A. Ghosh (1910-81) was educated in Varanasi and Allahabad, and later on received advanced training at the Institute of Archaeology of the University of London. He joined the Archaeological Survey of India in 1937 and was its Director-General from 1953 to 1968. Subsequently he acted as Unesco Consultant on Archaeology to the Governments of Qatar (1968), Bahrain (1968), Saudi Arabia (1968-69) and Yemen (1970). He worked as a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study from 1968 to 1971. Ghosh was also elected member and Honourary Fellow of many societies. He received the decoration of Padmashri in 1962.
'...a superb treatment of Indian archaeology representing high
levels of understanding, superb writing, intelligent
illustration...'
Library Journal, 1991.
'...ein fundiertes Standardwerk, das die Ergebnisse der indischen
Archäologie weiten Kreisen zugänglich macht und dem man eine weite
Verbreitung wünscht.'
Herbert Plaeschke, Deutsche Literaturzeitung, 1991.
'...this will remain the most authoritative reference work in its
area for many years to come.'
C.J. Busick, Choice, 1990.
'...a monumental resource, essential to student and specialist, and
indispensable for library reference.'
A.D.H. Bivar, JRAS, 1992.
'...an authoritative work of permanent value...'
Shant Darshan Beigo - Indian Association, 1993.
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
