Rakesh Tewari

Rakesh Tewari is the current Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India, and was formerly Director, State Department of Archaeology, Uttar Pradesh. His chief archaeological contribution is to demonstrate that rice was cultivated in the Indian subconntinent as early as the 9th millennium BP, in the site of Lahuradewa.[1] His appointment was not without controversy.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://archaeology.up.nic.in/doc/efl_rtrk.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Disgruntled-lot-digs-dirt-on-ASI-chiefs-appointment/2013/08/18/article1739460.ece
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