| Key Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | Prof. Ravindra Korisettar awarded the Rajyotsava Award |
| Award | Rajyotsava Award (one of Karnataka's highest civilian honors) |
| Recipient | Prof. Ravindra Korisettar (Dharwad, Karnataka) |
| Profession | Archaeologist and UGC Emeritus Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad |
| Experience | Over 40 years in archaeology, research, and education |
| Key Journals | Published in Science (2007) and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) |
| Education | Studied Archaeology and Quaternary Studies at Poona University; trained at INQUA (Beijing, China) |
| International Fellowships | Charles Wallace-AIIT Fellowship (University of Cambridge); Fulbright Visiting Scholar (Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.) |
| Major Projects | Multidisciplinary Kashmir Palaeoclimate Project, Computer Application in Archaeology Project, Prehistory and Geoarchaeology of the Middle Krishna Basin |
| Institution Contributions | Established prehistory museums in Ballari and Dharwad; served on academic and government committees |
| Global Collaborations | Worked with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), University Grants Commission (UGC), and international organizations like Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, INQUA Commissions |
| Other Rajyotsava Awardees (2025) | H.M. Pujar, Sannaningappa Mushennagol, Somanna Dhanagonda, Pundalika Shastri, S.V. Hittalmani, R.V. Nadagouda, L.B. Sheikhmaster, Rajshree Nagaraju, Pavan Kumar Bhajantri, Nagalingappa Gangur |
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