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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dikshit also endeavored to multiply the contacts of his Department not only with the provincial museums, but also with Archaeological departments in the Indian States. He contributed his mite in the development of the Rajputana Museum in Ajmer by means of sparing antiquities and also allocating financial assistance to the institution. Dikshit helped the launching of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kannada Research Society&amp;#039;&amp;#039; at Dharwar (or Dharwad in Kornataka state, India) and the prehistoric research expedition in Gujarat.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dikshit also endeavored to multiply the contacts of his Department not only with the provincial museums, but also with Archaeological departments in the Indian States. He contributed his mite in the development of the Rajputana Museum in Ajmer by means of sparing antiquities and also allocating financial assistance to the institution. Dikshit helped the launching of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kannada Research Society&amp;#039;&amp;#039; at Dharwar (or Dharwad in Kornataka state, India) and the prehistoric research expedition in Gujarat.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A large-scale excavation of the site of Ahicchatra in the district of Bareli (Uttor Prodesh, India) was undertaken during 1940-44 under the worthy direction of Dikshit, in which a special attention was directed to the typological classification of ceramic finds, which ranged over fifteen centuries. He was also one of Sir John Marshall&#039;s collaborators in the well-known excavation of Mohenjodaro. He excavated the [[paharpur]] mounds (Rajshahi, Bangladesh), which brought to light one of the most important, and large-sized temples embellished with numerous [[terracotta]] plaques of Gupta and Pala era. The large size terracotta plaques found at Ahichhatra with those of Paharpur have revealed a new school of art in burnt clay. K.N. Dikshit&#039;;s died just after retirement in 1944, marked the end of an era, which had begun with Sir John Marshall.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A large-scale excavation of the site of Ahicchatra in the district of Bareli (Uttor Prodesh, India) was undertaken during 1940-44 under the worthy direction of Dikshit, in which a special attention was directed to the typological classification of ceramic finds, which ranged over fifteen centuries. He was also one of Sir John Marshall&#039;s collaborators in the well-known excavation of Mohenjodaro. He excavated the [[paharpur]] mounds (Rajshahi, Bangladesh), which brought to light one of the most important, and large-sized temples embellished with numerous [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Terracotta Art|&lt;/ins&gt;terracotta]] plaques of Gupta and Pala era. The large size terracotta plaques found at Ahichhatra with those of Paharpur have revealed a new school of art in burnt clay. K.N. Dikshit&#039;;s died just after retirement in 1944, marked the end of an era, which had begun with Sir John Marshall.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some of his important publications are; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Six Sculptures from Mahoba&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1921; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Excavations at paharpur, Bengal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1938; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Progress of Archaeology in India during the Past Twenty-five Years,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1939; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prehistoric Civilization of the Indus Valley&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1939. [Saifuddin Chowdhury]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some of his important publications are; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Six Sculptures from Mahoba&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1921; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Excavations at paharpur, Bengal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1938; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Progress of Archaeology in India during the Past Twenty-five Years,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1939; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prehistoric Civilization of the Indus Valley&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1939. [Saifuddin Chowdhury]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Mukbil at 15:07, 21 September 2021</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Dikshit, Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan&#039;&#039;&#039; (1889-1944) Director General of the &#039;&#039;Archaeological Survey of India &#039;&#039;from&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;1937-1944. Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan Dikshit was born in 1889. Before this Assignment at [[archaeological survey of india]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/del&gt;he worked as Superintendent of Archaeology in [[indian museum]] and in several provinces as Government Epigraphist and Deputy Director General of Archaeological Survey of India. Endeavors were made during his tenure to carry out the excavations of Archaeological sites by encouraging Indian Universities and institutions to participate in exploration work. For Dikshit believed that an indispensable condition for advancement of the study of India&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;s unknown past was the widespread extension of archaeological researches from the confines of a mere official organisation into the academic activities of the universities and learned societies, from the monopoly, so to say, of the civil servant to the free initiative of the educated public. He issued license to the [[university of calcutta]] to excavate the ancient site of Bangarh in south Dinajpur (Malda, West Bengal) district and thus making it the first Indian University to take active part in Archaeological excavation operations.