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{{Infobox scientist
|name = Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra
|image = rpmohapatra.gif
|image_size = 150x150
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date | df=yes| 1939|10|01}}
|birth_place = Bhapur, [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]], Orissa, India
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1989|1|14|1939|10|01}}
|death_place = [[Bhubaneswar]]
|nationality = Indian
|field = [[Archaeology]] [[Indology]] [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]n Studies Orissan Art Orissa History Orissan Culture
|work_institutions = [[Orissa State Museum]], [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]]
|alma_mater = [[Ravenshaw College]], [[Utkal University]]
|doctoral_advisor = K . C. Panigrahi
|doctoral_student =
|known_for = Studies on Orissan cultural history, art, archaeology
|influences =
|influenced =
|prizes = Director General Prize, [[Archaeological Survey of India]] Puri Memorial Prize, Archaeological Survey of India Citation by [[Orissa History Congress]]
|religion = [[Hindu]]
|footnotes =
|signature =
}}

'''Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra''' (1 October 1939 – 14 January 1989) was an archaeologist and scholar on Orissan Studies. He served as [[curator]] for archaeology at the [[Orissa State Museum]] from 1963 to 1989 and made important contributions to historical research especially in the fields of [[archaeology]], [[art history]], religion, and other aspects of Orissan cultural history.

==Early life and education==
Mohapatra was born in an orthodox [[Brahmin]] family with connections to the Royal family of [[Dhenkanal (princely state)|Dhenkanal]], something that greatly helped him in his later work on ''Military History of Orissa''.<ref name="Das H. C. 1989">Das H. C., ''Tribute to Dr. R. P. Mohapatra'' in ''Tribute to Dr. Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra'', 1989, Bhubaneswar</ref> He was the eldest son of Sitanath Paramguru, then the [[Zamindar]] of the village, and Moti Devi and married to Kusum Mohapatra.

Mohapatra received his master's degree in History from [[Ravenshaw College]] in [[Cuttack, India]] and obtained a diploma from the Delhi School of Archaeology of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]], New Delhi. He obtained his PhD for his work on the [[Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves]] from [[Utkal University]], [[Bhubaneswar]] in 1976. His thesis<ref name=caves>{{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves | publisher = D.K. Publications | year = 1981 | location = Delhi, India | pages = xxii+270 | oclc = 8069640}}</ref> outlines the importance of the twin caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri in the development of Indian art and architecture, associated with the [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]] emperor [[Kharavela]]. These caves represent the earliest examples of [[Jainism|Jaina]] architecture in India. In 1979, Mohapatra obtained a DLitt from [[Utkal University]] for his work ''Jaina Monuments of Orissa'',<ref name=Jaina>{{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Jaina monuments of Orissa | publisher = D.K. Publications | year = 1984 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = xviii+254 | oclc = 11645559}}</ref> presenting a systematic study of Jaina monuments of Orissa.

Mohapatra was initiated to historical research by N. K. Sahu with whom he had worked in 1962 (Utkal University History of Orissa, vol I, 1964, preface).<ref name=Mishra2005>{{cite book | last = Mishra | first = L |author2=Mishra S. | title = Historians and Historiography of Orissa: A Study in Perception and Appropriation of Orissan History | publisher = Kaveri Books | year = 2005 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = xii+400 | isbn = 978-81-7479-052-1 }}</ref> After joining the Orissa state museum as [[curator]] for archaeology, he took up research in field archaeology and Orissan art under the guidance of K. C. Panigrahi.

Mohapatra's reference book ''Archaeology in Orissa''<ref name=Behera>K. S. Behera, ''Passing away of a Great Scholar'', First Dr. R. P. Mohapatra Memorial Lecture, 1990, Dr. R. P. Mohapatra Memorial Committee, Bhubaneswar</ref> published in two volumes, presents details of prehistoric and historical archaeology in the thirteen districts of Orissa. His collection of art-treasures, antiquities, and archaeological artefacts collected in the course of his field work is now in the Orissa State Museum.<ref name=Behera/>

Mohapatra served on many committees both nationally and internationally. He was nominated as a member of the Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi.

==Books==
* {{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves | publisher = D.K. Publications | year = 1981 | location = Delhi, India | pages = xxii+270 | oclc = 8069640}}
*{{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Jaina monuments of Orissa | publisher = D.K. Publications | year = 1984 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = xviii+254 | oclc = 11645559}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Review of the book ''Jaina Monuments of Orissa''|journal=Indian Historical Review|year=1984|first=M. N. P. |last=Tiwari |volume=11 }}</ref>
* {{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Military History of Orissa | publisher = Cosmo Publications | year = 1986 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = xii+336 |oclc = 18694583}}
* {{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Archaeology in Orissa (Sites and Monuments) | publisher = B. R. Publishing Corp | year = 1986 | location = New Delhi, India | isbn = 978-81-7018-348-8 }}
* {{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Fashion Styles of Ancient India | publisher = B. R. Publishing Corp | year = 1992 | location = New Delhi, India | isbn = 81-7018-723-0 }}
* {{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Temple Legends of Orissa | publisher = Orissa Sahitya Academy | year = 1989 | location = Bubaneswar | pages = vii+104 | oclc = 29859455}}
* {{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. | title = Decorative art of Parasuramesvar Temple | publisher = Orissa State Museum | year = 1991 | location = Bubaneswar | oclc = 29335479 }}
* {{cite book | last = Mohapatra | first = R. P. |author2=Donaldson T. E. | title = Ornaments of Orissa | publisher = B. R. Publishing Corp. | year = 1998 | location = Delhi, India | pages = xv+326 | isbn = 978-81-7646-031-6 }}

==Selected articles==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Serial No.
! Article Name
! Published On(Source)
|-
| 1
| Griddles as depicted in temple sculpture of Bhubaneswar
| O.H.R.J, Vol. XII/1
|-
| 2
| Two Patta Paintings of Jagannath in Orissa State Museum
| O.H.R.J, Vol. XIII/4
|-
| 3
| Names of the Caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri
| O.H.R.J, Vol. XXII/3&4
|-
| 4
| Winged and Enigmatic animal figures in Udayagiri caves of Orissa
| O.H.R.J, Vol. XXIII/1-4
|-
| 5
| Position of Women as depicted in the early sculptures of Udayagiri and Khandagiri
| O.H.R.J, Vol. XXIV,XXv and XXVI
|-
| 6
| Tradition in Architecture
| Art Tradition of Orissa, Orissa Sahitya Academy, Bhubaneswar, 1982
|-
| 7
| Krishna Theme in Orissan sculpture
| O.H.R.J, Vol. XXXI No. 2,3,4
|-
| 8
| Folk elements of Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves in Orissa
| International Seminar on Folk Culture, 1978, Edited by Prof. K. S. Behera etc.
|-
| 9
| Tirthankar and Sasanadevis of Khandagiri Caves
| In proceedings of International Seminar on Buddhism and Jainaism
|-
| 10
| Architecture of Jaina religion shrines of Orissa
| Bharati, Prof. [[R. C. Majumdar]] Volume, Dept. of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras
|-
| 11
| Problem of Kalinga Jina
| in Krishna Pratibha, Commemoration volume for Dr. K. C. Panigrahi, Edited by Dr. H. C. Das etc.
|}

Note: O.H.R.J : Orissa Historical Research Journal

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://mohapsa.tripod.com/rpmohapatra Orissan Archaeology, Art, Architecture, Culture, History and Religion]

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