M.B.Rajani
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M.B. Rajani conducted doctoral research at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore (2005-10), was awarded PhD by University of Mysore (2011). She taught at NIIT University, Neemrana (2011-13), was a Fellow of Nalanda University (2013-14), Guest Faculty of IIT Gandhinagar (2014-16) and joined NIAS as a faculty member in 2015.
Dr. Rajani’s research has two inter-related facets: analyzing cultural landscapes using geospatial data to identify new features of archaeological interest, and advancing the usage of such analysis for preserving built heritage in the face of rapidly growing infrastructural development and urbanization. Her primary scientific contribution has been to develop a methodology for detecting tell-tale signs of past human activities on landscapes from satellite imagery and integrating these findings with other spatial data to generate new inferences and novel hypotheses about the past. Her work has therefore expanded the field of archaeology to include the study of human impact on landscapes. Further, it has significantly improved efficiency in key archaeological processes: her findings based on remote sensing analysis at the site Talakadu (published in 2009-10) were confirmed 8 years later through conventional excavations, and her analysis of Nalanda has revealed the larger archaeological expanse around the protected site. Her work has been published and presented widely in reputed national and international forums.
Awards and recognitions:
- Young Affiliate 2019-2023 of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
- P.R. Pisharoty Memorial award 2019 given by the Indian Society Of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
- Member, Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) 2018-2022
- Homi Bhabha Fellow (Nov 2014 to Jan 2017) towards writing a book on the usage of remote sensing and GIS for archaeology
- Rachapudi Kamakshi Memorial Young Geospatial Scientist Award (2011) for doctoral research
Book Chapters
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MB, Rajani , and Sonia Das. 2018. “Archaeological Remains at Nalanda: A Spatial Comparison of Nineteenth Century Observations and the Protected World Heritage Site”. In Records, Recoveries, Remnants and Inter-Asian Interconnections: Decoding Cultural Heritage, Records, Recoveries, Remnants and Inter-Asian Interconnections: Decoding Cultural Heritage, Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. https://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/publication/2305.
Book Reviews
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MB, Rajani . 2015. “Digital Archetypes: Adaptations of Early Temple Architecture in South and Southeast Asia”. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 38(2): 354-355. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856401.2015.1020478.
Books
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MB, Rajani . 2020. Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Patterns in Past Settlements: Geospatial Analysis of Imprints of Cultural Heritage on Landscapes. Singapore: Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-981-15-7466-5.
Journal Articles
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Gupta, Ekta , and Rajani MB. 2020. “Historical Coastal Maps: Importance and Challenges in their use in Studying Coastal Geomorphology”. Journal of Coastal Conservation 2020(24:24). https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s11852-020-00739-7.
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Gupta, Ekta , and Rajani MB. 2020. “Historical Coastal Maps: Importance and Challenges in their use in Studying Coastal Geomorphology”. Journal of Coastal Conservation 2020(24:24). https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s11852-020-00739-7.
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Suganya, Kuili , and Rajani MB. 2020. “Riverfront Gardens and City Walls of Mughal Agra: A Study of Their Locations, Extent and Subsequent Transformations Using Remote Sensing and GIS”. South Asian Studies . https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02666030.2020.1721119?journalCode=rsas20&.
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Gupta, Ekta , and Rajani MB. 2020. “Geospatial Analysis of Historical Cartographic Data of Kollam Fort”. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing.
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Suganya, Kuili , and Rajani MB. 2019. “Underground Water Supply System in the late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Bangalore”. Water History: 1-21. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12685-018-0223-8.
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MB, Rajani , and Viraj Kumar. 2019. “Nalanda: A Tale in the Twist”. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 78(4): 392-408. https://jsah.ucpress.edu/content/78/4/392.
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Das, Sonia , Pankaj Kumar, Rajani MB, and Sudeep Chopra. 2019. “Radiocarbon Dating of Historical Bricks: Exploring the Unprotected Archaeological Mounds in the Environs of Excavated Site of Nalanda”. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 85(3): 629-636. https://insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/PINSA/PINSA_2019_Art27.pdf.
