Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo

Indian Archaeologist

Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo (born 29 August 1946) is an Indian historian and archaeologist. He is from Khariar, Nuapada, Odisha, India.^[1] He is the president of Khariar Sahitya Samiti. He has authored several books on Odisha, and has discovered the pre-historic rock art of Yogimath Donger,^[2] Ghat Ghumar rock art copper plates, gold coins of Sharabhapuriya dynasty, clay seal, stone seal of Panduvamshi dynasty, Kalachuri coins,^[3] terracottas, beads and sculpture of various types.

Books

Following are some of his highly cited books:

Cultural Profile of South Kosala, Gyan books, Delhi, 2012, ISBN 8121200954
Origin of Jagannath Deity, Giyan Books, Delhi, 1991, ISBN 812120352X
Tantric Art of Odisha
Fic, Victor M. (2003). The tantra: its origin, theories, art, and diffusion from India to Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, China, Japan, and Indonesia. Abhinav Publications. p. 69. ISBN 978-81-7017-424-0.
Character Assassination in Modern History of Orissa. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Profile of JP Singh Deo http://www.navratnanews.com/Profile/profile_ofJitamitra%20Prasad%20Singh%20Deo.htm Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pradhan, Sadasiba (2001). Rock art in Odisha. Aryan Books International. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7305-215-6.
^ Tripathy, Snigdha (1986). Early and medieval coins and currency system of Orissa, circa 300 B.C. to 1568 A.D. Punthi Pustak. p. 96. OCLC 15488618.