Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar | |
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| Born | (1875-11-19)19 November 1875 |
| Died | 13 May 1950(1950-05-13) (aged 74) |
| Known for | Archaeology |
| Parent | Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (father) |
Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar (Marathi:देवदत्त रामकृष्ण भांडारकर; 19 November 1875 – 13 May 1950) was an Indian archaeologist andepigraphist who worked with theArchaeological Survey of India (ASI). Born in MarathiGaud Saraswat Brahmin family, he was the son of eminentIndologist,R. G. Bhandarkar.
Bhandarkar was born on 19 November 1875. On graduating in history, Bhandarkar joined the ASI and was posted to the western circle as an assistant to Henry Cousin.[1]
As Assistant Superintendent, Bhandarkar worked in the thenRajputana, excavating the city of Nagari inChittorgarh district in 1915–16.[1] He succeededGeorge Thibaut as theCarmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture in theUniversity of Calcutta and held the post from 1917 to 1936.
Gandhiji met Dr. Bhandarkar in 1896 atPune,Bombay Presidency in regards to the South African Indian question.[2]
As Superintending Archeologist of the Western Circle of ASI, he visitedMohenjo-daro in 1911-12. He dismissed the ruins as only 200 years old, with 'bricks of a modern type' and 'a total lack of carved terra-cottas amidst the whole ruins'.John Keay had called his assessment as"wrong in every detail, this statement must rank amongst archaeology's greatest gaffes."[3]
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