Sukanya Sharma 

Prof. Sukanya Sharma 

Professor 
Education: PhD
Archaeology
sukanya@iitg.ac.in
+91 361 2582559
Room No: 203
Personal Website

Research Interests: Archaeology

Journal Publications


1. Jitendra Kumar1 * , Sukanya Sharma2 *, Rajveer Sharma3 and Sundeep Chopra3 1 Dept. of Ancient History, Culture & Archaeology, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Bihar 803111, India, 2 Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India and 3 Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi 110067, India, "AMS 14C Dating of the Sites of Digaru-Kolong River Valley, Assam-Meghalaya Foothills, India", Radiocarbon, pp.1-12 [2024], doi:10.1017/RDC.2024.93

2. Sukanya Sharma, "CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGERS: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE", Legal News and Views, pp.5-7 [2024]

3. Rohit, Sukanya Sharma, "Identifying anthropogenic and palaeoenvironmental markers of Holocene prehistoric assemblages of Northeast India: A case study of Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)", Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, vol.53, Issue no.104397, pp.1-17 [2024], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104397

4. Priyanka Tamta and Sukanya Sharma, "The Stylistic Treatment of the Sculpture of Goddess Chamunda in the Kamakhya Temple, Assam, India", Purattatva, vol.53, pp.104-115 [2023]

5. Pankaj Singh, Sukanya Sharma, Jayanta Jivan Laskar, "Thin Section Petrography of Neolithic Pottery from Northeast India", Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, pp.149-164 [2023], doi.org/10.12766/jna.2023.5

6. Manisha Ashraf a b, Abhinandan Saikia c, Sukanya Sharma, "Legacy of co-existence between rhino and people in a protected area in India", Environmental Challenges, vol.9, pp.1-10 [2022], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100639

7. Priyanka Tamta and Sukanya Sharma, "Surya Sculptures in Kamakhya: A Glimpse of Artistic Evolution of Surya Sculpture in Assam", Journal of Bengal Art, vol.26, pp.251-272 [2021]

8. Saurav Khuttiya Deori, Sukanya Sharma, Deep Bora ,Utpal Barua, "Comparative material study of ancient Bricks and Mortars of Sivasagar and Charaideo area, Assam, India", AIP Conf. Proc. 2358, 090017-1–090017-8, vol.2358, pp.090017-1-090017-8 [2021], https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0059055

9. Priyanka Tamta and Sukanya Sharma, "Understanding the pattern and distribution of sculptural and architectural remains in the archaeological site of Kamakhya", Archaeological Research in Asia, Elsevier, vol.22, Issue no.1 [2020]

10. Pallavi Rani and Sukanya Sharma, "Inspirations of Visual Forms: A Study on Painted Mud Houses of Eastern Jharkhand", Journal of Adivasi andIndigenous Studies, A bi-annual peer-reviewed online journal posted on Academia.edu, vol.IX, Issue no.1, pp.35-55, ISBN.ISSN 2394-5524 [2019]

11. Jitendra Kumar and Sukanya Sharma, "Slope Instability and Reaarange ment of Sealed Sites: A Study in Digaru-Kolong River Valley", Puratattava, Indian Archaeological Society, vol.48, Issue no.0, pp.199-209, ISBN.ISSN No. 0970-2105 [2019]

12. Tiatemjen Tzudir, Tiatoshi Jamir, Sukanya Sharma, "Indian Academy of Sciences", Current Science, Scientific analysis of iron ore, iron slag and soils of termite nest from the site of Wui,Nagaland using Optical Microscopy, XRD, Electrical Furnace Test and FESEM, vol.116, Issue no.2, pp.311-319, ISBN.ISSN: 0011-3891 [2019]

13. Jitendra Kumar and Sukanya Sharma, "Reconnaissance in Search of Sarutaru", Pratna Samiksha, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training Eastern India: Kolkata,, vol.9, Issue no.0, pp.1-14, ISBN.2229 7979 [2018]

14. Sukanya Sharma, "The Heritage Issue in India", Journal of Space and Culture, ACCB Publications, England, vol.6, Issue no.3, pp.1-4, ISBN.ISSN 2052-8396 (Onli [2018]

