K. Paddayya Explained

K. Paddayya
Birth Date:20 May 1943
Birth Place:Pamulapadu,Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation:Archaeologist
Awards:Padma Shri

Katragadda Paddayya is an Indian archaeologist, Professor Emeritus and a former director of Deccan College, known to have introduced two major perspectives in archaeological theory and methodology.[1] He was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[2]

Biography

Paddayya hails from Pune and secured a doctoral degree in archaeology from Pune University in 1968.[3] He started his career as a lecturer in European Prehistory by joining the department of archaeology of Deccan College. Over the years, he rose in ranks as the Reader, Professor and later, as the Director of the institution.[4] On retirement, Deccan College conferred the status of Professor Emeritus on Paddayya.

Paddayya is known to have done extensive research on the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures of the Shorapur Doab in the Deccan.[5] He is credited with two theoretical and methodological perspectives in archaeological studies which are considered by many as major innovations. He has held two Fulbright Scholarships with the University of California and University of New Mexico and this has assisted in enhanced cooperation between American and Indian archaeologists. He is also a recipient of Senior lecture grants from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and the Smithsonian Institution.

Paddayya, who had a close association with the renowned scholar, Kenneth Adrian Raine Kennedy,[6] has authored 7 books and several articles in peer reviewed journals.[7] [8] [9] Some of his notable works are:

Paddayya has served the editorial boards of journals such as Indian Historical Review and the Journal of Social Archaeology and has given many lectures on archaeology.[13] An honorary fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Paddayya was awarded the civilian honour of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2012.

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  1. Web site: USIEF . USIEF . 2014 . 17 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2014 . 11 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
  3. Book: Springer . 5707–5708 . Springer . 2014 . 10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_320 . Paddayya, Katragadda. Gullapalli. Praveena. Jhaldiyal . Richa . 978-1-4419-0426-3 .
  4. Web site: Shanghai Archaeology Forum . Shanghai Archaeology Forum . 2014 . 17 December 2014.
  5. Book: Recent Studies in Indian Archaeology (Indian Council of Historical Research Monograph, 6) . Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers . K. Paddayya . January 2004 . 454 . 978-8121509299.
  6. News: The hindu . The hindu . 7 May 2014 . 17 December 2014. Rajendran . S. .
  7. Web site: IISC . IISC . 2014 . 17 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Academia . Academia . 2014 . 17 December 2014.
  9. Web site: Worldcat . Worldcat . 2014 . 17 December 2014.
  10. Book: Investigations into the Neolithic Culture of the Shorapur Doab, South India (Studies in South Asian Culture) . Brill Academic Pub . K. Paddayya . D. R. Shah . August 1997 . 978-9004037694.
  11. Book: The New Archaeology and Aftermath: A View from Outside the Anglo-American World . Ravish Publishers . K. Paddayya . 1990.
  12. Book: Multiple Approaches to the Study of India's Early Past: Essays in Theoretical Archaeology . Aryan Books International . K. Paddayya . September 2004 . 230 . 978-8173054785.
  13. Web site: Deccan College . Deccan College . 2014 . 17 December 2014.

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