Dhavalikar, Madhukar Keshav

Basic Biographical Information

Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar (Fig. 1) was born on May 16, 1930, at Patas (Maharashtra). He received his B.A. in second class in Economics and Political Science in 1952, M.A. in 1958 in first class, and Ph.D. degree in Archaeology in 1964 from University of Poona (Pune) in ancient Indian Culture and Archaeology. He was awarded the University prize for standing first in M.A. exam. He served in the Archaeological Survey of India as Technical Assistant from 1953 to 1965. He was a lecturer in Ancient Indian History and Archaeology at the Nagpur University from 1965 to 1967 and later Deccan College, Pune, as Reader in Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology from 1967 to 1980 and as Professor from 1982 to 1990 in Deccan College Post-Graduate Research Institute (now Deemed University), Pune. He held the position of Joint-Director from 1982 to 1985 and Director from 1985 to 1990.

Dhavalikar, Madhukar Keshav, Fig. 1

Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar