Rakhaldas bandyopadhyay biography for kids
Rakhaldas bandyopadhyay biography for kids...
R. D. Banerji
Indian archaeologist (–)
R. R.d. banerji full nameD. Banerji | |
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| Born | ()12 April [1][2] Berhampore, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 23 May () (aged&#;45) Kalighat, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, historian, linguist, |
| Known&#;for | Proposing the antiquity of Mohenjo-daro |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Institutions | Archeological Survey of India Banaras Hindu University |
Rakhal Das Banerji, also Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay (12 April – 23 May ), was an Indian archaeologist and an officer of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).
In , he became the second ASI officer deputed to survey the site of Mohenjo-daro and returned there in the season. He was the first person to propose the remote antiquity of the site&#;which he did in a letter to Marshall in &#;and in effect of the Harappan culture.
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