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Alok Kumar Kanungo is an Indian author, archaeologist and ethnographer currently Associate Research Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)[1] and an adjunct Associate research professor at Flinders University, Australia.[2] His work primarily focuses on the study of ancient glass, beads, and indigenous crafts, bridging the gap between traditional knowledge systems and modern archaeological practices.[3][4] He has travelled and documented the heritage of the Nagas of north-east India, and the Bondos and Juangs of Odisha. He is recipient of Humboldt, Fulbright, British Academy, Rakow, Homi Bhabha, SPARC,[5] ICG and ICHR Fellowships.[6][7][8]
Education
editAlok Kumar Kanungo was born in Odisha. He pursued his higher education in archaeology, completing his BA from Khallikote College, Berhampur University, 1992, MA from Deccan College, Pune University, 1994, PG Diploma in Museology from Solapur University, 2005 and PhD from Deccan College, 2003.[3]
Kanungo researches on the history and technology of ancient glass and bead-making in South Asia.[9][10][11] He is known for documenting and analyzing indigenous technologies, particularly in relation to glass, ceramics, and metalworking. His ethnographic studies in the Nagaland have contributed to preserving traditional knowledge systems.[12][13][14]
Awards and Recognitions
editAlok Kumar Kanungo was awarded the Dr. Malti Nagar Ethnoarchaeology Award by the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies in 2001, which acknowledged his early academic work in these areas.[15]. Kanungo holds visiting scholar positions at institutions such as the Corning Museum of Glass in New York (June 2019 and July 2022)[16]
Publications
edit- 2024 (A.K. Kanungo, C. Smith and N. Choksi Eds.) Transformative Practices in Archaeology: Empowering Communities and Shaping Sustainable Futures. Singapore: Springer Nature. ISBN: 9789819731220/9789819731251/9789819731237[18]
- 2024 (A.K. Kanungo and P. Singh) Chronicles of Colonialism: Navigating the Naga Hills. Singapore: Springer Nature. ISBN: 9789819723058/9789819723065 Chronicles of Colonialism
- 2022-24 (C. Smith, K. Pollard, A.K. Kanungo, S. May, S.L. Varela and J. Watkins Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Global Indigenous Archaeologies. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780197607695/9780197607725 [1]
- 2022 (A.K. Kanungo) Glass Crafts in Northern India. New Delhi: Primus Books. ISBN 9789355532640/ 9789355532695[19]
- 2021 (A.K. Kanungo and L. Dussubieux Eds.) Ancient Glass of South Asia - Archaeology, Ethnography and Global Connections. Singapore: Springer Nature. ISBN 9789811636554/9789811636585/9789811636561 Ancient Glass of South Asia
- 2017 (A.K. Kanungo Ed.) Stone Beads of South and Southeast Asia: Archaeology, Ethnography and Global Connections. Gandhinagar / New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar / Aryan Books International. ISBN 9788173055850/9788173055874[20]
- 2016 (A.K. Kanungo) German Anthropologists on the Naga Hills: An Annotated Bibliography on German Literature on the Nagas. Kohima: Department of Art & Culture. ISBN 9789380500263[21]
- 2016 (A.K. Kanungo) Mapping Indo-Pacific Beads vis-à-vis Papanaidupet. New Delhi / Madrid: Aryan Books International / International Commission on Glass. ISBN 9788173055478[22]
- 2014 (A.K. Kanungo) Indian Glass Beads: Archaeology to Ethnography. New Delhi: Research India Press. ISBN 9788189131999[23]
- 2013 (A.K. Kanungo) Glass in Ancient India: Excavations at Kopia. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Council for Historical Research. ISBN 8185499462[24]
- 2012 (A.K. Kanungo Ed.) Studies in Prehistory and Ethnoarchaeology of South Asia (in honour of V.N. Misra). New Delhi: Research India Press. ISBN 9788189131579[25]
- 2011 (V.N. Misra and A.K. Kanungo) A Bibliography of Indian Archaeology (Prehistoric, Protohistoric and Early Historic Periods). New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India. ISBN 9788190833004[26]
- 2009 (V.N. Misra and A.K. Kanungo Eds.) Dr. Swarajya Prakash Gupta: An Academic and Human Profile. Pune: Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies. ISBN 9788190833004[27]
- 2007 (A.K. Kanungo Ed.) Gurudakshina: Facets of Indian Archaeology Part II (Essays presented to Prof. V.N. Misra). Oxford: British Archaeological Reports International Series 1665. ISBN 9781841717234[28]
- 2005 (A.K. Kanungo Ed.) Gurudakshina: Facets of Indian Archaeology (Essays presented to Prof. V.N. Misra). Oxford: British Archaeological Reports International Series 1433. ISBN 9781407300696[29]
- 2004 (A.K. Kanungo) Glass Beads in Ancient India: An Ethnoarchaeological Approach. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports International Series 1242. ISBN 1841713643[30]
References
edit- ^ "IIT Gandhinagar | Alok Kumar Kanungo". iitgn.ac.in.
