ABSTRACT
An engagement with the archaeology of neighbouring countries was a hallmark of Ghosh’s vision, and one that is evident in the many activities that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) undertook under his leadership. Significant among these were the Centenary Celebrations in 1961 that included an exhibition highlighting the archaeological richness of the country, but more importantly a five-day conference on Asian Archaeology which was attended by European and Asian archaeologists. At the concluding session it was decided to hold such conferences in Asia every five years. This decision was followed with two conferences: one in Colombo (R. H. de Silva edited, Papers submitted to the second international conference: seminar on Asian archaeology, Colombo 1969, Department of archaeology, Colombo, 1979.) and the other in Bahrain, but ASI was not able to sustain it further. Other significant engagements with countries outside India were ASI’s expedition to Nubia in Egypt and Ghosh’s work as UNESCO consultant in various countries of Asia.
