Associate Research Professor
Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology, Flinders University
BA: Khallikote College, Berhampur University, 1992
MA: Deccan College, Pune University, 1994
PG Diploma in Museology: Solapur University, 2005
PhD: Deccan College, 2003
Email: alok.kanungo@iitgn.ac.in
Research Interests: Sustainable Heritage, Naga, Ceramic, Glass, Iron, Ancient Indian water management
Prof. Alok aspires to develop: 1) a new culturally-informed model for using cultural heritage to facilitate sustainable development goals; 2) protocols to protect indigenous cultural heritage and intellectual rights, as a basis for developing culturally informed, viable and sustainable economic opportunities for Indigenous groups; 3) new and experimental methods in archaeology which have been utilised by archaeologists in places like Australia when working with indigenous artefacts and indigenous heritage, but are hitherto unknown or highly undeveloped in the South Asian academy; and 4) data collection including oral histories of indigenous communities in northeast (Naga), collect archival data, and develop indigenous cultural and intellectual property protocols.
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Projects
Indigenous Cultural Heritage as a Facilitator for Sustainable Development Goals by Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
Collaborations
Government of India; SPARC, Flinders University