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Gupta, Ekta , Rajani MB, and Srikumar M Menon. 2019. “Remote Sensing Investigation of the Buddhist Archaeological Landscape Around Sannati, India.”. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 25(June 2019): 294-307. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X18303997.
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Rajangam, Krupa , and Rajani MB. 2017. “Applications of geospatial technology in the management of cultural heritage sites – potentials and challenges for the Indian region”. Current Science 113(10): 1948-1960. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/10/1948.pdf.
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Gupta, Ekta , Sonia Das, and Rajani MB. 2017. “Archaeological Exploration in Srirangapatna and Its Environ Through Remote Sensing Analysis”. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing: 1-7. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12524-017-0659-9.
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Gupta, Ekta , Sonia Das, Kuili Suganya Ch Balan, Viraj Kumar, and Rajani MB. 2017. “The need for a National Archaeological database”. Current Science 113(10): 1961-1973. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/10/1961.pdf.
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Navalgund, Ranganath , and Rajani MB. 2017. “The science behind archaeological signatures from space”. Current Science 113(10): 1859-1872. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/113/10/1859.pdf.
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Haricharan, Smriti , Nagabhushana, Sharada Srinivasan, Rajani MB, and S Ranganathan. 2016. “Locating iron production sites in Telangana, India using satellite imagery”. Current Science 111(9): 1536-1543. http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/111/09/1536.pdf.
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Ahuja, Dilip R, and Rajani MB. 2016. “On the symmetry of the central dome of the Taj Mahal”. Current Science 110(6): 996-999. http://eprints.nias.res.in/1032/.
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MB, Rajani . 2016. “A study of Nalanda’s expanse using GIS and Remote Sensing”. Archives of Asian Art 66.
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MB, Rajani , and K. Kasturirangan. 2014. “Multispectral remote sensing data analysis and application for detecting moats around medieval settlements in South India”. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 10.
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MB, Rajani , and K. Kasturirangan. 2013. “‘Sea-Level changes and its impact on coastal Archaeological monuments: Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram’”. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 41(2): 468. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12524-012-0210-y.
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Nalini, NS , and Rajani MB. 2012. “Stone fortress of Chitledroog: Visualizing old landscape of Chitradurga by integrating spatial information from multiple sources”. Current Science 103: 381–387. http://eprints.nias.res.in/340/.
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MB, Rajani , A. S Rajawat, M. SKrishna Murthy, J. Kamini, and Srinivas Rao. 2012. “‘Demonstration of the synergy between multi-sensor satellite data, GIS and ground truth to explore the archaeological site in Talakadu region in South India’”. Journal of Geomatics, Indian Society of Geomatics. 6.
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Kuzhiparambil, Asha , and Rajani MB. 2012. “Epicentres of missing daughters: Geo-spatial dimensions of the child sex ratio in India”. Asian Population Studies 8: 265–280. http://eprints.nias.res.in/341/.
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Iyer, Meera , Harini Nagendra, and Rajani MB. 2012. “Using satellite imagery and historical maps to study the original contours of Lalbagh Botanical Garden”. Current Science 102: 507–509. http://eprints.nias.res.in/296/.
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MB, Rajani , and K Kasturirangan. 2011. “Satellite image and {India}’s past”. Futute of the past: a workshop organized under the aegis of {ICTS}. {Nov} 22-26.
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MB, Rajani , and Rajawat AS. 2011. “Potential of satellite based sensors for studying distribution of archaeological site along palaeo channels: Harappan sites a case study”. Journal of archaeological sciences, Elsevier 38.
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MB, Rajani , Satadru Bhattacharya, and Rajawat AS. 2011. “Synergistic Application of Optical and Radar Data for Archaeological Exploration in the Talakadu Region, Karnataka”. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. http://eprints.nias.res.in/249/.
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MB, Rajani , and SK Patra. 2009. “Application of satellite image processing techniques for Talakadu, a unique archaeological landscape in India”. PHOTO-INTERPRETATION, ESKA 45: 168-175.
