National Institute Of Oceanography( NIO ) -

Tripati, S.

Designation:  Principal Technical Officer
Location: Headquarters, Goa
e-mail:  sila@nio.org
Telephone:  91-832-2450373
Fax:  91-0832-2450602

Publications

Academic Record:

Ph.D. Ports and Maritime Activities of Kalinga (Berhampur University, Orissa, India), 1996

P.G. Diploma in Archaeology (Institute of Archaeology Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi), 1988

M.A. Ancient Indian History (Berhampur University, Orissa, India), 1985

B.A. (Hon.) History (Berhampur University, Orissa, India), 1983

Career Record:

Technical Officer E-II (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 2005 - till date

Research Fellow (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1988 - 1990

Professional Interests:

Understanding the shoreline and sea level changes from Maritime archaeological studies.

To undertake exploration and excavation shipwrecks and submerged ports.

Understanding the evolution and development of stone anchors of India

To apply geophysical survey techniques for target search in Marine Archaeology.

Reconstruction of Maritime archaeology, history and cultural interaction of India.

Study of traditional boat building and navigational techniques of Indian Ocean Countries.

Scholarships and awards:

Nehru Trust Fellowship,

Fundacao Oriente Fellowship,

Professional Memberships:

Society of South Asian Archaeology, Pune

Andhra Pradesh History Congress, Guntur

Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune.

Society for Nautical Research, UK.

Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Canberra.

Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, Goa.

Orissa History Congress, Bhubaneswar.

Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi.

South Indian History Congress, Erode.

Anthropological Society of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.

Maritime History Society, Mumbai.

Patents/ Monographs:

Maritime Archaeology for Beginners. Publisher: Kaveri Books, New Delhi, 2009, ISBN: 978 81 7479 103 0.
Maritime Archaeology: Historical Descriptions of the Seafarings of the Kalingas. Publisher: Kaveri Books, New Delhi, 2000, ISBN: 81-7479-038-1.
Sila Tripati., A. S. Gaur., and Sanjib Kumar Singh (Eds.), 'Krsnayan, A peep into the past' Dr. K. D. Banerjee Commemoration Volume, Essays on Archaeology, Publisher: Harman Publishing House, New Delhi, 2004, ISBN: 81-86622-70-5.

Any other information:

Several presentations were made at different national and international conferences at different institutions in India and abroad.
A professional diver dived in Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean and Indian waters up to 42 m water depth.

Invited talks in foreign Institutions on Maritime Archaeology of India:

Victoria & Albert Museum, London (2007)
Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA), Bodrum, Turkey, 2002.
Centro Nacional de Arqueologia Nautica e Subaquatica (CNANS), Portugal, 2000.
University of Cantabria, Laredo, Spain, 2000.

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