K Amarnath Ramakrishna

1. Worked as Assistant Archaeologist in Kodanpur Museum, ASI, Andhra Pradesh from March, 2004 to May, 2005.

2. Worked as Deputy Superintending Archaeologist in the following Offices in chronological order:

a).ASI, Head Quarters at Delhi from May, 2005 to May, 2008

b).ASI, Nagarjunakonda Museum, Andhra Pradesh from June, 2008 to August, 2009

c).ASI, Hyderabad Circle, Hyderabad from August, 2009 to March, 2010

d).ASI, Western region Museum Branch, Goa from Aril, 2010 to December, 2012

e).ASI, Chennai Circle from January, 2013 to May, 2013.

3. Worked as Superintending Archaeologist (I/c) from May to December, 2013 at Excavation Branch - VI, Mysore.

4. Worked as Superintending Archaeologist from December, 2013 to May, 2017 at Excavation Branch - VI, Bangalore.

5. Worked as Superintending Archaeologist, from May 2017 to November, 2019 at Guwahati Circle, Guwahati , Assam.

6. Workedas Superintending Archaeologist, from November 2019 to September 2021 at Goa Circle, Goa

7. Worked as Superintending Archaeologist, from October, 2021 to September 27, 2024, at TSP (SR), Chennai

8. Worked as Director (Archaeology), from September 30, 2024 to June 22, 2025 at ASI, New Delhi

9. Currently Working as Director (Archaeology) since June 23, 2025 to till date in the ASI, NMMA, Greater Noida.

Excavation Participated / Directed:

1. Rakhigarhi, Haryana: Season : 1999-2000

2. Sravasti, Uttar Pradesh: Season: 2002-01

3. Palur excavation conducted by the University of Madras in year 2002-03

4. Directed the Exploration project “ Vaigai river Valley” in year 2013-14

5. Directed the Excavations at Keeladi (TN) Season: 2014-15

6. Directed the Excavations at Keeladi (TN) Season 2015-16

Articles Published:

1. Excavation at Keeladi, Avanam: Journal of the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Society, Thanjavur Volume 27,2016.pp. 300-305.

2. A Note on Inscribed Jewellery Hoard from Tenur, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu K. Amarnath Ramakrishna, M. Rajesh and N. Veeraraghavan, Journal of Man and Environment Volume XLI, No.1 (January-June 2016)

3. A Brief Note on the Excavation at Keeladi,TiruppuvanamTaluk, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu (2014-15 & 2015-16) in the Proceedings of the National Seminar and Heritage Management in India (NSSAHMI – 2016), Chennai.

4. Archaeological Explorations in the Vaigai River Valley with special reference to Inscribed Jewellery Hoard from Tenur, Madurai District in Amravati – Felicitation Volume for Professor P. Shanmugam Eds. S. Rajavelu& others. pp. 170-183,2017

5. Excavations at Keeladi (2014-15 and 2015-16), District Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu in Askosri (Recent Researches on Archaeology, Art, Culture and Epigraphy), pp.16-46, 2021

6. Interim Report on the Excavations at Keeladi, (2014-15 & 2015-16), TirupuvanamTaluk, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu submitted to Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi, on February 2017.

7. Excavations at Keeladi, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu published in the Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology VI, 2018 pp.30 – 72.

8. Keeladi Excavations (2014-15 & 2015-16), TirupuvanamTaluk, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu, published in Indian Historical Studies (Vol. XV (2) & XVI (1) pp.1 – 16) by PG & Research, Department of History, St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.

9. Keeladi Excavations, Sasanam, 2020 (Vol.2& 3), Krishnagiri District Historical Research Centre, pp.82 - 100.

10. Excavations at Keeladi (2014-15 & 2015-16), Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu: An Early Historic Settlement in South India published in Asoksri, Recent Researches on Archaeology, Art, Culture and Epigraphy. Prof. Asok Nath Parida Felicitation Volume, (Vol I & II), New Delhi. Chapter-3, pp.16 – 46.

11. Keeladi Excavations (2014-15 & 2015-16), TirupuvanamTaluk, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu, published in Kalpavriksha, Dr. R. D. Choudhury Felicitation, New Delhi, 2022. (Vol. I & II pp. 275 – 282).

12. Keeladi (A Sangam Age Habitation Site in the Vaigai River Valley) District Sivaganga, Tamilnadu (2014-2015 & 2015-2016), Final Report Submitted to the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi on January 2023.

13. Keeladi: An Urban Center of the Sangam Period in Tamilnadu, Published in the Proceedings of Muthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Centenary National Seminar on Reflections on Cultural Development: An Archaeological Perspective, by the Department of Archaeology, Govt of Tamilnadu, Chennai, November 2023. pp. 71 – 94.

14. சிந்துவெளிப் பண் பாட்டின் திராவிட விழுமியங் களும் அதன் வதாடர்ச்சியும்

Published in the Conference Proceedings of Discovery of Indus Civilization Centenary by the Department of Archaeology, Govt of Tamilnadu, Chennai, 2025. pp. 271 – 288.

15. Why Keeladi Excavation is so Significant for the Study of the Sangam Period in Tamil Nadu Published in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent Scientific Studies In Archaeology of Tamilnadu by the Department of Archaeology, Govt of Tamilnadu, Chennai, January 2026. pp. 31 – 46.

Awards Acquired :

1. The Sangam 4 Organization and Fathima College,Madurai honoured me first time with"Keeladi Pottruthum" award in the year 2016.

2. A prestigious Tamil magazine named Anantha Vikatan honoured me as one of the "Top 10 Personas" in Tamil Naduin the year 2018.

3. I have been honoured by the Puthiya Thalaimurai, a distinguished Tamil News Channalwith"Tamilan Virudhugal" award, in the year 2019.

4. I have also been honoured with“Pavalar S Bhagyanathan award” by the respected family members of Thiru. Pavalar S Bhagyanathanat Bangalore in the year 2023.

5. The SRV Matriculation Higher Secondary School,Trichy honoured me with "Sanror Pottruthum" award in the year 2019.

6. I have honoured with the award by The Rise Sangam 5 and 1st Edition of Global Tamil Media & Tamil Impact Awards in the year 2026