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A thread on Padmashri Dr Vishnu Sridhar Wakankar, noted Indian archeologist and founder of Sanskar Bharati. His birth centenary year concludes today. Dr. Wakankar was born in Neemach, MP on 4th May 1919. @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi @MinOfCultureGoI #PadmashriWakankar
He got his Graduate Diploma in Art from Mumbai, but he switched over to history and archeology as that topic interested him more. He earned his MA Ph. D. (History / Archaeology )from Deccan College, Pune. #PadmashriWakankar @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi @MinOfCultureGoI
Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar was the founder of Bharati Kala Bhavan at Ujjain – a centre for study of drawing, painting, sculpture etc & @sanskarbharati - the largest cultural organization of India. @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi @MinOfCultureGoI #PadmashriWakankar
Dr. V S Wakankar has written than 6 books, contributed over 400 papers on archeology, art and history. It was due to his efforts that the ore-historic cave paintings of Bhimbetka were revealed to the world. @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi @MinOfCultureGoI #PadmashriWakankar
Dr. Wakankar discovered & studied more than 4000 rock shelters in India. He carried out excavations at Maheshwar, Navada Toli, Indragarh, Manoti, Mandsaur, Dangwada as well as Roman sites in England & Incoliev in France. @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi #PadmashriWakankar
#Bhimbetka rock shelters have man-made rock paintings dating back to more than 10,000 years. They are well preserved and are recognised as a ‘World Heritage Site” by @unesconewdelhi @UNESCO @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi @MinOfCultureGoI #PadmashriWakanar
Another contribution of Dr. V S Wakankar is the tracing of the Saraswati. A team led by him traced the path of this river and discovered several sites belonging to the Sindhu-Saraswati Civilization. #PadmashriWakankar @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi @MinOfCultureGoI
Dr. V. S. Wakankar identified the spot where Tropic of Cancer and the local longitude intersect each other at village Dongla near Ujjain. During summer solstice as the sun is exactly overhead at noon, no shadow is cast. #PadmashriWakhankar @ASIGoI @prahladspatel @maliniawasthi
Dr. Wakankar's contributions to the study of history, archaeology and rock art and his discovery of the now famous – Bhimbetka painted rock shelter’s near Bhopal – a world heritage site declared by @UNESCO earned him the coveted “Padma Shri” in 1975. #PadmashriWakankar
In 1954, Dr. V. S. Wakankar along with his colleagues Mr. Sachidananda Nagdeve, Mr. Muzaffar Qureshi and Mr. Rahim Guttiwala, explored the ravines of Chambal and Narmada rivers in MP. #PadmashriWakankar @maliniawasthi @sanskarbharati @MinOfCultureGoI @prahladspatel @ASIGoI
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