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MB, Rajani , Sumanta K Patra, and Mamta Verma. 2009. “Space observation for generating 3D perspective views and its implications to study the archaeological site of Badami in India”. Journal of Cultural Heritage 10: 20–26. http://eprints.nias.res.in/247/.
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Nalini, N. S, and Rajani MB. 2009. “in In Stefano Campana, Maurizio Forte and Claudia Liuzza (Eds.)”. Space, Time, Place Third International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, 17th-21st 978: 173-177.
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Kasturirangan, K , and Rajani MB. 2007. “Indian Space Programme”. Current Science 93: 1645–1646. http://eprints.nias.res.in/105/.
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MB, Rajani . 2007. “Bangalore from above: An archaeological overview”. Current Science 93: 1352–1353. http://eprints.nias.res.in/104/.
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Narasimha, Roddam , Sangeetha Menon, Papiya Bhattacharya, and Rajani MB. 2005. “Six months after the tsunami”. Current Science 89: 1459–1461. http://eprints.nias.res.in/106/.
Thesis
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MB, Rajani . 2010. “Spaced-based archaeological investigations”. NIAS. http://eprints.nias.res.in/225/.
Courses
- ‘GIS for spatial data visualization and analysis’ (3 credits) Jan to May 2018
- ‘Indian Temple Architecture’ (1 credit, part course) Aug to Dec 2017
- ‘Ancient Astronomy’ (1 credit, part course) Aug to Dec 2017
- ‘Archaeological Exploration: methods and practices’ (4 credits) Jan to May 2017
- ‘Cartography for Heritage Study: GIS and its antecedents’ (3 credits) Aug to Dec 2016
- ‘GIS for societal and cultural applications’ (3 credits) Jan to May 2015
Doctoral Supervision
- Ms Ekta Gupta: title ‘Advancing archaeological and geomorphological understanding of Indian coast’ ( NIAS PhD programme; 2016 - 2020)
- Ms Kuili Balan: title ‘Geospatial Analysis of Ancient Water Features in the Archaeological Landscape of Malaprabha River Valley’ (NIAS PhD programm; 2016 - 2020
- Ms Sonia Das: title 'A study of built heritage in unprotected environs of Nalanda' (TDU; 2017-)
Ongoing Projects:
1. ‘Exploring India’s Medieval Coastline using Geospatial Analysis and Historical Records’, funded by Ministry of Earth Science (MoES); for 4 years from April
2018; M.B.Rajani (PI)
2. ‘Impact of Land use changes on human primate conflict in India’, funded by ISRO Respond; 2 yrs from Mar 2018; Sindhu Radhakrishna(PI) and M.B.Rajani
3. ‘Advancing Landscape Archaeology Using High-resolution Digital Elevation Models’, funded by funded by SERB DST ‘Young Scientist’ Scheme, for 3 years
from Jan 2016; M.B.Rajani (PI)
4. Book writing: ‘A manual on application of remote sensing and GIS for archaeological investigations’, Homi Bhabha Fellowship; for 2 years from Nov 2014
(book yet to be completed and published)
5. ‘Orientation of sacred structures at Nalanda and other Buddhist sites’ with Viraj Kumar
6. ‘Karez: underground water supply system of central Asian origin’ with Kuili Suganya
7. ‘Unexplored Stupa mounds in the vicinity of Sannati in northern Karnataka’ Ekta Gupaand Srikumar Menon
8. ‘Comparison of extent of archaeological ruins recorded in 19th century and what is protected now (case studies Nalanda, Bodhgaya, Patna, Sarnath)’ with
Sonia Das
Future projects:
1. ‘Historical water systems in the extended landscape of Malaprabha River Valley’ grant proposal submitted to IHDS, DST; M.B.Rajani (PI) and Srikumar
Menon
2. ‘Early fusion music: Cross-cultural musical exchanges in colonial India from the late 18th to the early 20th century’ grant proposal submitted to IHDS, DST;
Anindya Sinha(PI), Nithin Nagaraj, Naresh Keerthi and M.B.Rajani
3. ‘Investigating the archaeological landscape around the excavated site of Nalanda Mahavihara’ M.B.Rajani (PI),
Pankaj Kumarand Manu Santhanam
4. ‘Mapping Heritage for Young Minds: Learning the Past Using Geospatial Tools’ grant proposal submitted to SHRI, DST; Shalini Dixit(PI) and M.B.Rajani
Past Projects:
1. Geospatial Analysis of:
- Buddhist site of Sarnath
- Mehrauli Archaeological area
for two separate book projects funded by Prof Fredrick Asherand Prof Catherine AsherUniversity of Minnesota.
