B. B. Lal

B. B. Lal in 2017

Braj Basi Lal (2 May 1921 – 10 September 2022), better known as B. B. Lal, was an Indian writer and archaeologist.[1] He was born in Jhansi, British India. He was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1968 to 1972 and was Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. Lal also served on various UNESCO committees.[2]

Lal died on 10 September 2022 in New Delhi, India at the age of 101.[3][4]

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  1. ↑ "Explained: Who is B B Lal, the Padma Vibhushan awardee who led an excavation at Ramjanmabhoomi site?". Adrija Roychowdhury. The Indian Express. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ↑ B. B. Lal Chair at IIT Kanpur Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur website.
  3. ↑ "Veteran archaeologist BB Lal passes away, PM pays tribute". The Tribune. PTI. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Who is B B Lal, the Padma Vibhushan awardee behind excavation at Ramjanmabhoomi site?". The Indian Express. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.