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Dikshit, Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan&#039;&#039;&#039; (1889-1944) &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/ins&gt;Director General of the &#039;&#039;Archaeological Survey of India&#039;&#039; from 1937-1944. Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan Dikshit was born in 1889. Before this Assignment at [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Archaeological Survey of India|&lt;/ins&gt;archaeological survey of india]], he worked as Superintendent of Archaeology in [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Indian Museum, Kolkata|&lt;/ins&gt;indian museum]] and in several provinces as Government Epigraphist and Deputy Director General of Archaeological Survey of India. Endeavors were made during his tenure to carry out the excavations of Archaeological sites by encouraging Indian Universities and institutions to participate in exploration work. For Dikshit believed that an indispensable condition for advancement of the study of India&#039;s unknown past was the widespread extension of archaeological researches from the confines of a mere official organisation into the academic activities of the universities and learned societies, from the monopoly, so to say, of the civil servant to the free initiative of the educated public. He issued license to the [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;University of Calcutta|&lt;/ins&gt;university of calcutta]] to excavate the ancient site of Bangarh in south Dinajpur (Malda, West Bengal) district and thus making it the first Indian University to take active part in Archaeological excavation operations.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;Dikshit also endeavored to multiply the contacts of his Department not only with the provincial museums, but also with Archaeological departments in the Indian States. He contributed his mite in the development of the Rajputana Museum in Ajmer by means of sparing antiquities and also allocating financial assistance to the institution. Dikshit helped the launching of &#039;&#039;Kannada Research Society&#039;&#039; at Dharwar (or Dharwad in Kornataka state, India) and the prehistoric research expedition in Gujarat.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dikshit also endeavored to multiply the contacts of his Department not only with the provincial museums, but also with Archaeological departments in the Indian States. He contributed his mite in the development of the Rajputana Museum in Ajmer by means of sparing antiquities and also allocating financial assistance to the institution. Dikshit helped the launching of &#039;&#039;Kannada Research Society&#039;&#039; at Dharwar (or Dharwad in Kornataka state, India) and the prehistoric research expedition in Gujarat.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;A large-scale excavation of the site of Ahicchatra in the district of Bareli (Uttor Prodesh, India) was undertaken during 1940-44 under the worthy direction of Dikshit, in which a special attention was directed to the typological classification of ceramic finds, which ranged over fifteen centuries. He was also one of Sir John Marshall&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;;&lt;/del&gt;s collaborators in the well-known excavation of Mohenjodaro. He excavated the [[paharpur]] mounds (Rajshahi, Bangladesh), which brought to light one of the most important, and large-sized temples embellished with numerous [[terracotta]] plaques of Gupta and Pala era. The large size terracotta plaques found at Ahichhatra with those of Paharpur have revealed a new school of art in burnt clay. K.N. Dikshit&#039;;s died just after retirement in 1944, marked the end of an era, which had begun with Sir John Marshall.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A large-scale excavation of the site of Ahicchatra in the district of Bareli (Uttor Prodesh, India) was undertaken during 1940-44 under the worthy direction of Dikshit, in which a special attention was directed to the typological classification of ceramic finds, which ranged over fifteen centuries. He was also one of Sir John Marshall&#039;s collaborators in the well-known excavation of Mohenjodaro. He excavated the [[paharpur]] mounds (Rajshahi, Bangladesh), which brought to light one of the most important, and large-sized temples embellished with numerous [[terracotta]] plaques of Gupta and Pala era. The large size terracotta plaques found at Ahichhatra with those of Paharpur have revealed a new school of art in burnt clay. K.N. Dikshit&#039;;s died just after retirement in 1944, marked the end of an era, which had begun with Sir John Marshall.