Summary
Nayanjot Lahiri is a historian and archaeologist of ancient India and a professor of history at Ashoka University.[1][2] She was previously on the faculty of the department of history at the University of Delhi.[3]
Nayanjot Lahiri | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College |
| Occupation | Professor of history |
| Known for | Work in archaeology |
| Awards | John F. Richards, Infosys Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Ashoka University |
She is the winner of the 2013 Infosys Prize, in the humanities, for her work in archaeology[4][5] and the 2016 awardee of the John F. Richards prize for her book Ashoka in Ancient India.[6] She also served on the Humanities jury for the Infosys Prize from 2017 to 2018.[7]
Works edit
Her books include The Archaeology of Indian Trade Routes (1992), Finding Forgotten Cities (2005) and Ashoka in Ancient India (2015). She has edited The Decline and Fall of the Indus Civilization (2000) and an issue of World Archaeology entitled The Archaeology of Hinduism (2004).[8]
Bibliography edit
- Ashoka in Ancient India. Harvard University Press. 2015. ISBN 9780674057777.
- Finding Forgotten Cities: How the Indus Civilization was discovered. Hachette India. 2012. ISBN 9789350094198.
- With Singh, Upinder, eds. (2010). Ancient India: new research. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198068303.
References edit
- ^ Trautman, Thomas (May 2016). "Ashoka in Ancient India (book review)". H-net. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Walk back to the past: Take a tour of the Harappan civilisation in a Delhi museum". 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Ashoka University". www.ashoka.edu.in. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri". Infosys Science Foundation. 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "2013 Infosys Science Prize Winners Announced". India Today. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Nayanjot Lahiri bags prize for book on Ashoka". The Hindu.
- ^ Humanities Jury, Infosys Science Foundation. "Infosys Prize - Jury 2018".
- ^ Lahiri, Nayanjot (2005). Finding Forgotten Cities. Ranikhet: Permanent Black. ISBN 978-8178244648.