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'''Virendra Nath Misra''' (January 9, 1935- 31 October 2015) was an [[India]]n archaeologist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/archaeologist-virendra-nath-misra-passes-away/article7827537.ece|title=Archaeologist Misra passes away|author=Staff Reporter|date=2015-10-31|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-09-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He graduated from [[University of Pune]]. He is noted for his research into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.antiquity.ac.uk/tributes/misra.html|title=Antiquity Journal|website=archive.antiquity.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref><br />
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== Life and career ==<br />
Misra came from a small Village at the bank of ramganga river-Nisvi, Khandauli, in [[Farrukhabad district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. After completing his initial studies from the [[University of Lucknow]], he joined the [[Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute|Deccan College]], Pune and graduated from the [[University of Pune]]. He is noted for his research in Prehistory, Protohistory and Ethnoarchaeology. A career spanning over several decades, Misra is remembered for his studies in northern [[Rajasthan]], western [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]]. He excavated important archaeological sites such as [[Bhimbetka]] (a world Heritage site) and [[Balathal]], among others.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Publications ==<br />
* 1965. V. N. Misra and M. S. Mate (eds.). ''Indian Prehistory'': 1964. Pune: Deccan College.<br />
* 1965. V. N. Misra. ''Pre and Proto-history of the Berach Basin, South Rajasthan''. Poona : Deccan College.<br />
* 1967. J. R. Lukacs, V. N. Misra, and K. A. R. Kennedy. Bagor and Tilwara: ''Late Mesolithic Cultures of Northwest India. Vol. I: The Human Skeletal Remains''. Poona: Deccan College.<br />
* 1978. V. N. Misra, Y. Mathpal and M. Nagar. ''Prehistoric Man and his Art at Bhimbetka, Central India''. Poona.<br />
* 1985. V. N. Misra and Peter Bellwood (eds.). ''Recent Advances in Indo-Pacific Prehistory''. Delhi: Oxford-IBH.<br />
* 1992. V. N. Misra (ed.) ''Indus Civilization, a special Number of the Eastern Anthropologist''. Lucknow: Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society.<br />
* 2009. V. N. Misra and A. K. Kanungo (eds). ''Dr. Swarajya Prakash Gupta: An Academic and Human Profile''. Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies. {{ISBN|978-81-908330-0-4}}.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_ed/t_ed_misra_cv.htm Biography/CV at infinity.foundation.com]<br />
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