Education: M.A. (First Class) in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology from Banaras Hindu University in 1956. Ph.D. in 1965 under Professor C. D. Chatterjee, the doyen of Buddhist scholarship and Asokan studies.

Teaching Experience: 39 years (July 1956 – June 1995) first at Banaras Hindu University and then at the University of Gorakhpur.

Research Guidance: Supervised research work for over 30 years producing a large number of doctorate-degree holders

Research Contributions:

A. Published several original books and a large number of research papers in

reputed journals (list attached).

B. Completed UGC Major Research Project “Vedic Horizon in Archaeology”

in December 1999.

C. As a Senior Fellow, ICHR (Indian Council of Historical Research),

New Delhi, completed another Research Project “Harappan and Rigvedic

Ethno-Geographic Configurations” in March 2002.

Conferences presided over and inaugural, invitation and key-note

addresses delivered:

Delivered several inaugural, presidential, valedictory, invitation and key-note

addresses, besides presiding over a large number of paper-reading sessions in

various national and international conferences and seminars. Some of these

addresses are listed below:

Inaugural Addresses

Culture as a System with Subsystems

Inaugural Address at the 3^rd Refresher Course in Ancient History, Archaeology and Culture, DDU University of Gorakhpur in March

1999.

Ancient Indian Textual and Archaeological Information on Maritime Activities and Submerged Cities, Inaugural Address at the National Seminar on ‘Underwater ,

Archaeology in Perspective of Ancient Texts’ organized by Vikram University, Ujjain, on April 28-30, 2003.

Bharatiya Itihasa ko Samajhane ke Liye Bharatiya Maanasa kaa Jnaana Aavas'yaka

Inaugural Address delivered in Hindi at the National Seminar on ‘Indian History-Writing: Challenges and New Dimensions’ jointly organized by Digvijayanath Post-Graduate College, Gorakhpur and Itihas Sankalan Samiti, Gorakshaprant, on December 22-23, 2007.

Great is the Land of Mithilaa

Inaugural Address at the National Conference on 'The contribution of Mithilaa to India's Philosophy of Life' organized by Department of History, Women's College, Samastipur, Bihar, on July 9, 2008.

Presidential addresses

The Concept of Regional History and the Regional Personality of Uttar Pradesh

Presidential Address at the Ancient India Section of the Conference on

Regional History, held at Gorakhpur in March 1973.

It is time to organize and intensify efforts: Indian history cannot be allowed to remain under seize anymore , Presidential Address at the 7th National Conference of ABISY held at Kurukshetra (Haryana), on Nov. 17-19, 2006.

Valedictory Addreses

Various Lines of Approach to History, Valedictory Speech delivered at the Refresher Course in History, organized by School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Vikram University, Ujjain, December 11-31, 2003.

Special Series Lectures

Three lectures, namely, (1) The Nature of Models in Scientific Disciplines, (2) Models and Paradigms in Contemporary Archaeology, and (3) The System-Theoretic Approach and Other Characteristics of the New Archaeology

Delivered in a series as UGC Special Lectures at Banaras Hindu University in July 1974. (These lectures have since been published by BHU as a book entitled Models, Paradigms and the New Archaeology.)

Two lectures, namely, (1) The Concept of Social Structure and (2) Ancient Indian Social Structure

Delivered in a series as Special Invitation Lectures at Aligarh Muslim University in September 1989.

Keynote Addresses

Vedic Culture and Its Continuity: New Paradigm and Dimensions

Keynote address delivered at the National Seminar on 'Vedic Culture and Its Continuity' organized by the School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Vikram University, Ujjain, on March 25-27, 2003. (The Address has been published and republished several times in English and Hindi versions by ABISY, Vikram University and other academic bodies.)

Invited Lectures

History, Archaeology and Ecology, Invited Lecture delivered at Hiralal Ramnivas PG College, Khalilabad, U.P., in November 1992.

Application of Systems Theory in Archaeological Research, Invited Lecture delivered in the Dept. of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, BHU, Varanasi, in March 1993.

The Contemporary Views on Ancient Indian Civilization

Invited Lecture delivered at International Conference of World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) held at Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, in July 2000.

Liberal Nature of Indian Tradition

Special Invitation Lecture delivered at Academic Staff College, DDU

University of Gorakhpur, on June 11, 2001.

Bharatiya Historical Studies: Challenges Ahead

Invitation Lecture delivered at the Annual Meeting of the ABISY, held at Mumbai in October, 2002.

Archaeology and the Dispersal of Munda Languages

Invited Lecture , Directorate of Archaeology, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of U.P. Lucknow , Jan 6, 2007.

