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Dr. R.K. Sharma, (born 1932) Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jabalpur retired in 1992. Subsequently he was Visiting Professor in the University of Sagar for one academic session and Senior Research Fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research for three years. Dr. Sharma’s contributions to the cause of Indian Archaeology in general and Archaeology of Madhya Pradesh in particular are widely acclaimed. On account of this he was felicitated by a Volume (in two parts) entitled “Heritage of Indian-Past and Present” which was brought out in his honour and presented to him in 1994. The credit of directing the archaeological excavations of Gilaulikhera, Kakrehta and Patan goes to him. A large number of research papers have been published by him in journals of national and international repute. His prestigious publications include : Madhya Pradesh Ke Puratattva Ka Sandarbha Granth (Bhopal, 1974), The Temple of Chaunsatha Yogini at Bheraghat (Delhi, 1978), Art of the Paramaras of Malwa (Ed.) (Delhi, 1979), The Kalachuris and Their Times (Delhi, 1980), Indian Archaeology-New Perspectives (Ed.) (Delhi, 1982), Archaeology of Bhopal Region (Delhi, 1980), Rock-Art of India (Ed.) (Delhi, 1983), Vajapeya – Essays on Evolution of Indian Art and Culture (Prof. K.D. Bajpai Fel. Vol.) (Ed.) (Delhi, 1987), Studies in Shell Script (Ed.) (Delhi, 1990), Art of the Kalachuris (Ed.) (Bhopal, 1991), Excavations at Kakrehta (Delhi, 1992), Krsna Smrti (Prof. K.D. Bajpai Comm. Vol.) (Ed.) (Delhi, 1995), and Prehistoric Art in India (Dr. S.K. Pandey Fel. Vol.) (Ed.) (Delhi, 1996). A series of other publications are in process.

Dr. N. Pandey Principal Scientist in the Department of Agronomy, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur. He received his B.Sc. (Ag.) and M.Sc. (Ag.) degree from Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is well known for his work on water and nutrient management and cropping system. He has published and presented more than 150 research papers in different journals and many technical bulletins for providing technologies to the farmers. He has vast experience of teaching of Under-graduate, Post-graduate and Ph.D. programme, and research and extension activities. He has published the book “Guide for Agricultural Entrance Examinations” and “Agriculture At A Glance” as co-author. At present, he is the Principal Scientist of All India Co-ordinated Rice Improvement Project in the Department of Agronomy, IGKV, Raipur.

Dr. V.K. Pandey is Professor and Incharge Dean of BRSM College of Agril. Engineering and Technology Mungeli, IGKV, Raipur. He is M.E. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has published and presented more than 56 research papers in various International and National journals, Conference proceedings etc. He has an experience of about 22 years in teaching, research and extension activity in the field of his specialization.