Jharkhand- Cultural and Archaeological Perspectives

The present monograph entitled "Jharkhand Cultural and Archaeological Perspectives" Authored by Dr. Kamal Shankar Srivastava, an attempt has been made to trace and to explain the cultural and archaeological aspects of Jharkhand especially related to Chotanagpur and Santal Pargana regions of Jharkhand and also to focus and to enlighten the cultural, archaeological perspectives of the Jharkhand in simple details and lucid manner.

Dr. Kamal S. Srivastava, IAS, born in Varanasi (UP), Indian eminent Scholar, Indologist, Museologist, Journalist, Art-historian and Academician turned Administrator, obtained Post-Graduate degrees (M.A.s) in 17 (seventeen) different disciplines (i) Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology (ii) History (iii) Museology (iv) English Literature (v) Mass- communication (vi) Public Administration (vii) Sociology (viii) Hindi Literature (ix) Sanskrit Literature (x) Philosophy & Religion (xi) Political Science (xii) Social work, (xiii) Economics, (xiv) defence studies, and (xv) Linguistics, apart from Master of Business Administration (MBA-HRM) and Master of Law LL.M). Awarded B.H.U. Gold Medal in 1981, in 1985, awarded Ph.D. degree in AIHC and Archaeology, Musicology from BHU Varanasi also awarded post-graduate diplomas in 11 (eleven) different disciplines i.e. Business Administration, Tourism Administration, Human Rights Law, Corporate Law and Management, Environmental Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual property rights Law, Labour law, Sustainable Rural Development, Tribal Development Management and Cyber law in 2003, awarded Doctor of Literature (D. Litt.) degree in History.

Although the prehistoric studies were neglected and remained by and large in isolation till the recent period the basic foundation of such studies was adequately laid down by the geologists in second half of the nineteenth century. Indeed, by the beginning of the twentieth century the prehistoric potential of most of the major areas of the country came to be known, apart from the publications of miscellaneous reports such as those on Mohenjodaro, Chahundaro and Harappa the only important progress in the immediately post - Marshall years seems to be in the domain of pre-history.

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