Prof. Vasant Shinde, former Professor and Vice-Chancellor at the Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune, is a world-renowned archaeologist in South Asia. He is a pioneer in archaeological research since the last 41 years, specialising in the Protohistory of South Asia, Maritime History as well as Field Archaeology. Dr. Shinde has completed 16 major research projects, in the process of which he has collaborated with scholars and institutes from around the world.
