Reshma Sawant

Reshma Sawant is an archaeologist specializing in Historical Archaeology. She has a master's degree in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology from Deccan College, Pune and won Prof. H.D. Sankalia Memorial Gold Medal for standing first is M.A. (2001). She has also received Prof. H.D. Sankalia Young Archaeologist Award (2003). She completed her doctoral dissertation in 2006 from Deccan College, Pune. She has participated in various excavations. In addition, she is co-editor (along with K. Paddayya, P. Joglekar and K.K. Basa) of the Sankalia Birth Centenary Volume entitled Recent Research Trends in South Asian Archaeology published in 2009. Dr. Reshma is specifically interested in Historical Archaeology, particularly that of Deccan and its various theoretical aspects such as state formation process and related problems. She is presently working as ICHR post-doctoral fellow at Deccan College.