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Madhusudan Narhar Deshpande (11 November 1920 – 7 August 2008), was an Indian archaeologist, art historian and conservator who served as Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1972 to 1978.[1][2][3]


Early life


Deshpande was born into a Deshastha Brahmin family in the village of Rahimatpur in the Satara district of the then Bombay Presidency. He did his schooling in Poona and graduated with honours from Fergusson College in 1942. Deshpande did his post graduate research at the Deccan College under H. D. Sankalia on "The Cultural History of India based on Jain Canonical Literature and Archaeology" but before completion, he was selected by Mortimer Wheeler to undergo training in field archaeology in the School of Archaeology at Taxila.[4]


Books



References


  1. Nayanjot Lahiri (30 November 2020). Archaeology and the Public Purpose: Writings on and by M.N. Deshpande. Oxford University Press. p. 107. ISBN 9780190993863.
  2. Rao 1981, p. ix.
  3. "M.N. Deshpande: Archaeologist as miracle worker". Frontline, The Hindu. 1 January 2021.
  4. Nayanjot Lahiri (30 November 2020). Archaeology and the Public Purpose: Writings on and by M.N. Deshpande. Oxford University Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780190993863.

Bibliography


Preceded by
B. B. Lal
Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India
1972 - 1978
Succeeded by
B. K. Thapar



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