Where lived the Rigvedic rishis, rulers, and artisans, the founders of Bharatiya Sanskriti?

Invitation Lecture delivered at the Conference on 'Vedic River. Sarasvati and Hindu Civilization' organized by AIM for Seva and Sarasvati Research and Education Trust (Chennai) at India International Center, New Delhi on October 24-26, 2008.

Supervision of Archaeological Expeditions:

Supervised Archaeological Excavations at Rajghat (ancient Varanasi) conducted by Banaras Hindu University, 1956-57.

Directed U.P. Government Scheme of Archaeological Explorations in Gorakhpur Division, 1963-65.

Member Archaeological Advisory Board:

Acted as an Expert Member, State Archaeological Advisory Board, U.P. Government, 1999-2002.

Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management (IJICBM)

Published in the UK by Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, IJICBM, a fully refereed journal available in print as well as online.

Academic Work in Foreign Countries:

1. Was sent to Greece by Government of India under the scheme of Exchange of Scholars between the two countries, and worked as Greek Government Scholar at the National University of Athens for two years, 1969-71.

2. Studied Greek language at the National University of Athens, and wrote a research work entitled ‘The Neolithic Age in Greece’ 1969-70.

3. Participated in ‘Ancient Greek Cities Project’ at Centre of Ekistics, Athens, 1970-71.

4. Visited ancient sites and utilized museum and libraries in several foreign countries like Egypt, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France, England and USA.

Postal Address:

Professor Shivaji Singh, Shivala Nagar, Mohaddipur, Gorakhpur – 273008. Phone (0551) 2200747, Mobile 9335449829. Email: prof_sivaji@yahoo.com

R E S E A R C H C O N T R I B U T I O N S

Research Books:

Evolution of the Smriti Law

Published by Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1972.

The Neolithic Age in Greece

Printed for official circulation of the Centre under Ancient Greek Cities Project

by Athens Centre of Ekistics, Athens, 1972.

Models, Paradigms and the New Archaeology

Published by Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1985.

Vedic Culture and Its Continuity: New Paradigm and Dimensions

Published in both English and Hindi versions by Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan

Yojana, New Delhi, 2003.

Rigvaidika Aarya aur Sarasvati-Sindhu Sabhyataa

Published by Itihas Sankalan Samiti, Varanasi, 2004.

The Rigveda: An Archaeological Study

Chandra Kala Prakashan, Gorakhpur (in press).

Rigveda and the Sarasvati-Sindhu Civilization

Baba Saheb Apte Smarak Samiti, Bangalore (in pipeline).

Research Papers:

Parasa Dayaram Hoard of Silver Punch-Marked Coins

Published in JNSI (Journal of the Numismatic Society of India), Vol.

26, Part 2, 1964, pp. 131-56.

A New Copper-Plate Inscription of the Gahadavala Maharaja-putra Rajyapaladeva Dated V.S. 1201

Published in Bharati, Bulletin of the College of Indology, BHU,

Varanasi, No. 9, Part 2, 1965-66, pp. 174-79.

Identification of Ramagram, the Capital of the Koliyas

Published in Proceedings of the Ranchi Session (1964) of Indian

History Congress, Aligarh, 1966, Part 1, pp.43-50. Published also as a

Monograph by University of Gorakhpur, 1966.

Post-Harappan Cultures of North India in Literary Perspective

Paper presented to the National Seminar on ‘Veda and Spade’ organized

by Dept. of Ancient History, Archaeology and Culture, University of

Gorakhpur, March 24-26, 1968.

Lines of Approach to the Problems of Smriti Interpretation

Published in the Aditynath Jha Abhinabdan Grantha, New Delhi, 1968.

Archaeological Evidence on the Pluralistic Make-Up of the Aryan

Culture Complex

Published in the Proceedings of the 24th Session of All India Oriental

Conference held at Varanasi in October 1968.

Vedic Literature on Pottery

Published in B. P. Sinha edited: Potteries in Ancient India, Patna, 1969,

pp. 301-13.

Idealistic Loyalism in the Smritis, Published in the Journal of the Ganganath Jha Research Institute, Allahabad, Vol. 13, 1969, pp. 19-27. Published in the Souvenir brought out at the occasion of the 5^th National Convention of the Indian Railways Drawing Staff Association held at Gorakhpur on November 13-14, 1970, pp. 33-38.

The Concept of ‘Regional History’ and the Regional Personality of Uttar Pradesh

Published Presidential Address, delivered at the Ancient India Section of the Conference on Regional History, held at Gorakhpur in March 1973, pp. 1-10.

Gorakhpur: A Historical Survey, Published in the Souvenir brought out at the occasion of the 5^th National, Convention of the Indian Railways Drawing Staff Association held at Gorakhpur on November 13-14, 1970, pp. 33-38.

