Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao (1922-2013) was born in Shimoga, Karnataka and pursued his archaeology education at Mysore University. Dr. S.R. Rao is credited with the discovery of a number of sites including the Harappan port city of Lothal & Bet Dwarka in Gujarat. His extensive work also includes excavations at the Kurukshetra war site and decipherment of the Indus script. It was his initiative which helped identify and excavate the submerged holy city of Dwarka, thereby becoming a pioneer in marine archaeology.
Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao (1922-2013) was born in Shimoga, Karnataka and pursued his archaeology education at Mysore University. Dr. S.R. Rao is credited with the discovery of a number of sites including the Harappan port city of Lothal & Bet Dwarka in Gujarat. His extensive work also includes excavations at the Kurukshetra war site and decipherment of the Indus script. It was his initiative which helped identify and excavate the submerged holy city of Dwarka, thereby becoming a pioneer in marine archaeology.