prof. Arvind P. Jamkhedkar, Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi on 3 April, 2019.
Vishnu Shridhar WakankarThe Chief Architect of Rock Art Studies in India
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi
cordially invites you
to
by
Eminent Archaeologist and Rock Art Specialist
onrdFriday, 3 April, 2020
at 4:00 pm
Chairperson
VenueAuditorium, C. V. Mess Building
IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi-110001
th 4 Dr. V. S. Wakankar (Hari Bhau)Memorial Lecture
Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar:
The Chief Architect of Rock Art Studies in India
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The Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi