Drishti Kalra Author at Anthroholic

Dr. Drishti Kalra

Dr. Drishti Kalra is an Assistant Professor of History and a researcher specializing in Ancient Indian History, Buddhism, and Emotional Histories. She completed her Ph.D. in History from the University of Delhi, where her research focused on visualizing early Buddhist landscapes. Her academic work explores the intersections of gender, culture, emotion, and space through both historical and anthropological perspectives. Alongside her teaching experience at institutions under the University of Delhi, Dr. Kalra has collaborated with national and international organizations including the Max Planck Institute (Germany) and Jio Institute. An active voice in the field of anthropology, she regularly contributes to Anthroholic, writing on themes such as cultural heritage, identity, and the interplay of tradition and modernity. Her scholarship seeks to bridge historical inquiry with contemporary human experiences, fostering interdisciplinary understanding within the social sciences.
Feminist Archaeology in Anthropology

Feminist Archaeology

Feminist archaeology is a field of archaeology that originated in the 1970s and 1980s as a reaction to the male-dominated character of the profession.

Cognitive Archaeology in Anthropology

Cognitive Archaeology

Cognitive archaeology is a study of archaeology that aims to understand the mental processes and cognitive abilities of ancient cultures by the analysis of material culture, such as artifacts, architecture, and art.

Archaeological Field Survey in Anthropology

Archaeological Field Survey

Archaeological field surveys are a fundamental element of archaeological studies that entail the systematic search, identification, and recording of archaeological sites and other cultural remnants over a terrain.

Gender Archaeology in Anthropology

Gender Archaeology

Gender archaeology, or archaeology of gender, is a branch of archaeology that studies the roles and experiences of women and gender in past societies.

Underwater Archaeology in Anthropology

Underwater Archaeology

Underwater archaeology is a sub-discipline of archaeology that investigates human cultural and historical events that transpired underwater, such as shipwrecks, submerged cities, and ancient ports.

Archaeological Geophysics in Anthropology

Archaeological Geophysics

Archaeological geophysics is a non-invasive technique of assessing archaeological sites by utilizing several geophysical technologies to identify the underlying characteristics and uncover buried archaeological remains.

Archaeological Excavation - Anthropology

Archaeological Excavation

The purposeful search for and documentation of archaeological remains, such as buildings, artifacts, and other tangible material traces from ancient human groups and civilizations, is known as archaeological excavation.

History of Archaeology - Anthroholic

History of Archaeology

In this article we talk about the history of archaeology. Archaeology is receiving more scholarly attention.

Paleoethnobotany in Anthropology

Paleoethnobotany or Archaeobotany

Paleoethnobotany, also referred to as archaeobotany, utilizes ancient plant remnants that have been uncovered and analyzed to look at past links between people and plants.

Concept of Culture Lag in Social Cultural Anthropology

Cultural Lag

The phrase "cultural lag" refers to both the idea that culture often lags behind technological progress and the repercussions of this lag on the socioeconomic system.

Neutral Theory of Evolution in Anthropology

Neutral Theory of Evolution

According to the neutral theory of evolution, the bulk of molecular variation has no influence on fitness, so random processes are the most likely cause of genetic variation.

Grave Robbery in Anthropology - Anthroholic

Grave Robbery

Grave robbery, tomb robbery, or tomb raiding are all words for the act of digging up a grave, tomb, or crypt in order to take valuables.