15. Pankaj Singha, Eshita Mal, Alika Khare, Sukanya Sharma, "A study of archaeological pottery of Northeast India using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)", Journal of Cultural Heritage, Elsevier, vol.33, Issue no.0, pp.71-82 [2018], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2018.03.0

16. Sukanya Sharma, "The People, the Megaliths of Cherrapunjee", in Journal of Heritage Management, SAGE, vol.2, Issue no.1, pp.76-88, ISBN.eISSN: 24564796 | IS [2017]

17. Sukanya Sharma, "The Third Perspective on Shifting Cultivation", Space and Culture India, ACCB Publications, England, vol.5, Issue no.2, pp.21-31, ISBN.ISSN 2052-8396 (Onli [2017]

18. Sukanya Sharma and Pankaj Singh, "Luminescence dating of Neolithic 3. pottery in North East India", Current Science, Indian Academy Of Sciences., vol.113, Issue no.3, pp.492-496, ISBN.ISSN: 0011-3891 [2017]

19. Pankaj Singh and Sukanya Sharma, "Thermal and spectroscopic characterization of archeological pottery from Ambari, Assam", Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Elseiver, vol.5, Issue no.x, pp.557-563, ISBN.ISSN: 2352-409X [2016]

20. Sukanya Sharma, "Re-living an “Abandoned” Space (Editorial)", Space and Culture India, ACCB Publications, England, vol.4, Issue no.1, pp.1-5, ISBN.ISSN 2052-8396 (Onli [2016]

21. Sukanya Sharma, "Memories of a Forgotten Cosmos", Economic and Political Weekly, Sameeksha Trust, vol.L, Issue no.24, pp.30-34, ISBN.ISSN 0012-9976 [2015]

Book Chapter


1. Upasna Chettri, Sukanya Sharma, "The Longchoks of Sikkim and North Bengal: The Need for Heritage Preservation and Awareness" , Policies for Research and Innovation , Springer Singapore , vol.1 ISBN.1, pp.49-70 [2024] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5681-0

2. Moubani Bagchi, Sukanya Sharma, "The ‘North-East’ Label: Need for a Heritage Education Policy" , Policies for Research and Innovation , Springer Singapore , vol.1 ISBN.1, pp.Pages 17-31 [2024] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5681-0

3. Eshan Harit, Sukanya Sharma, "Rules, Recommendations, and Requirements: A Study of Regulations on Archaeological Excavation and Exploration in India" , Policies for Research and Innovation , Springer Singapore , vol.1 ISBN.1, pp.Pages 33-48 [2024] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5681-0

4. Prof. Sukanya Sharma, "Assam from Prehistory to History" , Northeast India Through the Ages- A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Prehistory, History and Oral History , Routledge India ISBN.978-1-032-46864-4, pp.27- 61 [2023]

5. Prof. Sukanya Sharma, "Using Pottery to Study Past Economic Organisations of Northeast India" , Converging Spectrum of Anthropology with Emphasis on Assam and Adjoining Areas , EBH Publishers (India) ISBN.ISBN 978 93 88881 45 6, [2020]

6. Sukanya Sharma, "Rock Art Heritage of Northeast India" , Hominid Adaptation in Prehistoric Northeast India with special emphasis on the Ganol and Rongram River Valley, Garo Hills, Meghalaya , Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts , vol.x ISBN.ISBN 978-81-943803-3, pp.67-80, [2019]

7. Sukanya Sharma, Pankaj Singh and Momi Das, "Rethinking the Past: A Tribute to Professor V.N. Misra,(S.G. Deo, Andre Baptista and Jayendra Joglekar Eds.)" , The Past and Present of the Pottery Craft of Assam , Pune. ISPQS: www.manandenvironment.org , vol.x ISBN.ISBN: 978-81-908330-, pp.331-342, [2017]

Books


1. Sukanya Sharma, Ramgopal V. S. Uppaluri, Vipul Dutta, Abhishek Kashyap, "Policies for Research and Innovation", Springer Singapore, vol.1, pp.XXVI, 103, ISBN.1 [2024], https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5681-0

