1994-95 - Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany

1994-95
Crop remains recovered from Pre-Harappan period (2,750-2,500 B.C.) include barley, wheat,
jwar, gram, pea, lentil, til, etc. In the Mature Harappan period (2,500-2,000 B.C.) rice,
moong and date are additionally found.
From the same site, discovery of a carbonized sample having components of herbal
shampoo - reetha, shikakai and anwala (2,750-2,500 B.C.), suggests that the Pre-Harappan
communities in India knew the properties of these plant products.
Other Activities
During the year, 60 research papers and 30 abstracts have been published and 73
papers were submitted for publication. Twenty research papers were presented in the National
and International conferences. This year, 28 scientists were deputed to conferences
in the country, 9 scientists to foreign International conferences. In the Institute, 7 lectures
were delivered by the scientists from other institutions, while 24 scientists of the Institute
delivered lectures in other organisations.
Distinguisbed visitors in the Institute's Museum (from left to right-Professor C.Y. Subramanian,
Professor Salish Dbawan, Professor U.R. Rao, Professor K. Kasturirangan and Dr R.S. ChatuIvedi).