V. S. Wakankar

Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar
Born(1919-05-04)4 May 1919
Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh
Died3 April 1988(1988-04-03) (aged 68)
Singapore
EducationG. D. (Art), M. A. and Ph. D.
Known forDiscovering the Bhimbetka rock caves.
AwardsPadmashree in 1975

Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar (4 May 1919 – 3 April 1988) was an Indian archaeologist.[1] Wakankar is credited with the discovery of the Bhimbetka rock caves in 1957 and the Kayatha culture in 1964, among others.[2][3] In 2003, UNESCO inscribed the Bhimbetka rock caves as a World Heritage Site. The Bhimbetka rock caves exhibit one of the earliest traces of human life in India.

  1. ^ "V. S. Wakankar | Illustrious | Social affiliations | Ardent Nationalists". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ Mohinder Singh Randhawa (1980). A History of Agriculture in India: Beginning to 12th century. Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
  3. ^ Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, UNESCO World Heritage Centre