DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
The Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology under the Faculty of Social Sciences were among the one of the oldest departments established in the year 1953. The Department is offering B.A. (Hons.) Annual system Programme since its inception. Earliest expressions of humankind are depicted in the form of rock paintings. The rock art seems to be influenced by socio-cultural conventions. It is always a hard task for an archaeologist to reconstruct the realistic model of past cultures and their functions. But reliable model of the past culture can be made by the application of ethno archaeological approach.
Objectives:
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- To describe the history of early India
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- To analyze how a mix of indigenous and foreign influences shaped Indian culture
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- To aware students regarding Harappa and Indian culture and also their ancient empire.
Number of teaching post:
| Post | Sanctioned | Filled | Vacant | Remark |
| Professor | 00 | 00 | 00 | – |
| Associate Professor | 00 | 00 | 00 | – |
| Assistant Professor | 01 | 01 | 00 | Post is filled by a guest faculty |
Faculty Profile:
| Name | Qualification | Designation | Specialization | No. of year of experience |
| Vikas Ku. Khatik | M.A. | Guest lecturer | Architecture | 09 |
Departmental Activities:
| Year | Date | Name of program |
| 2018 | 4 January | Social outreach |
| 2019 | 3 February | Social outreach |
| 2020 | 9 February | Social outreach |
| 2022 | 13 March | Social outreach |
| 2022 | 12 April | Lecture on “ Bhartiya itihas sanskriti ki mahatta- vaidik kal se vartaman kal tak” |