Economic Pattern Models for Early Iron Age India in the Context of Current Paradigmatic Shift in Archaeology, Paper presented to the 7^th Annual Conference of the Indian , Archaeological Society, New Delhi, 1975.

The Functional Approach in Contemporary Archaeology Paper presented to the Congress of Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 1975.

The Structure of Interactions between socio-cultural systems and their environments, Paper presented to the National Workshop on Environmental Aspects of the Terai Region, organized by M.M.M. Engineering College, Gorakhpur, June 12-13, 1982.

State Formation: Causes verses Reasons, Paper presented to the National Seminar on State Formation and Political Authority, organized by the Dept. of Ancient History,

University of Allahabad, 1983.

On the Extent of Inducting Objectivity in Evaluation at the Post-Graduate Level in Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology, Paper presented to the National Seminar on Methods of Examination, organized by University Examination Reform Unit, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, 1983.

Energetics, Ethology and the Early Indian Peasant Life

Paper presented to the National Seminar on ‘Peasant Life in Ancient India’, organized by the Dept. of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, BHU, Varanasi, 1985.

Structure, Meaning and Significance of the Indo-Greek Names

Paper presented to the National Seminar on ‘The Cultural Contexts of Personal Names in India up to 12^th Century AD’ organized by the Dept. of Ancient History, Archaeology and Culture, University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur, 1986.

Some Observations on the Archaeology of the Ramayana, Paper presented to the National Seminar on ‘Shri Rama in Art, Archaeology and Literature’, organized by Bihar Puravida Parishad, Patna, 1987.

Sociology of Mesolithic Seasonal Migrations and Double Burials: A Study in Contending Models, Published in U. N. Roy edited: Rural Life and Folk Culture in Ancient India, Allahabad, 1988, pp. 29-36.

Various Traditions of Royal Titles ‘King’, ‘Great King’ and ‘King of Kings’ Bearing on Early Indian History, Published in T. P. Verma and O. P. Tandon edited: Studies in Indian , History and Culture, Varanasi, 1988, pp. 75-95. (Authored jointly with V. B. Rao and S. N. Srivastava).

The Theory of the Aryan Association of the Painted Grey Ware: An Analysis

Published in R. C. Gaur edited: Painted Grey Ware, Jaipur, 1994, pp. 33-39.

The Nature of Indian Cultural Tradition, Invitation lecture delivered at Academic Staff College, DDU University of Gorakhpur, on Jan. 29, 1994.

Sindhu and Sarasvati in the Rigveda and Their Archaeological Implications,

Published in Puratattva, Bulletin of the Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi, No. 28, 1997-98, pp. 26-38.

Dating the Rigveda Archaeologically, Published in Pragdhara, Journal of the U. P. State Archaeology Department, Lucknow, No. 1997-98, pp. 137-47.

Veda and Spade: The Problem of Correlations, Published in Journal of Studies in Ancient India, Vol. 1, Nos. 2-4, 1998, pp. 85-94.

The System-Theoretic Approach to Social History, Published in V.D. Misra and J.N. Pal edited: Social History and Social Theory, Allahabad, 2000, pp. 82-87.

The Application of Systems Theory in Historical Reconstructions, Published in S. R. Dubey edited Contemporary Historiography: Methodology and Trends, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2001, pp. 282-90.

Liberal Nature of Indian Tradition, Special Invitation Lecture delivered at Academic Staff College, DDU University of Gorakhpur, on June 11, 2001.

Redefining the Rigvedic and Harappan Connections, Published in Man and Environment, Pune, Vol. 26, Part 1, 2001, pp. 93- 98.

S'ikshaa kaa Bharatiyakaran: Itihasa kaa Sandarbha, Invitation Lecture delivered at Digvijaynath Post-Graduate College, Gorakhpur, on Jan 16, 2002.

Gauravapurna hai Gaathaa Gorakhpur kee , Published in the Souvenir brought out at the occasion of the East Zone Inter-University Tournament held at Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University on November 3-7, 2003, pp. 10-16.

Various Lines of Approach to history, Valedictory Speech delivered at the Refresher Course in History, organized by School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture and

Archaeology, Vikram University, Ujjain, December 11-31, 2003.

Indian Elements in Early Central Asian and Iranian Art Paper presented to Professor Agrawala Centenary Seminar organized by Jnana-Pravaha, Centre for Cultural Studies, Varanasi, Aug. 1-2, 2004.

Vedic Culture and Its Continuity: New Paradigm and Dimensions Republished in S. R. Dubey edited Vedic Culture and Its ontinuity, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2006, pp. 19-46. Earlier republished also in Itihas Darpan, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2003, pp. 3-20.

