Rock Art Archives of Our Ancestors (Celebrating Birth Centenary of Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar)

About The Book

“Rock Art: Archives of Our Ancestors” is a festschrift to Padma Shri Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar alias Haribhau, the world renowned scholar of rock art who discovered the caves and rock shelters of Bhimbetka (Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India) in 1957-58. Year 2019 is the birth centenary of Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar and the torch given by him is still illuminating the path of scholars and new researchers. The papers (21 in number) prepared with the help of modern techniques and equipments present the references and contexts of rock art found from India in which they were initially produced. The chronology, the evolutionary changes and development and even documentation of new or lesser known sites are important attributes of these papers. These are not simple depictions, but are one amongst the oldest forms of human expressions of his feelings, behavior, life style, habits, and livelihoods, social, cultural and religious life too and is found throughout the world that dates back thousands of years ago. It can well be said that the work started by Dr. V. S. Wakankar has long way to go and the vigilant scholars and novices are successful in unveiling the unknown world of primitive men through their researches.

About the Author

Dr. Niharika, born 1958 in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh, India is a great lover of literature, history and archaeology. She graduated with a Masters in AIHC & Archaeology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and did her Ph.D. on “Stone Beads in Ancient India” from the same institution. An award-winning author with 10 books on history and archaeology, more than 35 papers and articles published in National and International journals. She has been awarded first prize by Ministry of Culture, India for original writing in Hindi on Archaeology. She is Chief Editor and Publisher of the International bi-annual research journal ‘Arnava’, under continuous publication since 2012. She also writes stories and poems published in reputed magazines and has published 4 books of Hindi literature. One of her stories has been added to the academic syllabus of Graduation level in SRTM University, Nanded, Maharashtra.

Sachin Kr. Tiwary, born in 1985 in Chaibasa (Singhbhum district of Jharkhand in India), has a great passion for the field of archaeology right from his college days. He has passed Graduation and Post Graduation from Banaras Hindu University and also completed Post Graduate Diploma in Archaeology from Institute of Archaeology in 2009. He has been awarded his Ph.D. degree on “Rock Art of Kaimur Region (Bihar)” from Patna University, Patna. He has worked as Archaeologist and Deputy Superintending Archaeologist in Archaeological Survey of India from 2009 to 2015. At present he is serving as Assistant Professor in the Dept. of AIHC and Archaeology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He has more than 35 articles and research papers published in International, National and regional Journals. He has also presented several research papers in many International, National and regional seminars, conferences and workshops. He has six books to his credit. He is Associate Editor of “Arnava”; a bi-annual International Research Journal. He is life member of many international and national societies of Archaeology and Indology such as IAS, ISPOS, RASI and IAHC.