Braj Basi Lal
Date of Birth  :
1921
Place of Birth  :
Jhansi
Country  :
India
Field of Expertise  :
Archaeology
Educational background  :
Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • He was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1968 to 1972, and has worked as President of the World Archaeological Congress.
  • He also served in for UNESCO committees.
  • He acknowledged the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2000.
  • He has finished excavations in the Indus Valley Civilization with Mortimer Wheeler and other archaeologists.
  • He was taught in excavation by the veteran archaeologist.

His Works

  • The Earliest Civilization of South Asia (1997)
  • India 1947-1997: New Light on the Indus Civilization (1998)
  • Lal, B.B., (1984) Frontiers of the Indus Civilization.1984.
  • Lal, B.B. 2005. The Homeland of the Aryans. Evidence of Rigvedic Flora and Fa

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