Virag Gopal Sontakke

Virag Gopal Sontakke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture, and Archaeology at Banaras Hindu University. He has six years of teaching experience at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in AIHC and Archaeology. Prior to joining Banaras Hindu University, he served as an Assistant Director with the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums of the Government of Maharashtra. During this period, he excavated Early Iron Age/Megalithic and Early Historic sites in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. 

Sontakke has fifteen years of field archaeological experience and direct involvement in surveys and excavations. He has published excavation reports on Chandankheda and Nagardhan. Recently, he also published archaeological investigations, a new method, and the results of a survey in the Chunar, Mirzapur area. Additionally, Dr Sontakke has presented his research at various national and international forums and has more than forty significant publications to his credit. He has published more than fifty research articles in reputed national and international journals. He has completed two research projects and currently serves as Project Director on an ICSSR-sponsored project.