2. Priyanka Tamta & Sukanya Sharma, The Kamakhya Temple and Its Art and Architecture, Kamakhya Devalaya Management Committee [2021]

3. Sukanya Sharma, "Source Book of the Archaeology of the Himalayan region: Arunachal Pradesh", Source Book of the Archaeology of the Himalayan region: Arunachal Pradesh, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training Eastern India: Kolkata,, vol.x, Issue no.x, pp.x-x, ISBN.ISBN 978-81-930422-0 [2014]

4. Sukanya Sharma, "Celts, Flakes and Bifaces-The Garo Hills Story", John and Erica Hedges Ltd. British Archaeological Reports, Oxford, England. ISBN 978 1 4073 0068 9 [2007]

Sl.No Course Code Course Title Level
1 HS 513 Transnationalism and Migration: Issues of Development MA in Liberal Arts
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3 HS 722 Cultural Anthropology (Seminar Course) Ph.D Programme
4 HS 721 Research in Cultural Studies Ph.D Programme
5 HS 732 Issues in Culture Studies
6 HS 731 Heritage, Identity and Archaeology MA in Liberal Arts
7 HS 134 Introduction to Archaeology
8 HS 554 Theories and Thinkers: The Concept of Culture MA in Liberal Arts
9 HS 162 Archaeological Studies in Ancient Technology B.Tech
1

Pottery Making and its Prospects for Rural Employment: Kumar and Hira Communities
Funding Agency : Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR
Principal Investigator: Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator: None
Duration/Starting Year: 01-03-2014 to 28-11-2019
Status: Ongoing

2

Scientific Analysis of Pottery of some selected archaeological sites of West Bengal
Funding Agency : Centre for Archaeological Research and Training Eastern India
Principal Investigator: Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator: None
Duration/Starting Year: 01-07-2017 to 30-11-2019
Status: Ongoing

3

Oral Traditions of the Lepchas: An Archaeological enquiry in Sikkim
Funding Agency : Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi
Principal Investigator: Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2023-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Status: Ongoing

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4

Megaliths in Changing times
Funding Agency : Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
Principal Investigator: Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator: None
Duration/Starting Year: 01-05-2009 to 30-04-2011
Status: Completed

5

Virtual Anthropology Laboratory
Funding Agency : Ministry Of Human Resource and Development
Principal Investigator: Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator: S.R.M.PrassanaAssociate Professor Dept. Of ECE, IITG and Prof. S. Nandi, Professor, Dept. Of CSE, II
Duration/Starting Year: 01-04-2010 to 31-03-2014
Status: Completed

6

Source Book of Archaeology of the Himalayan Region: Arunachal Pradesh
Funding Agency : Centre for Archaeological Research and Training Eastern India
Principal Investigator: Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator: None
Duration/Starting Year: 01-07-2009 to 30-06-2010
Status: Completed

7

Annotated Atlas of the Heritage Sites of Assam
Funding Agency : State Innovation and Transformation Agency (SITA)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator: Heritage Conservation Society of Assam (HECSA)
Duration/Starting Year: 2023-03-01 to 2024-02-29
Status: Completed

8

AMS dating of the Archaeological sites of Digaru – Kolong River. Number of samples sanctioned: 10 Samples (14C)
Funding Agency : Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi (IUAC)
Principal Investigator: Sukanya Sharma
Co-investigator:
Duration/Starting Year: 2019-08-01 to 2021-12-01
Status: Completed

