# Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia

> Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and archaeologist specialising in proto- and ancient Indian history. He is considered to have pioneered archaeological excavation techniques in India, with several significant discoveries from the prehistoric period to his credit. Sankalia received the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak award in 1966.
And also received Padma Bhushan in the year 1974.

*Indian archaeologist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hasmukh-dhirajlal-sankalia

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1908-12-10
- **Died:** 1989-01-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [हंसमुख धीरजलाल सांकलिया](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE)
- [هاسموخ دهيراچلال سانكاليا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AE_%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7)
- [Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmukh_Dhirajlal_Sankalia)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hasmukh_Dhirajlal_Sankalia)
- [ഹസ് മുഖ് ധിരജ് ലാൽ സങ്കാലിയ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%96%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF)
- [हसमुख धीरजलाल सांकलिया](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5183334)

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