A History of Agriculture in India v1.c4.1

v1.c4.1

FOR a work of this nature, in which a multi-disciplinary approach is involved, co-operation from many quarters is necessary. I am particularly grateful to Dr Vishnu-Mittre, of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, for providing reprints of his papers and photographs of food-grains discovered from archaeological sites in India. I am also grateful to Shri M. N. Deshpande, Director-General of the Archaeological Survery of India; Shri B. K. Thapar, Additional Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India; Dr B. B. Lal, Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Simla; and Dr H. D. Sankalia, Deccan College, Pune, for advice on various problems. Dr Sankalia has been generous enough to lend a number of illustrations including reconstructions of chalcolithic villages in Maharashtra. Shri Thapar permitted the use of maps showing the spread of Neolithic cultures. Dr Y. D. Sharma and Shri S. R. Rao generously provided illustrations, and also rare reprints of their papers. I am particularly grateful to Dr V. S. Wakankar, Vikram University, Ujjain, a pioneer in the study of rock paintings, who generously provided sketches of rock paintings.