2. ‘Cultural heritage of Karnataka: a remote sensing and GIS perspective’ (Sites: Srirangapatna, Halebidu, Sirival and Avati) funded by Karnataka Knowledge
Commission, Government of Karnataka, for 1 year from June 2015
3. Remote sensing and GIS analysis of Dholavira (Collaboration with IIT Gandhinagar) 2014-1026
Lectures/Presentation (by invitation):
Watch TEDx Talk by Dr M B Rajani titled Clues in the Landscapes
1. ‘Archaeological sciences for understanding past settlements: Buddhist structures at Nalanda’Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi,
October 16th 2017
2. ‘Remote sensing perspectives of Buddhist sites in India' to MA students at Courtauld Institute of Art, London, July 6th 2017
3. ‘Using Remote Sensing to understand and preserve our cultural heritage ‘ Dhwani series, JNCASR, Bangalore, May 24th 2017
4. ‘Buddhist sites in India: Geospatial insights into their past and future’ in a workshop on 'Indian roots of global Buddhism'UCLA April 29th 2017
5. ‘What can satellites reveal about our past?’ As part of a UG course on ‘History and Future of Science and Technology in India’ APU, Bangalore, April 18th
2017
6. ‘Archaeological Landscape of Nalanda and Environs: Persepectives from Remote Sensing and GIS’at the Bihar Heritage Development Society, Patna, on
Dec 15th 2016
7. ‘Remote Sensing Applications for Archaeological Research’to the faculty members at MVJ college of Engineering, Bangalore, on Dec 20th 2016 about my
research and also about setting up remote sensing lab in their institution.
8. ‘Use of Geo Spatial Technology in Heritage Conservation’in a Two day workshop organised by ASI, Bangalore, as part of World Heritage Week
(Nov 19-25 2016).
9. ‘Landscape Archeology: Revealing our past using satellite images’ International Centre for Theoretical Studies, Bengaluru, Sept 19th 2016
10. ‘Revealing the Past Using Satellites: Buddhist Structures at Nalanda’Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Bangalore, Aug 21st 2016
11. ‘What can satellites reveal about our past?’ At IIIT Bangalore (Nov 18th) to their students (course MTech Digital Society) and faculty
12. ‘What can satellites reveal about our past?’ Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, Sept 21st 2015
13. ‘Satellites’ gaze into the past: the Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram and Nalanda Mahavihara’, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, (IGCAR),
Kalpakam, Sept 4th 2015
14. ‘Nalanda Mahavihara: landscape perspectives’ Nightingales, Malleshwaram, July 28th 2015
15. Nottu Svara: Western influences in late 18th and early 19th century South Indian Classical Music, Nightingales, Malleshwaram, June12th 2015
16. Wednesday Seminar, Department of History, Delhi University ‘Satellites’ gaze into the past: the Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram and Nalanda
Mahavihara’ on Aug 6th 2014
17. Public talk, Centre of Earth Science, IISc, Banglaore ‘Remote Sensing Applications to Archaeology’ on Sept 12th, 2013
18. Public talk, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, title ‘Satellite's Gaze Into The Past’ on July 3rd 2013
19. Presentation at Teri University, New Delhi, title ‘Application of geoinformatics in archaeology’ on July 10th 2012
20. Presentation at Kumaraguru Collage of technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, title ‘space based remote sensing and GIS applications’ on October 15th
2011.
21. Presentation to students and faculty at NIIT University (NU), Neemrana, Rajasthan, title ‘Remote sensing and GIS for archaeological investigations’on
Sept 8, 2011.
