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.
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Branches of Anthropology - Anthroholic

Branches of Anthropology

Archaeology, biological or physical anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural or social anthropology, and other areas are among the various specialties accessible to anthropologists.

Anthropocene - Anthroholic

Anthropocene

A new epoch known as the Anthropocene is swiftly coming. This notion, which is being studied by climate scientists, geologists, archaeologists, historians, ecologists, and poets, has been embraced by authors, activists, artists, and poets.

Applied Anthropology Anthroholic

Applied Anthropology

"Applied anthropology" is stated as "anthropology employed to address an issue." Anthropology is in use. Malinowski, the creator of modern anthropology

Cultural Resource Management Anthroholic

Cultural Resource Management

Fundamentally, cultural resource management is a process that gives attention to the protection and management of the many but sparsely distributed components of cultural heritage in a modern world with a growing population and changing needs.

Prehistoric Archaeology Anthroholic

Prehistoric Archaeology

Prehistoric archaeology employs this technique to examine prehistory, the preliterate period of the human race's history. More than 99 percent of human history may be discovered using ancient archaeology or prehistory as a subject of study.

What is Urban Archaeology

Urban Archaeology

Urban archaeology is a discipline of archaeology that focuses on the material history of towns and cities, where protracted human occupation has frequently left

Environmental Archaeology

Environmental Archaeology

Environmental archaeology is a discipline of archaeology that was originally researched in the 1970s. It is the study of how past civilizations interacted with their environments.

The ethical questions brought up by studying the physical past are called "archaeological ethics." It is a subset of archaeology's philosophy. The preservation of human remains, laws preserving human remains and cultural artifacts, worldwide issues, and preservation and ethnoarchaeology will all be explored in this article.

Archaeological Ethics

The ethical questions brought up by studying the physical past are called "archaeological ethics." It is a subset of archaeology's philosophy. The preservation of human remains, laws preserving human remains and cultural artifacts, worldwide issues, and preservation and ethnoarchaeology will all be explored in this article.

Taphonomy

Taphonomy

The science of taphonomy explores the ways in which organic residues migrate from the biosphere to the lithosphere. This comprises actions that take place after…

Ethnoarchaeology - Anthropology

Ethnoarchaeology

Ethnoarchaeology is the study of people from an anthropological viewpoint for archaeological reasons, frequently via investigating the physical vestiges of a civilization