S'ikshaa aur Raashtriya Maanasa Published in Poorvaa Samvaada, S'ikshaa Bachaavo Vis'eshaanka, Vis'va Samvaada Kendra, Gorakhpur, 2005, pp. 66-68.

Need of a new paradigm: Ascertaining Rigvedic-Harappan relationship, Published in Ashvini Agarwal (ed.): In Search of Vedic- Harappan, Relationship, 2005. New Delhi: Aryan Books International.

Raashtriya Chetanaa aura Itihaasabodha Invitation Lecture delivered at Sarasvati Shishu Mandir, Gorakhpur, on June 10, 2006.

5th-4th Millennium Dating Rigveda Culture ,Published in D.P. Sharma and Madhuri Sharma (eds.): Early , Harappans and Indus-Sarasvati Civilization, Vol. 1, 2006. New Delhi:, Kaveri Books.

Rigvedic and Harappan connections, published in 2006 in D.P. Sharma and Madhuri Sharma (eds): Early Harappans and Indus-Sarasvati Civilization, Vol. 2. New Delhi: Kaveri Books.

AIT: Why perpetuate a myth that has been exploded? Published in THR (The Hindu Renaissance), Vol. 4, No. 1, Mumbai, 2006, pp. 31-39.

Hindutva aur Raashtriyataa Special lecture delivered at National Seminar on Hindutva aur Raashtriyataa organized by the Dept. of Ancient History, Archaeology and Culture, DDU University of Gorakhpur on Nov. 11, 2006.

It is time to organize and intensify efforts: Indian history cannot be allowed to remain under siege anymore Presidential Address delivered at the 7th National Conference of Akhila , Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Yojana (ABISY) held at Kurukshetra, Haryana, on Nov. 17, 2006. Published in English and Hindi versions by , ABISY, New Delhi.

Rita Adharita Hai Hindutva kee Avadhaarana , Published in Poorvaa Samvaada, Hindutva Vis'eshaanka Vis'va Samvaada Kendra, Gorakhpur, 2007, pp. 7-13.

Utilitarianism, culture relativism and traditional Indian view of human society Inaugural address delivered at the Refresher Course in ‘Ancient Indian Social and Economic History: New Trends’ organized by the Dept. of Ancient History,Archaeology and Culture, DDU University of Gorakhpur, on Jan 8, 2007.

The process of socio-economic change in ancient India and its linkages with other contemporary processes, Inaugural Address delivered at the National Conference on 'The Process of Socio-Economic Change in Ancient India', organized by Hiralal Ramanivas Post-Graduate College, Khalilabad, Sant Kabir Nagar, Feb. 22, 2007.

Hindutva kee Avadhaaranaa Special invitation lecture (in Brahmaleena Mahanta Digvijayanath Vyaakhyaanamaalaa) delivered at Maharana Pratap Degree College, Gorakhpur, on Aug 20, 2007.

Bhautika, Aadhyaatmika evam Samvedanaatmaka, Sabhee Drishtiyon se Garhita Hai Ramasetu kaa Kartana , Published in Oct 21, 2007 issue of Hindavi, pp. 4 & 8.

Bharatiya Itihaasa ko Samajhane ke Liye Bharatiya Maanasa kaa Jnaana Aavas'yaka Inaugural address delivered at the National Seminar on ‘Indian History- Writing: Challenges and New Dimensions’ jointly organized by Digvijayanath Post-Graduate College, Gorakhpur and Itihas Sankalan Samiti, Gorakshaprant on December 22-23, 2007.

Beginning of Rice Cultivation in Middle Ganga Plain (The Controversy on the Evidence from Lahuradewa) Valedictory address delivered at the National Seminar on ‘Agriculture and Agrarian Communities in Indian Subcontinent’ organized by the Dept. of Ancient History, Archaeology and Culture, DDU Gorakhpur University on March 26-27, 2008.

Great is the Land of Mithilaa

Inaugural address delivered at the National Conference on 'The Contribution of Mithilaa to India's Philosophy of Life' organized by Dept. of History, Women's College, Samastipur, Bihar, ob July 9-10, 2008.

Where lived the Rigvedic rishis, rulers, and artisans, the founders of Bharatiya Samskriti?

Published in S. Kalyanaraman (ed.): Vedic River Sarasvati and Hindu Civilization, pp.118-45. New Delhi: Aryan Books International and Chennai: Sarasvati Research and Education Trust.

(Note: This is not an exhaustive list. There are several other research papers contributed to various academic conferences and seminars that have not been included in this list. Essays published in magazines and news papers and radio-talks etc. are also not included in this list.)