22. Presentation at Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Janpath, New Delhi, on the multidisciplinary studies in the field of archaeology, title ‘Space-based
archaeological investigations’ on 30 Aug 2011
23. Presentation to Sri Sam Pitrida (Chairman, National Innovation Council, and, Advisor to PM, Public information, infrastructure and Innovation) and his
team members at Planning Commission on 29 March 2011.
24. As part of ISRO Induction Training Programme (IITP) at ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, on the topic ‘Applications of space based remote sensing
to archaeology’ on 07 Dec 2009
25. At ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, on the topic ‘Applications of space based remote sensing to archaeology’ on 11 Sept 2009
26. At Institution of Engineers, Bangalore, on the topic ‘Applications of space based remote sensing to archaeology’ on 28 May 2009.
27. At Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in the Asia Pacific on the topic ‘Remote Sensing Application to archaeology’ on 03 Feb 2009.
28. At Department of Archaeology and Museums, Mysore, on the topic ‘Remote Sensing and Archaeology’ on 31 May 2008
Public Lectures at NIAS:
1. The Untold Tales of Srirangapatna's Myriad Monuments (Aug 30th 2017); Wednesday Discussion Meeting
2. The search for Odantapuri: Evidence from Landscape Archaeology (July 20th 2016); Wednesday Discussion Meeting
3. Nottu Svara: Western influences in late 18th and early 19th century South Indian Classical Music (April 29th 2015); Wednesday Discussion Meeting
4. Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram (5 November 2008); Wednesday Discussion Meeting
5. Some thoughts on western classical and later geographers’ perspective of India (29 March 2006); Wednesday Discussion Meeting
Conferences
A. International:
1. International Conference on Karez on Cultural Borders 29th – 31st October 2017, Bidar, Karnataka, Inida
I. KuiliSuganya and M.B.Rajani ‘Was there a Network of Karez at Bangalore?’
2. The South Asia Regional Conference 2017 (27-29 Nov 2017), International Society for Music Education, Venue: NIAS, Bangalore
I. M.B.Rajani ‘Cross-Cultural Musical Exchanges in the 18th and 19th centuries Colonial India’
3. International Conference on Music and Dance ‘Harmonic and Melodic World Music’ from 24th June 2017 to 28th June 2017, organised by
Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha (Regd. Trust), Bengaluru
I. Naresh Keerthu and M.B.Rajani, 'The legacy of the noṭṭusvara-s – Diksitar and beyond'
4. Workshop on 'Indian roots of global Buddhism' UCLA April 29th 2017
I. M.B.Rajani‘Buddhist sites in India: Geospatial insights into their past and future’
5. Spring Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, March 25 2016
I. 'Tracing geo-spatial location of Iron and Steel industry of Tipu Sultan', Presented by Prof S. Ranganathan
6. Cultural heritage: Environment, ecology and Inter-Asian Interactions, Rajgir, Bihar, organized by Nalanda University and International Institute for
Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden, Netherland Jan 6-8 2014
I. M.B.Rajani ‘Tracing the extent of the ancient site of Nalanda though satellite images’.
7. Royal Society Indo-UK Scientific Seminar, March 7th to 9th 2012 at the Exeter University, UK
I. M.B.Rajani ‘Space based remote sensing and its applications in India
8. ESRI India User Conference, Delhi, 7-8 December 2011
I. M.B.Rajani and Asha Kuzhiparambil, ‘Epicenters of missing daughters: geospatial analysis of the Child Sex Ratio in India’
9. Future of Past ICTS Mini Workshop on FUTURE OF THE PAST November 22-26, 2011, Gateway Hotel, Mangalore
I. Satellite Image and India’s Past
10. UKIERI Dissemination Seminar Nov 16-18, 2011, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore
I. I.A.Oltean, M.B.Rajani and N.S.Nalini, ‘Pioneering metallurgy: Geospatial technologies’
11. Conference on Space Information Technology, Beijing, China inNovember 26-27, 2009. Paper presented:
I. Rajani M.B., ‘Space based remote sensing applications for archaeology’
12. III INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on Remote Sensing in Archaeology 17th - 21st August 2009, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Papers presented:
I. N.S.Nalini and M.B.Rajani, ‘The importance of precision in georeferencing demonstrated in the case study of archaeological
GIS of Chitradurga, Karnataka’
II. M.B.Rajaniand S.Settar, ‘Application of multispectral remote sensing imagery in detection of ancient forts in South India’
13. International Conference on the Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Hampi National Institute of Advanced Studies,
IISC Campus, Bangalore from January 16 to 18, 2009. Paper presented:
I. M B Rajani ‘Applications of space based remote sensing to archaeology’
14. 1st international workshop on "Advances in Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management", Rome Sept 30th to Oct 4th 2008.
