Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay
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1885 – 1930
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Who was Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay?
Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, also known as R. D. Banerji, was an Indian historian and a native Indian pioneer in the fields of Indian archaeology, epigraphy and palaeography. He was the Manindra Chandra Nandy Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the Banaras Hindu University from 1928-30. He is mostly known as the discoverer of Mohenjo-daro, the principal site of the Harappa culture.
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- Born
- Apr 12, 1885
India - Also known as
- Rakhal Das Banerji
- Spouses
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Bengali people
- Bengali Hindus
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- Presidency College, Kolkata
- University of Calcutta
- Died
- May 23, 1930
Kolkata
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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