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An archeologist, historian and writer, Rima Hooja is currently the Director of Minnesota University's MSID India Program. With a MA in History, Post-graduate Certificate in Archeological (Cambridge, UK), and a Ph.D. in Archeology, also from Cambridge University. Rima has held several academic posts, including Associate Professor Indian Tradition & Culture. Kota Open University, and Visiting Fellow, Institute of development studies Jaipur. A Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, she has served on several governing boards, committees and councils. Rima has over fifty published research papers and articles to her credit, besides journalistic articles, contributions to the Students Encyclopedia Britannica, and presentations at international seminars and conferences. Books by her include The Ahar Culture and beyond; Prince, Patriot, Parliamentarian: Biography of Dr. Karni Singh - Maharaja of Bikaner; Environment Degradation; Crusader for Self-Rule: Tej Bahadur Sapru and the Indian national Movement, and an English translation of a fifteenth century AD Sanskrit manuscript on iconography, Mandan's "Devata-Murti-Prakarnam".