Inguva Kartikeya Sarma (15 October 1937 – 29 November 2013) was an Indian archaeologist and a director of the Salar Jung Museum.

Education and career

I. K. Sarma was born in the village of Pallipadu in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. He obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Archaeology from the School of Archaeology, the academic wing of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in New Delhi.[1] In 1958, Sarma joined the Archaeological Survey of India as a technical assistant in 1958. From 1983 to 1993, he was the Superintending Archaeologist of the ASI's Excavation Branch at Nagpur. From 1993 to 1997, he served as the Director of Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.[2]

Sarma was involved in excavations at several sites in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.[2] These sites include Nagarjunakonda (1956–1957); Kalibangan (1960–1962 and 1964–1966); Paiyampalli (1968); Pauni (1969–1970); Surkotada (1970–1971); Amaravati and Gudimallam (1974–1975); and Pedavegi and Guntupalli (1985–1987).[1] In the 1970s, he also surveyed the remains of a Jain site at Aretippur in Karnataka.[3]

Personal life and death

Sarma was married, and he and his wife had two daughters and a son. During the last years of his life, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died on 29 November 2013 at his home in Hyderabad,[1]

Selected works

Sarma's published works include:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Doyen of archaeology I K Sarma no more". The Hans India. 29 November 2013. The doyen of Andhra archaeology was born on October 15, 1937, in Pallipadu village in Nellore district. He completed his PG Diploma in Archaeology from the School of Archaeology, ASI, New Delhi, and went on to pursue his masters from Nagpur.
  2. ^ a b "Archaeologist I.K. Sarma passes away". The Hindu. 29 November 2013.
  3. ^ Meena Iyer (15 March 2016). "Exploring a lost Jain trail". Deccan Herald.
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