Dr Manoj Kumar Kurmi was awarded a Small Study and Research Grant (India) 2009-10, when Assistant Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Aurangabad, to create a database and catalogue as a means of reviewing Harappan culture in north-western Maharashtra.
As Superintending Archaeologist, Dr Kurma currently heads the Bhopal Circle, ASI, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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