Presented four papers:
I. Rajani, M.B.,Patra, S.K., and Verma, Mamta, '3D perspective views and their applications to Archaeology: A case study on
the site of Badami' (poster).
II. Rajani, M.B., and Rajawat, A.S., 'Lost courses of River Sarasvati and spatial distribution of Harappan settlements – Observations based on
multisensor satellite data'.
III. Rajani, M.B., Patra, S.K., 2008. 'The applicability of image processing techniques for archaeological exploration using
space imagery: Talakadu - a case study'.
IV. Rajani, M.B., Rajawat, A.S., Krishna Murthy, M.S., Kamini, J., and Srinivas Rao, 'Archaeological exploration in the Talakadu region along the
bank of the Cauveri river, Karnataka, Southern India using multi-sensor satellite data and Geographic Information System (GIS)' (poster).
B. National
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National Symposium on Geomatics for Digital India, Jaipur Dec 16-18 2015
- Ekta Gupta, Sonia Das and M.B.Rajani, ‘Tracing the historical vestige of Srirangapatna through old maps and satellite images’
- Ekta Gupta, Sonia Das and M.B.Rajani, ‘Geo-spatial Inventory of Archaeological Landscapes: an important aspect for a comprehensive Digital India’
- Sonia Das, Ekta Gupta and M.B.Rajani, ‘Geo informatics as a powerful planning tool for sustainable land management and protection of cultural heritage’
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DST-National Meeting on Airborne LiDAR at IIT Kanpur 19-20 January 2015
- Airborne LiDAR application for archaeological research
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Workshop on Excavated Site of Nalanda, jointly organised by Nalanda University and ASI, Nov 11-12, 2013
- M.B.Rajani ‘Ongoing investigations on Nalanda using remote sensing and GIS’
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ESRI India User Conference, Delhi, 7-8 December 2011
- M.B.Rajani and Asha Kuzhiparambil, ‘Epicentres of missing daughters: geospatial analysis of the Child Sex Ratio in India’
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Workshop by TIFR, Mumbai, in association with the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bangalore, held in Mangalore from November 21 to 26, 2011
- M.B.Rajani ‘Satellite Image and India’s Past’
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The Annual Convention of the Society and Geomatics 2009: National conference on "Geomatics and Impact of Climate Change with specific reference to Mountain Ecosystem" at Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun during 4th-6th February 2009. Papers presented:
- Rajani M.B., Sea-level changes and its impact on coastal archaeological monuments: Mahabalipuram, a case study
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Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) Symposium on “Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and Applications with Special Emphasis on Microwave Remote Sensing” 18-20 Dec 2008, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Papers presented:
- Rajani, M.B., Bhattacharya,Satadru and Rajawat, A.S., ‘Synergistic Application of Optical and Radar Data for Archaeological Exploration in the Talakadu Region, Karnataka’, presented
- Rajani, M.B., and Patra, S.K., ‘3D analysis using DEM generated using CARTOSAT1 stereo data for archaeological exploration in Talakadu’ presented (poster)
C. Articles published in conference proceeding:
- M.B.Rajani, and K.Kasturirangan, ‘Satellite image and India’s past’, Futute of the past: a workshop organized under the aegis of ICTS, Nov 22-26, 2011, Mangalore (http://www.tifr.res.in/~archaeo/FOP/fop.icts_table.htm).
