M. N. Deshpande

Madhusudan Narhar Deshpande (M. N. Deshpande, born 11 November 1920) is an Indian archaeologist, art historian and conservator who served as Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1972 to 1978.

Early life

Born in the village of Rahimatpur in the Satara district of the then Bombay Presidency had his schooling in Poona and graduated with honours from Fergusson College in 1942. Deshpande did his post graduate research at the Deccan College under H. D. Sankalia on "The Cultural History of India based on Jain Canonical Literature and Archaeology" but before completion, he was selected by Mortimer Wheeler to undergo training in field archaeology in the School of Archaeology at Taxila.

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Preceded by
B. B. Lal		 Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India
1972 - 1978 		Succeeded by
B. K. Thapar
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