| Name : | Madhusudan Amilal Dhaky |
| Present Position & Address : | Director (Emeritus) American Institute of Indian Studies Centre for Art & Arecaeology Plot No. 22, Sector. 32, Institutional Area Gurgaon - 122 001 (Haryana State) |
| Permanent Residential : | People's Plaza,
6th Floor Near Memnagar Fire-brigade Station Ahmedabad - 380 009 Gujarat State |
| Date of Birth : | 31st July 1927 |
| Place of Birth : | Porbandar, Dist. Saurashtra, Gujarat State |
| Educational Qualification : | B.Sc. (Geology
& Chemistry) University of Bombay (Fergusson College, Poona) 1948 |
| External Refree for Ph.D | Universities of Poona, Mysore, Baroda, Gujarat |
| Supervisor for Ph.D | N.I. University, National Museum, New Delhi. |
| Advisory for Ph.D | Universities of London and Berlin. |
| 1955-59 | Curator, Museum of antiquities, Junagadh, Saurashtra, next Bombay State. |
| 1961-66 | Technical Assistant, Department of Archaeology, Gujarat State (I/C Excavations, Explorations, and Publications) |
| 1966-72 | Research Associate American Academy of Benaras, Varanasi, (On Deputation from the Department of Archaeology Governament of Gujarat) |
| 1973 | Appointed Research Professor of Indian Art and Architecture L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Deputed from the L.D. Institute to the American Institute of Indian Studies from March 1974 to July 1987 |
| 1974-78 | Research Officer, American Institute of Indian Studies, Centre for Art & Archaeology, Varanasi. |
| 1978-86 | Associate Director (Research), American Institute of Indian Studies, Centre for Art & Archaeology, Varanasi, Formulator, Coordinator, Controbutor, Editor and in charge of the AIIS's major Project the Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture since 1967. |
| 1985-96 | Director (Research), AIIS, Varanasi |
| 1997 till present day | Director (Emeritus), AIIS, Gurgaon |
| Consultant | Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre, Ahmedabad (1992 onwards) |
| Member | Governing
Body, L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad. Academic Council B.L. Institute of Indology, Delhi. Executive Board, Darshak Itihasa Nidhi Society, Vadodara. |
Publication
:
Over 300, including a few monographs and books, research papers and articles
in English, Gujarati and in Hindi. Contributions to feliciratory and commemorative
volumes, and to the Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture, et cetera (List
of the more important Research publications annexed at the end.)
Research Interests :
Ancient and Medieval architecture of India, Southeast Asia and Europe / sculpture
/ archaeology / Nirgrantha (Jaina) Literature and history / Indian classical
music / horticulture / gemmology / folk arts and crafts and Indian culture in
general.
Awards and Honours :