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;Some of his important publications are; &#039;&#039;Six Sculptures from Mahoba&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;,&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039; 1921; &#039;&#039;Excavations at paharpur, Bengal&#039;&#039;, 1938; &#039;&#039;The Progress of Archaeology in India during the Past Twenty-five Years,&#039;&#039; 1939; &#039;&#039;Prehistoric Civilization of the Indus Valley&#039;&#039;, 1939. [Saifuddin Chowdhury&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] [Chowdhury, Saifuddin  Professor of Folklore, Rajshahi University&lt;/del&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some of his important publications are; &#039;&#039;Six Sculptures from Mahoba&#039;&#039;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;1921; &#039;&#039;Excavations at paharpur, Bengal&#039;&#039;, 1938; &#039;&#039;The Progress of Archaeology in India during the Past Twenty-five Years,&#039;&#039; 1939; &#039;&#039;Prehistoric Civilization of the Indus Valley&#039;&#039;, 1939. [Saifuddin Chowdhury]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<id>https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Dikshit,_Rao_Bahadur_Kashinath_Narayan&amp;diff=10886&amp;oldid=prev</id>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Dikshit, Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan&#039;&#039;&#039; (1889-1944) Director General of the &#039;&#039;Archaeological Survey of India &#039;&#039;from&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;1937-1944. Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan Dikshit was born in 1889. Before this Assignment at [[archaeological survey of india]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;he worked as Superintendent of Archaeology in [[indian museum]] and in several provinces as Government Epigraphist and Deputy Director General of Archaeological Survey of India. Endeavors were made during his tenure to carry out the excavations of Archaeological sites by encouraging Indian Universities and institutions to participate in exploration work. For Dikshit believed that an indispensable condition for advancement of the study of India&#039;;s unknown past was the widespread extension of archaeological researches from the confines of a mere official organisation into the academic activities of the universities and learned societies, from the monopoly, so to say, of the civil servant to the free initiative of the educated public. He issued license to the [[university of calcutta]] to excavate the ancient site of Bangarh in south Dinajpur (Malda, West Bengal) district and thus making it the first Indian University to take active part in Archaeological excavation operations.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Dikshit, Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan&#039;&#039;&#039; (1889-1944) Director General of the &#039;&#039;Archaeological Survey of India &#039;&#039;from&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;1937-1944. Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan Dikshit was born in 1889. Before this Assignment at [[archaeological survey of india]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;he worked as Superintendent of Archaeology in [[indian museum]] and in several provinces as Government Epigraphist and Deputy Director General of Archaeological Survey of India. Endeavors were made during his tenure to carry out the excavations of Archaeological sites by encouraging Indian Universities and institutions to participate in exploration work. For Dikshit believed that an indispensable condition for advancement of the study of India&#039;;s unknown past was the widespread extension of archaeological researches from the confines of a mere official organisation into the academic activities of the universities and learned societies, from the monopoly, so to say, of the civil servant to the free initiative of the educated public. He issued license to the [[university of calcutta]] to excavate the ancient site of Bangarh in south Dinajpur (Malda, West Bengal) district and thus making it the first Indian University to take active part in Archaeological excavation operations.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;Dikshit also endeavored to multiply the contacts of his Department not only with the provincial museums, but also with Archaeological departments in the Indian States. He contributed his mite in the development of the Rajputana Museum in Ajmer by means of sparing antiquities and also allocating financial assistance to the institution. Dikshit helped the launching of &#039;&#039;Kannada Research Society&#039;&#039; at Dharwar (or Dharwad in Kornataka state, India) and the prehistoric research expedition in Gujarat.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  Dikshit also endeavored to multiply the contacts of his Department not only with the provincial museums, but also with Archaeological departments in the Indian States. He contributed his mite in the development of the Rajputana Museum in Ajmer by means of sparing antiquities and also allocating financial assistance to the institution. Dikshit helped the launching of &#039;&#039;Kannada Research Society&#039;&#039; at Dharwar (or Dharwad in Kornataka state, India) and the prehistoric research expedition in Gujarat.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;A large-scale excavation of the site of Ahicchatra in the district of Bareli (Uttor Prodesh, India) was undertaken during 1940-44 under the worthy direction of Dikshit, in which a special attention was directed to the typological classification of ceramic finds, which ranged over fifteen centuries. He was also one of Sir John Marshall&#039;;s collaborators in the well-known excavation of Mohenjodaro. He excavated the [[paharpur]] mounds (Rajshahi, Bangladesh), which brought to light one of the most important, and large-sized temples embellished with numerous [[terracotta]] plaques of Gupta and Pala era. The large size terracotta plaques found at Ahichhatra with those of Paharpur have revealed a new school of art in burnt clay. K.N. Dikshit&#039;;s died just after retirement in 1944, marked the end of an era, which had begun with Sir John Marshall.