Minister of Culture, Tourism and Religious Trust and Endowment, Usha Thakur will felicitate two eminent personalities with the Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar Samman on May 4 at 4:30 pm.
Prof. Ravindra Korisettar will be honoured for the year 2018-19 and Narayan Vyas for the year 2019-20. The Samman Samaroh will be organized by the Department of Culture and the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museum in the State Museum Auditorium. This honor is presented by the Department of Archeology to an active Indian citizen and institution for creative, constructive and specific achievements in the field of archaeological culture and conservation of antiquity.
Prof. Ravindra Korisettar
Prof. Ravindra Korisettar was born on 8 July 1952 in Hospet (Karnataka). He acquired training in the field of archaeology under the guidance of Prof. H.D. Sankaliya.
He chose prehistory as his subject in archeology and made a significant contribution in getting Indian prehistory an important place in the world. He was actively associated with various scientific laboratories and research journals and also edited some research journals. Post retirement he served as Dr. D. C. Sarkar Pewett Chair Professor (2013 - 15), Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar Senior Fellow (2015 - 17), Emeritus Fellow of (2017-19) of University Grants Commission and Senior Disciplinary Fellow (2019-21) of Indian Council of Historical Research.
Dr. Narayan Vyas
Dr. Narayan Vyas was born on 5 January 1949 in Ujjain. Following in the footsteps of Padmashri Dr. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar, he made a significant contribution in getting Indian rock painting a special place on the world stage.
After retirement in the year 2009, he has been a constant source of inspiration for students and researchers of schools, colleges and university of Bhopal for the conservation and management of archeology, especially rock painting. More than 100 of his research papers have been published.