Rakesh Tewari: Difference between revisions

'''Rakesh Tewari ('''born 2 October 1953) now retired, served as the Director General of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (2014 - 2017),<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 December 2016 |title=Pre-historic camping site found in Ladakh |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/Pre-historic-camping-site-found-in-Ladakh/article16756963.ece |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> and was formerly Director, State Department of Archaeology, [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 1988 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2019 |title=Ayodhya verdict: Ex-ASI director’s ‘work’ on disputed site may have proved crucial |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ayodhya-verdict-ex-asi-director-s-work-on-disputed-site-may-have-proved-crucial/story-EaA9a33hEIiOTK5ifX7HwJ.html |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2020 |title=Human beings have been the biggest threat to rock art sites: Dr Rakesh Tewari, former DG of ASI talks to Free Press |work=Free Press Journal |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/human-beings-have-been-the-biggest-threat-to-rock-art-sites-dr-rakesh-tewari-former-dg-of-asi-talks-to-free-press |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> He is an Indian citizen and was born in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh.  His chief archaeological contribution is to demonstrate that rice was cultivated in the Indian subcontinent as early as the 9th millennium BP, in the site of [[Lahuradewa]].<ref>http://archaeology.up.nic.in/doc/efl_rtrk.pdf {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> He has also done research on the use of [[iron]] in the middle [[Ganga]] plains. He was succeeded by [[Usha Sharma (IAS)|Usha Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Disgruntled-lot-digs-dirt-on-ASI-chiefs-appointment/2013/08/18/article1739460.ece|title=Disgruntled lot digs dirt on ASI chief's appointment|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-01-29}}</ref>