Nayanjot Lahiri | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College |
| Occupation | Professor of history |
| Known for | Work in archaeology |
| Awards | John F. Richards, Infosys Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Ashoka University |
Nayanjot Lahiri is a historian and archaeologist of ancient India and a professor of history at Ashoka University.[1][2] She was previously on the faculty of the department of history at the University of Delhi.[3]
She is the winner of the 2013 Infosys Prize, in the humanities, for her work in archaeology[4][5] and the 2016 awardee of the John F. Richards prize for her book Ashoka in Ancient India.[6] She also served on the Humanities jury for the Infosys Prize from 2017 to 2018.[7]
- ^ Trautman, Thomas (May 2016). "Ashoka in Ancient India (book review)". H-net. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Walk back to the past: Take a tour of the Harappan civilisation in a Delhi museum". 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Ashoka University". www.ashoka.edu.in. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri". Infosys Science Foundation. 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "2013 Infosys Science Prize Winners Announced". India Today. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Nayanjot Lahiri bags prize for book on Ashoka". The Hindu.
- ^ Humanities Jury, Infosys Science Foundation. "Infosys Prize - Jury 2018".
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