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  A large-scale excavation of the site of Ahicchatra in the district of Bareli (Uttor Prodesh, India) was undertaken during 1940-44 under the worthy direction of Dikshit, in which a special attention was directed to the typological classification of ceramic finds, which ranged over fifteen centuries. He was also one of Sir John Marshall&#039;;s collaborators in the well-known excavation of Mohenjodaro. He excavated the [[paharpur]] mounds (Rajshahi, Bangladesh), which brought to light one of the most important, and large-sized temples embellished with numerous [[terracotta]] plaques of Gupta and Pala era. The large size terracotta plaques found at Ahichhatra with those of Paharpur have revealed a new school of art in burnt clay. K.N. Dikshit&#039;;s died just after retirement in 1944, marked the end of an era, which had begun with Sir John Marshall.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;Some of his important publications are; &#039;&#039;Six Sculptures from Mahoba,&#039;&#039; 1921; &#039;&#039;Excavations at paharpur, Bengal&#039;&#039;, 1938; &#039;&#039;The Progress of Archaeology in India during the Past Twenty-five Years,&#039;&#039; 1939; &#039;&#039;Prehistoric Civilization of the Indus Valley&#039;&#039;, 1939. [Saifuddin Chowdhury] [Chowdhury, Saifuddin  Professor of Folklore, Rajshahi University]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;  Some of his important publications are; &#039;&#039;Six Sculptures from Mahoba,&#039;&#039; 1921; &#039;&#039;Excavations at paharpur, Bengal&#039;&#039;, 1938; &#039;&#039;The Progress of Archaeology in India during the Past Twenty-five Years,&#039;&#039; 1939; &#039;&#039;Prehistoric Civilization of the Indus Valley&#039;&#039;, 1939. [Saifuddin Chowdhury] [Chowdhury, Saifuddin  Professor of Folklore, Rajshahi University]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dikshit, Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1889-1944) Director General of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Archaeological Survey of India &amp;#039;&amp;#039;from&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;1937-1944. Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan Dikshit was born in 1889. Before this Assignment at [[archaeological survey of india]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;he worked as Superintendent of Archaeology in [[indian museum]] and in several provinces as Government Epigraphist and Deputy Director General of Archaeological Survey of India. Endeavors were made during his tenure to carry out the excavations of Archaeological sites by encouraging Indian Universities and institutions to participate in exploration work. For Dikshit believed that an indispensable condition for advancement of the study of India&amp;#039;;s unknown past was the widespread extension of archaeological researches from the confines of a mere official organisation into the academic activities of the universities and learned societies, from the monopoly, so to say, of the civil servant to the free initiative of the educated public. He issued license to the [[university of calcutta]] to excavate the ancient site of Bangarh in south Dinajpur (Malda, West Bengal) district and thus making it the first Indian University to take active part in Archaeological excavation operations. &lt;br /&gt;
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 &amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;Dikshit also endeavored to multiply the contacts of his Department not only with the provincial museums, but also with Archaeological departments in the Indian States. He contributed his mite in the development of the Rajputana Museum in Ajmer by means of sparing antiquities and also allocating financial assistance to the institution. Dikshit helped the launching of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kannada Research Society&amp;#039;&amp;#039; at Dharwar (or Dharwad in Kornataka state, India) and the prehistoric research expedition in Gujarat. &lt;br /&gt;
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 &amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;A large-scale excavation of the site of Ahicchatra in the district of Bareli (Uttor Prodesh, India) was undertaken during 1940-44 under the worthy direction of Dikshit, in which a special attention was directed to the typological classification of ceramic finds, which ranged over fifteen centuries. He was also one of Sir John Marshall&amp;#039;;s collaborators in the well-known excavation of Mohenjodaro. He excavated the [[paharpur]] mounds (Rajshahi, Bangladesh), which brought to light one of the most important, and large-sized temples embellished with numerous [[terracotta]] plaques of Gupta and Pala era. The large size terracotta plaques found at Ahichhatra with those of Paharpur have revealed a new school of art in burnt clay. K.N. Dikshit&amp;#039;;s died just after retirement in 1944, marked the end of an era, which had begun with Sir John Marshall. &lt;br /&gt;
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 &amp;lt;p class=Normal &amp;gt;Some of his important publications are; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Six Sculptures from Mahoba,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1921; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Excavations at paharpur, Bengal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1938; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Progress of Archaeology in India during the Past Twenty-five Years,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1939; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prehistoric Civilization of the Indus Valley&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1939. [Saifuddin Chowdhury] [Chowdhury, Saifuddin  Professor of Folklore, Rajshahi University]&lt;br /&gt;
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