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Prof K Rajan

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Retired Professor, Department of History
Pondicherry University

Expertise

  • History

Publications

Total Articles 12
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 55
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Professional Recognition

2013

Best Teacher Award

Pondicherry University

Community & Membership

2018

Board of Research Studies, Indian Maritime University, Chennai

Member

Society for South Asian Studies

2015
Founder Member and Executive Member

Society of South Asian Archaeologists

2015
Founder Member

South Indian Numismatic Society

2000
Life Member

Indian Society for History and Culture, New Delhi

2000
Life Member

World Megalithic Association, Seoul, South Korea

1998
Life Member

Society for Marine Archaeology

1989
Founder Member

Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi

1989
Life Member

Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune

1989
Life Member

Bio

Archaeologoly of South India, Field Archaeology, Early Historic Archaeology and Indian Epigraphy

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Retired Professor , Pondicherry University
  • School of Social Sciences & International Studies, Pondicherry University, Kalapet
Ph.D
Other Institute 1988
Retired Professor Dec 2006 – Present
Pondicherry University | Department of History

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Scholarly Work

Archaeological Excavations at Kodumanal, Tamil Nadu: Reconstruction of Science and Technology

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

11.61 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Completed
Excavations at Kodumanal

Funding Agency: Archaeological Survey of India

1.00 Lakh

-0001 - Ongoing

Completed
Excavations of a Sangam Age Site – Porunthal

Funding Agency: Central Institute of Classical Tamil

1.25 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Completed
Demarcation of protected monuments As per ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains (amendment and validation) act – 2010 - a pilot study of koranganathar temple Srinivasanallur, tiru

Funding Agency: Archaeological Survey of India

5.00 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Completed
Documentation of Built Heritage, Sites and Antiquities from Secondary Sources

Funding Agency: National Mission for Monuments and Antiquities, Archaeological Survey of India

12.47 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Completed
Early Historic Archaeology: A Study on Cultural Transformation (Tamil Nadu)

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

5.90 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Completed
Archaeology of Vaigai River Valley, Tamil Nadu

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

6.50 Lakhs

-0001 - Ongoing

Completed
Excavations at Mayiladumparai

Funding Agency: Archaeological Survey of India

1.00 Lakh

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Completed

Maritime Archaeology of Gujarat Coast - With reference to Protohistoric Period

University Pondicherry University
Year 1998

Second Urbanization in Gujarat

University Pondicherry University
Year 2014

Archaeology of Vellore Region

University Pondicherry University
Year 2011

Society and Culture in Later Medieval Tamil Nadu

University Pondicherry University
Year 2010

Archaeology of Kodaikanal Region

University Pondicherry University
Year 2009

Ancient Tamil Architecture

University Pondicherry University
Year 2007

Archaeology of Tagadur Region

University Pondicherry University
Year 2006

Historical Geography and Society of Thanjavur Region

University Pondicherry University
Year 2002

Archaeology of Southern Tamil Nadu (With Special Reference to Virudunagar Region)

University Pondicherry University
Year 2019

An Analytical Study of Sculptural Bas-Reliefs in early Buddhist caves of Western India

University Pondicherry University
Year 2004

Saiva Temples in Medieval Tamil Nadu - A Social Review

University Pondicherry University
Year 2004

A Socio-Cultural Study of Nannilam Region (AD 600-1600)

University Pondicherry University
Year 2005

The Role of Traders, Rulers, Monks in Monetary transactions of Ancient Sri Lanka

University Pondicherry University
Year 2014

Historical Archaeology of Vaigai River Valley, Tamil Nadu

University Pondicherry University
Year 2018

Historical Archaeology of Vellar River Valley, Southern Tamil Nadu

University Pondicherry University
Year 2018

Historical and Cultural Geography of Kanniyakumari Region

University Pondicherry University
Year 2014

Archaeology of Amaravathi River Valley, Tamil Nadu

University Pondicherry University
Year 2012
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Scholarly Publications

Indigenous Water Management System in Pudukkōṭṭai Region—A Case Study of Sluice Technology

Open Access
Book Chapter

Comparative microstructural and elemental analysis of iron artefacts from Kaveri valley archaeological sites

Open Access
Article
Authors: Srivastava N.;Singh A.K.;Kanungo A.K.;Arora A.;Rajan K.;Selvakumar V.

Celts, Slabs, and Space: Organisation of lithic reduction strategies in Tamil Nadu, India

Open Access
Article
Authors: Akhilesh K.;Bose P.;Bhattacharya S.;Joshi P.;Paranthaman S.;Sivanantham R.;Bakialakshmi K.;Rajan K.;Pappu S.

Situating megalithic monuments in Tamil Nadu: Content and context

Open Access
Book Chapter

High-carbon steel and ancient sword-making as observed in a double-edged sword from an Iron Age megalithic burial in Tamil Nadu, India

Open Access
Article

Implications of phytolith records from an Early Historic megalithic burial site at Porunthal in Southern India

Open Access
Article
Authors: Premathilake R.;Anupama K.;Rajan K.;Prasad S.;Orukaimani G.;Yathees Kumar V.P.

Situating Iron Age Monuments in South India: A Textual and Ethnographic Approach

Open Access
Book Chapter

Spectroscopic characterization of recently excavated archaeological potsherds from Tamilnadu, India with multi-analytical approach

Open Access
Article
Authors: Raja Annamalai G.;Ravisankar R.;Rajalakshmi A.;Chandrasekaran A.;Rajan K.