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Sl.No Name Thesis Title PhD Status
1 Priyanka Tamta Contextualizing the Archaeological Landscape of Kamakhya Temple in the Light of Material Evidences Completed
2 Pankaj Singh Provenance study of the archaeological pottery of Northeast India Completed
3 Madhuri Saikia Colonial heritage, urban development in Guwahati city: a study in heritage resource management
4 Rashmirekha Sarma Culture Change, Globalization and Disappearance: A Study in Arunachal Pradesh
5 Srishti Sharma
6 Moubani Bagchi
7 Rajnish Kumar
8 Jitendra Kumar Archaeology of the Digaru – Kolong River Valley with Special Emphasis on the Neolithic Period  Completed
9 Eshan Harit
10 Momi Das APR3
11 Jayashree Kalita APR2
12 Sonam Tshering Dukpa Prehistory of Darjeeling Himalaya: A Reconniance study of Neolithic Culture sites in Darjeeling and Kalimpong
13 Rohit
14 Upasna Chettri Oral Traditions of the Lepchas of Sikkim - An Archaeological enquiry APR3
Sl.No Name Year Dissertation Title
1 Chandrashekhar 2018 Inter-relation between Microfinance, self-help groups and women agency: An analysis
2 Ravishankar 2018 Temporary migration, Health Status: A Study
3 Pradeep. B 2015 Agricultural rituals of Tai-Khamti: An ethnographic perspective
4 Ashish Kumar 2014 Cultural Mobility of Buddhist Refugees
5 Debatirtha Kashyap Neog 2013 Small Tea growers and Moran Community: A case study in Tinsukia District
6 Jagat Jyoti Sonowal 2013 Food Consumption and Taste among Sonowal Kachari Community

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Awards and Achievements


Award Title : e-learning and Education

Contribution to Virtual Anthropology Laboratory
Awarded By : Digital Empowerment Foundation
2016 Regional

Patents


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Attended


Title: The Discourse of the Unwritten Past of Northeast India

Name of Conference: Dharani Sen Memorial lecture in the annual conference of the Indian Anthropological Society

Tripura University campus, Agartala, Tripura Nov 22, 2022 - Nov 24, 2022 National
Title: Using Pottery to Study past economic organisations of Northeast India

Name of Conference: Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association (AAA)

American Anthropological Association (AAA), San Jose, California Nov 18, 2014 - Nov 18, 2018 International
Title: Understanding Surface level Artifacts Distribution in the Archaeological Site of Kamakhya using GIS

Name of Conference: Annual Conference of the Indo-Pacific Prehistoric Association (IPPA)

Indo-Pacific Prehistoric Association (IPPA), Hue, Vietnam Sep 18, 2022 - Sep 18, 2028 International
Title: The Politics of Landscape Representation and Kamakhya

Name of Conference: SHA 2018 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology

Society for Historical Archaeology, New, Orleans,Louisiana Aug 20, 2003 - Aug 20, 2007 International

Invited


Title: Conservation, Protection and Culture Resource Management

Name of Invited Lecture: RUSA Workshop (6 to 9 November 2023) on Heritage Tourism, Employability & Entrepreneurship

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA (ALIPORE CAMPUS) 1, REFORMATORY STREET, KOLKATA – 700027, Kolkata Nov 8, 2023 - Nov 8, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 200 National
Title: Tradition of Ancient Indian Materialism

Name of Invited Lecture: NEP-2020 Orientation & Sensitization Porgramme”

Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), (Formerly UGC-HRDC) at Maulana Azad National Urdu University,, Hyderabad Sep 3, 2024 - Sep 3, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 200 National
Title: The Goal of Mankind is Knowledge

Name of Invited Lecture: UGC-MMTTC

Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad Jul 3, 2024 - Jul 3, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 200 National
Title: The Discourse of the Unwritten Past of Northeast India

Name of Invited Lecture: Dharani Sen Memorial Lecture

Tripura University, Agartala Nov 24, 2022 - Nov 25, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 200 National
Title: Lokayata

Name of Invited Lecture: Indian Language, Cultural Oneness and National Integration

Mizoram University, Aizawl Mar 23, 2024 - Mar 23, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 100 National
Title: Utilitarianism and Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Study in Assam

Name of Invited Lecture: Amrit Kaal Vimarsh

National Institute of Technology Shillong, Shillong Oct 12, 2023 - Oct 12, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Attended


Title: The Menhirs, The Dolmens: Culpable Ecocide

Name of Workshop: Building Big Global Scales of Monumentality, An Ethnoarchaeolgical Perspective

The Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology, University of Oslo, Kiel University, Germany and Nagaland, Kohima Mar 17, 2018 - Mar 18, 2018 International