Spectrum of Indian Culture : Prof. S.B. Deo Felicitation Volume : 2 Vols.

Contents: Editors note. Shantaram Bhalchandra Deo: A life sketch. Curriculum vitae. A short bibliography of Professor Deo's literary achievements. Shantaram/M.N. Deshpande. 2. Dr. S.B. Deo--as I remember/V.B. Kolte. Prof. S.B. Deo--a few reminiscences/R.N. Mehta. S.B. Deo/S.S. Bhandarkar. Dr. S.B. Deo: a perfectionist/R.V. Dhongde. Prof. S.B. Deo--a lovable Guru/Dhairyasheel B. Shirole. S.B. Deo--reminiscences/S.R. Rao. Professor S.B. Deo--an appreciation/Y.M. Dube. Dr. S.B. Deo--as I know him/Jagat Pati Joshi. Prehistory: 1. New research designs and field techniques in Indian palaeolithic studies/K. Paddayya. 2. Taphonomy as a tool in interpreting fossils and their modes of occurrence/G.L. Badam. 3. Palaeolithic cultures of the Ghataprabha basin/R.S. Pappu and Sushma G. Deo. 4. Neolithic of Maharashtra/S.A. Sali. 5. Excavations at Golbai Sasan, District Puri, Orissa/B.K. Sinha. Protohistory: 6. Fresh look at the Indus-Sarasvati chronology: from the formative to the mature period/S.P. Gupta. 7. The date of the nal Cemetery/Gregory L. Possehl. 8. Skeletal identification of massacre victims in archaeological contexts: a forensic anthropological approach/Kenneth A.R. Kennedy. 9. Harappan gold ornaments from Nagwada, Gujarat/V.H. Sonawane. 10. Imlidih 1992: a still earlier phase in the protohistory of the Sarayupar plain/Purushottam Singh. 11. Mandoli--a late Harappan settlement in Delhi/B.S.R. Babu. 12. Painted grey ware: its origin, direction of dispersal and significance/M.D.N. Sahi. 13. Excavation at Purola: an important PGW-cum-Vedic ritual site/K.P. Nautiyal, M.B. Khanduri, Vinod Nautiyal and Y.S. Pharswan. Megaliths: 14. Identifying the megalith-builders in India--some factors/K.V. Soundara Rajan. 15. An investigation into the mortuary practices of Vidarbha megalithic cultures/R.K. Mohanty and S.R. Walimbe. 16. Megalithic religion: an ethnoarchaeological overview/K.T. Reddy and S.K. Rao. 17. The megalithic problem of Vidarbha: retrospect and prospect/R.K. Mohanty and P.S. Joshi. 18. Megalithic pottery: a scientific study/V.D. Gogte and A. Kshirsagar. Archaeology: 19. Paleopathology: its implications in archaeology/Aletha Tavares. 20. Database of bricks in ancient India: an application of visual programming/Ashok Marathe. 21. Indian chronology: a new approach (from the known to the unknown)/S.B. Roy. 22. The antiquity and connotations of the name 'Indian Ocean'/B.N. Mukherjee. 23. Marine archaeology with special reference to Dvaraka/S.R. Rao. 24. Excavated remains at Lalitagiri--a Buddhist site in Orissa/G.C. Chauley. 25. Excavation at Karkabhat, district Durg, M.P./A.K. Sharma. 26. Cosmetics in the early historic period--a study of cosmetic holders/C. Margabandhu. 27. Yavanas and the ancient Tamils/K.S. Ramachandran. 28. Earliest remains of Delhi Sultanate: new evidence from excavations at Lal Kot 1991-93/B.R. Mani. 29. Village settlements in the early medieval Deccan/A.R. Kulkarni. 30. Development of medieval forts in the Chambal Valley/H.N. Singh. History: 31. The date of Varahamihira/Lallanji Gopal. 32. The Chedi-Kalachuri dynasties: a fresh appraisal/K.D. Bajpai. 33. Administrative divisions under the paramaras: a case study/Malati Mahajan. 34. Sati: a historiographical survey of the practice of widow immolation in ancient India/H.A. Phadke. Epigraphy and numismatics: 35. Contributions of women extrepreneurs in the Hinterland trade of the Satavahana period: a fresh light/Amarendra Nath. 36. The Gadhwa inscriptions of the Guptas: some observations/Nisar Ahmad. 37. Interesting light from Paramara Bhoja on deciphering forgotten scripts/V. Venkatachalam. 38. Tiruverumbur inscription of Rajakesarivarman: a reconsideration/V.R. Mani. 39. Jaina ascetics in Sravanabelgola inscriptions/A.V. Narasimha Murthy. 40. New light on the date of coronation of the Vijayanagara King Krishnadevaraya/Channabasappa S. Patil. 41. A new Arabic inscription of Balban from Delhi/N.M. Ganam. 42. King Mahasada of Velpuru inscription and coins/Ajay Mitra Shastri. 43. Jawali Hoard of Yadava gold coins--a note/K.D. Kawadkar. Art, architecture, sculpture and painting: 44. Iconography and philosophy/G.B. Deglurkar. 45. An early form of goddess Sarasvati/P.K. Agrawala. 46. Two rare bronze images from Chandravalli: their significance/A. Sundara. 47. Vishakanya: traditional concept and representation in Indian sculpture/S. Ananda Sastry. 48. A masterpiece of Amaravati art: reexamined/P.R.K. Prasad. 49. The enigmatic Yaksha in the iconography of early Jina images: a reappraisal/A.P. Jamkhedkar. 50. Sectarian factors in Saiva iconography/K.V. Raman. 51. Some manifestations of Nataraja/I.K. Sarma. 52. Newly discovered inscribed Jaina sculptures from Rayadurg/D.R. Gehlot. 53. A pair of painted Kashthapattika from north Gujarat: a technical study/S.K. Bhowmik. 54. Dating of the murals in the Mattancherry Palace, Cochin--a review/L.K. Srinivasan and V. Shivananda. 55. A nineteenth century woodblock printed scroll/Ratan Parimoo. 56. The apsidal temples in Andhra Pradesh/D. Hanumantha Rao. 57. India and Central Asia--through arts and literature/P. Banerjee. Religion: 58. Buddhism: the path of non-violence/Rasesh Jamindar. 59. The Nagarjunakonda stupas transmute Buddhist ideologies/K. Krishna Murthy. 60. The Vajra of Indra: an archaeological approach/Arun Kumar. 61. Is the fight between Siva and Ganesa an episode of Oedipal conflict?/Y. Krishan. Literature: 62. Structuralism: linguistics and archaeology/R.V. Dhongde. 63. Simha-Asana/Sadashiv A. Dange. 64. The Gahasattasai and archaeology/Suneeti Dublay. 65. Chaitya Paripati and Ahmedabad/R.N. Mehta. Preservation: 66. Sterile layer in archaeological deposits: a chemical approach/B.C. Deotare. 67. Metallurgy of gold in Indian archaeology/H.C. Bhardwaj. 68. Preservation of rock-cut monuments in western India/R. Sengupta. 69. Caring for an ancient edifice: Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu/A.K. Bahadur. 70. Taj and its present status vis-a-vis air pollution/B.N. Tandon.