- M.B.Rajani and Asha Kuzhiparambil, ‘Epicenters of missing daughters: geospatial analysis of the Child Sex Ratio in India’ ESRI India User Conference, Delhi, 7-8 December 2011
- I.A.Oltean, M.B.Rajani and N.S.Nalini, ‘Pioneering metallurgy: Geospatial technologies’, UKIERI Dissemination Seminar Nov 16-18, 2011, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore.
- N.S.Nalini and M.B.Rajani, ‘The importance of precision in georeferencing demonstrated in the case study of archaeological GIS of Chitradurga, Karnataka’ in In Stefano Campana, Maurizio Forte and Claudia Liuzza (Eds.), BAR –S2118, 2010 Space, Time, Place Third International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, 17th-21st August 2009, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, ISBN 978 1 4073 0659 9, pp.173-177.
- M.B.Rajani and S.Settar, ‘Application of multispectral remote sensing imagery in detection of ancient forts in South India’ In Stefano Campana, Maurizio Forte and Claudia Liuzza (Eds.), BAR –S2118, 2010 Space, Time, Place Third International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, 17th-21st August 2009, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, ISBN 978 1 4073 0659 9, pp.123-127.
- M. B. Rajani, "Space based remote sensing applications for archaeology", Proc. SPIE 7651, 76511O (2009); doi:10.1117/12.855565
- Rajani, M.B., Patra, S.K., and Verma, Mamta, '3D perspective views and their applications to Archaeology: A case study on the site of Badami' in Lasaponara, R., Masini, N. (Eds,) Proceedings of Workshop on Advances in Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management, Rome 2008.
- Rajani, M.B., and Rajawat, A.S., 'Lost courses of River Sarasvati and spatial distribution of Harappan settlements – Observations based on multisensor satellite data' in Lasaponara, R., Masini, N. (Eds,) Proceedings of Workshop on Advances in Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management, Rome 2008.
- Rajani, M.B., Patra, S.K., 2008. 'The applicability of image processing techniques for archaeological exploration using space imagery: Talakadu - a case study' in Lasaponara, R., Masini, N. (Eds,) Proceedings of Workshop on Advances in Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management, Rome 2008.
- Rajani, M.B., Rajawat, A.S., Krishna Murthy, M.S., Kamini, J., and Srinivas Rao, 'Archaeological exploration in the Talakadu region along the bank of the Cauveri river, Karnataka, Southern India using multi-sensor satellite data and Geographic Information System (GIS)' in Lasaponara, R., Masini, N. (Eds,) Proceedings of Workshop on Advances in Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management, Rome 2008.
Conducted Workshops involving lectures and hands-on components:
- 2 Day workshop in GIS for archaeology at Kerala Council for Historical Research, Pattanam (23-24 Maech 2016) was planned by M.B.Rajani and conducted by Sonia Das and Ekta Gupta
- 1 day Workshop on ‘Applications of Remote Sensing to Archaeological Investigations’ Centre of Heritage Initiative, School of Architecture, Dayananda Sagar College of Engg, May 24th 2016
- 1 day Workshop on ‘Applications of Remote Sensing to Archaeological Investigations’ Department of History, University of Delhi, April 6th 2015
- 1 day Workshop on ‘Applications of Remote Sensing to Archaeological Investigations’ Archaeological Science Centre, IIT Gandhinagar, March 15th 2014
- A summer workshop ‘How to Map what’s around you!’ was conducted (2011 at NIAS) for children (age 8-14) on map making. The goal of this workshop was to bring children to the context of a research institute and guide them through small research projects to provide authentic learning and research experience. The workshop aimed at enhancing children’s cartographic skills and make them aware of the potential of their everyday familiar locality and natural environment for map making. The participants mapped a total of 200 trees comprising of 38 different types on NIAS campus. The also mapped the various energy sources of the campus that also gave them knowledge about its measure and usage. Through the process of making maps children develop a relationship with the space around them, thus learn to care about their local environment. The workshop was held during summer vacation, from 19th of April to 12th of May-2011 and was carried out by researchers from the areas of remote sensing, GIS and education. Course coordination and teaching was jointly done by Rajani and Anu Joy (PhD student at NIAS working on science education in schools).