- ^ "Dr Alok Kanungo". Flinders University. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ a b c "Alok Kumar Kanungo – HSS IITGN". Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Kanungo, Alok Kumar (2022). Glass Crafts in Northern India. Primus Books. ISBN 978-93-5553-269-5.
- ^ "SPARC". sparc.iitkgp.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Home". kanungo.co.in. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Glass Crafts in Northern India by Alok Kumar Kanungo". PrimusBooks. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "ALOK KUMAR KANUNGO: Exclusive News Stories, Articles, Top Stories by ALOK KUMAR KANUNGO on Current Affairs, Events at News18". News18. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Wang, Kuan-Wen (December 2023). "Alok Kumar Kanungo & Laure Dussubieux (ed.). 2021. Ancient glass of South Asia. Archaeology, ethnography and global connections. Singapore: Springer; 978-981-16-3655-4 hardback £119.99". Antiquity. 97 (396): 1623–1626. doi:10.15184/aqy.2023.152. ISSN 0003-598X.
- ^ "Glass in Ancient India: Excavations at Kopia".
- ^ Srivastava, Nishkarsh; Singh, Amit Kumar; Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Arora, Amit; Rajan, Karaigowder; Selvakumar, Veerasamy (December 2023). "Comparative microstructural and elemental analysis of iron artefacts from Kaveri valley archaeological sites". Archaeometry. 65 (6): 1246–1259. doi:10.1111/arcm.12895. ISSN 0003-813X.
- ^ Kanungo, Alok (1996-01-01). "Beads Among the Juang of India". BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers. 8 (1): 3–10. ISSN 0843-5499.
- ^ Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Singh, Prashant Kumar (2024). Chronicles of Colonialism. SpringerBriefs in Archaeology. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-2306-5. ISBN 978-981-97-2305-8.
- ^ "New book explores colonial legacy in the Naga Hills". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ http://www.manandenvironment.org/images/ispqs/pdf/nagar-award-info.pdf
- ^ "Alok Kumar Kanungo | Corning Museum of Glass".
- ^ "Publications". kanungo.co.in. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Transformative Practices in Archaeology. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-3123-7.
- ^ "Glass Crafts in Northern India by Alok Kumar Kanungo". PrimusBooks. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "STONE BEADS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: Archaeology, Ethnography and Global Connections".
- ^ Kanungo, Alok Kumar (2016). German Anthropologists on the Naga Hills: An Annotated Bibliography of German Literature on the Nagas. Heritage Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-80500-26-3.
- ^ "Aryan Books". www.aryanbooks.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Indian Glass Beads- Archaeology to Ethnography | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Kanungo, Alok Kumar. "Glass in Ancient India: Excavations at Kopia".
- ^ "Studies in Prehistory and Ethnoarchaeology of South Asia (in Honour of V.N. Misra) > Kanungo, A.K. | Saujanya Books". www.saujanyabooks.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "A Bibliography Of Indian Archaeology (Prehistoric, Protohistoric And Early Historic Periods) | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ OpenLibrary.org. "Dr. Swarajya Prakash Gupta by S. P. Gupta | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Language :: English :: Gurudakshina: Facets of Indian Archaeology (Part II)". www.barpublishing.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Language :: English :: Gurudakshina: Facets of Indian Archaeology". www.barpublishing.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Glass Beads in Ancient India: An Ethnoarchaeological Approach (BAR International Series, 1242) by Kumar Kanungo, Alok: New Soft cover (2004) | Joseph Burridge Books". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.