Vinay
Vinay Kumar Rao
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Special Centre for the Study of North East India
Room No
415, Fourth Floor, SSS-I Building, JNU
Off. Phone
011-26704138
Email
vinaykrao[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in; vinaysrijan[at]gmail[dot]com
Personal Webpage
https://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology.

Experience

                                                Assistant Professor, Dept.  of History, Assam University, Silchar, ASSAM, INDIA; from 04 Oct, 2004 to 10 Aug 2015 .

Associate Professor and Coordinator (Head of Department), Center for South and Central Asian Studies (Including Historical Studies), Central University of Punjab, Bathinda-151001, Punjab (INDIA); from 11 Aug 2015 to 11 July 2016.

Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh-123029, from 12 July, 2016 to 10 Aug, 2018. 

Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh-123029, from 11 Aug, 2018 to 18 Nov 2020. 

Professor, Special Centre for Studies in North East India, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067 (INDIA) from 19 Nov 2020 to till date .

Member , National Monument Authority, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, 24 Tilak Marg, New Delhi (from 4 January 2019 to 3 January 2022).

Awards & Honours

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International Collaboration/Consultancy
  1. Visiting Professor, Field School of Archaeology, Pyay, Ministry of Culture, Union of Myanmar. 
  2. Standing Committee member of International Association of Asian Heritage, Keleniya, Sri Lanka. 
  3. Executive Committee member of International Federation of Teaching Archaeologists and Historians (IFTAH), Sri Lanka.  
  4. Member, Governing Body, MAKAIAS, Kolkata, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India.
  5. Executive Committee Member, Society of South Asian Archaeology.
Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Research Papers

  1. A paper titled “Evidences of Asava Pana in Early Buddhist Period” is published in History Today a journal published by Indian History and Cultural Society, 2009 ISSN No 2249-748X (Refereed Journal).

  2. “Artistic Elements at Door Jamb of Kyauk Ku Ohn Min Gu” published in Vol 42 of Puratattva, ISSN No 0970-2105 (Refereed Journal).

  3. “Depiction of Atthathana Scenes in Stone Sculptures of Bagan” is published in History Today a journal published by Indian History and Cultural Society, 2009 ISSN No 2249-748X (Refereed Journal).

  4. “Birth of Buddha: Some Observations in Sculptures of Pyu and Pagan in Myanmar” published in Shoryabhumi a peer reviewed journal, ISSN 2319-720X, p.11-15, Raigad, Maharashtra. (Refereed Journal).

  5. Vasant Shinde, Toshiki Osada, M.M.Sharma, Akinori Uesugi, Takao Uno, Hideaki Maemoku, Prabodha Shirvalkar, Shweta Sinha Deshpande, Amol Kulkarni, Amrita Sarkar, Anjana Reddy, Vinay Rao and Vivek Dangi, “Exploration in the Ghaggar Basin and excavations at Girawad, Farmana and Mitathal, India” a paper published in Linguistics, Archaeology and Human Past, , edited by T. Osada and A. Uesugi, pp. 77-158, Kyoto, Japan, 2008. ISBN NO 978-4-902325-16-4 (Non-Refereed Journal).

  6. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences, “Women in Early Buddhist Inscriptions”, ISSN No 2249-7463 (Non-Refereed Journal).

  7. “Influence of Indian Esoteric on the Sculpture Art of Arākān”, in a volume on Tai Culture, published from Berlin, Germany, ISSN 1431-1240.

  8. “The Terracotta Plaques of Pagan: Indian Influence and Burmese Innovations”, in Ancient Asia, published by Ublique Publishers, London, UK, ISSN 2042-5937.

  9. “Heritage Management Strategy: An Urgent Need to Preserve Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Rakhine” published in Shoryabhumi a peer reviewed journal, ISSN 2319-720X, Raigad, Maharashtra. (Refereed Journal).

  10. “Sculptural Depiction of Nibbana scenes: India to Myanmar” published in Shoryabhumi a peer reviewed journal, ISSN 2319-720X, Raigad, Maharashtra. (Refereed Journal).

  11.  “Some Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: Sculptural Depiction from Arakan (Rakhine)”, in journal published by Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, ISSN 1391720X

  12.  “Amorous Scenes in Early Buddhist Art of Central India”, published in Shoryabhumi a peer reviewed journal, ISSN 2319-720X, Raigad, Maharashtra. (Refereed Journal).

  13. “A Fresh appraisal to the Hindu Gods in Museums of Myanmar,” is published in History Today a journal published by Indian History and Cultural Society, 2014 ISSN No 2249-748X (Refereed Journal).

  14. “Evolution of Stūpa in India and Pagodā in Myanmar Architectural Plan and Ceremonial Practices”, published in Shoryabhumi a peer reviewed journal, ISSN 2319-720X, Raigad, Maharashtra. (Refereed Journal).

  15. “Architectural and Sculptural Characteristic Features of Ahom Period Nāṁdāng̣ Ḥilo Ḥāku (Stone Bridge)”, published in Abhidha Journal of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Vol. 2. No. 2, (2022), pp. 27-42. ISSN: 2583-4851

  16. “Influence of North East India on Culture and Sculptural Art of Arakan,” published in Dialogue, Volume-18 No. 4, (2017), pp. 169-86. ISSN 0973-0095

  17. “किरात देश की बौद्ध कला में अंतर्निहित समानवेषी धार्मिक तत्त्व,” published in चिंतन सृजन, Volume-15  No. 4, (2018), pp. 27-48, ISSN 0973-1490

  18. “India's Act East Policy: A Diplomatic Tool for National Security” in Strategic Analysis, co-authored with Deepika Singh, ISSN 1754-0054, 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Books

 

  1. Baudha Kalā Mein Nārī” (In Hindi) Published by Swati Publications, New Delhi, 2005. ISBN 8190598449, ISBN-13 9788190598446.

  2. Buddhist Sculptural Art of the Lower Krishna Valley” Published by Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, 2010. ISBN 978-81-7320-101-1.

  3. Buddhist Art of Pagan” Published by Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, 2011. ISBN 978-81-7320-116-5.

  4. Women in Buddhist Art” Published by Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, 2012. ISBN 978-81-7320-126-4.

  5. बर्मा की बौद्ध मूर्तिकला में भारतीय प्रभाव, स्वाति प्रकाशन, नई दिल्ली, 2019. ISBN 978-93-81843-26-0.

  6. भारत की बौद्ध मूर्तिकला और अराकान पर उसका प्रभाव, भारतीय वैश्विक परिषद, नई दिल्ली,ISBN 978-93-95310-48-2.

  7. Splendor of Sculptural Art of Brahmaputra Valley, Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-92556-33-3.

  8. Sculptural Depiction of Rāmāyaṇa in Bhārat, Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-92556-47-0. 

Patents (if any)

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