M B Rajani

Associate Professor
School
School of Humanities
Programme
Phone
+91 80 22185000
Room no
Faculty Block S-19
Department
Faculty

Her research has two inter-related facets: analyzing cultural landscapes using geospatial data to identify new features of archaeological interest, and advancing the usage of such analysis for preserving built heritage in the face of rapidly growing infrastructural development and urbanization.

Publications
Regulation boundaries for preservation of Cultural Heritage sites
Landscape Morphology and Spatial Patterning of Archaeological Signatures When Viewed from Above.
Geospatial Analysis of Historical Cartographic Data of Kollam Fort
Historical Coastal Maps: Importance and Challenges in Their Use in Studying Coastal Geomorphology
Riverfront Gardens and City Walls of Mughal Agra: A Study of Their Locations, Extent and Subsequent Transformations Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Potential of Geospatial Technologies as a Cognitive and Spatio- visual tool for Mapping the Past
A Geospatial Study of Archaeological Remains at Halebidu: An Integrative Approach to Identify Unexplored Features
Patterns in past settlements: Geospatial analysis of imprints of cultural heritage on landscapes.
A geospatial study of archaeological remains at Halebidu: An integrative approach to identify unexplored features.
Geospatial analysis of historical cartographic data of Kollam fort.
Historical coastal maps: Importance and challenges in their use in studying coastal geomorphology.
Riverfront gardens and city walls of Mughal Agra: A study of their locations, extent and subsequent transformations using remote sensingG and GIS.
Potential of geospatial technologies as a cognitive and spatio-visual tool for mapping the past.
Radiocarbon dating of historical bricks: Exploring the unprotected archaeological mounds in the environs of excavated site of Nalanda
Remote sensing investigation of the Buddhist archaeological landscape around Sannati, India.
Nalanda: A tale in the twist.
The Significance of Ancient Water Systems and the Sacred Groves in the Landscape of Badami, Karnataka: A Geospatial Study
Blue-Green Infrastructure Across Asian Countries Kuili Suganya, Mythrayi Harshavardhan, M B Rajani
Heritage Science and Society
The Significance of Ancient Water Systems and the Sacred Groves in the Landscape of Badami, Karnataka: A Geospatial Study
Dhyani, S., Basu, M., Santhanam, H., Dasgupta, R. (eds) Blue-Green Infrastructure Across Asian Countries. Springer, Singapore.
25 March 2022
Journal Articles
M B Rajani, Sonia Das
co-authored
Heritage Science and Society
A geospatial study of archaeological remains at Halebidu: An integrative approach to identify unexplored features.
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 49: 1025–1034.
1 January 2021
Journal Articles
M B Rajani, Ekta Gupta
Heritage Science and Society
Geospatial Analysis of Historical Cartographic Data of Kollam Fort
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing.
24 September 2020
Journal Articles
M B Rajani, Ekta Gupta
Heritage Science and Society
Historical Coastal Maps: Importance and Challenges in Their Use in Studying Coastal Geomorphology
Journal of Coastal Conservation 24:24.
30 March 2020
Journal Articles
M B Rajani, Kuili Suganya
co-authored
Heritage Science and Society
Riverfront gardens and city walls of Mughal Agra: A study of their locations, extent and subsequent transformations using remote sensingG and GIS.
South Asian Studies 36(2): 139-165.
1 January 2020
Journal Articles
M B Rajani, Ekta Gupta
co-authored
Heritage Science and Society
Historical coastal maps: Importance and challenges in their use in studying coastal geomorphology.
Journal of Coastal Conservation 24, Article No. 24.
1 January 2020
Journal Articles
M B Rajani
Heritage Science and Society
Geospatial analysis of historical cartographic data of Kollam fort.
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 48: 1567–1581.
1 January 2020
Journal Articles
M B Rajani, Kuili Suganya
Heritage Science and Society
Riverfront Gardens and City Walls of Mughal Agra: A Study of Their Locations, Extent and Subsequent Transformations Using Remote Sensing and GIS
South Asian Studies, DOI: 10.1080/02666030.2020.1721119
Journal Articles
Regulation boundaries for preservation of Cultural Heritage sites M B Rajani
Regulation boundaries for preservation of Cultural Heritage sites
(NIAS/HUM/HSS/U/PB/09/2021)
16 December 2021
Policy Briefs
M B Rajani, Shalini Dixit
co-authored
Heritage Science and Society
Potential of geospatial technologies as a cognitive and spatio-visual tool for mapping the past.
National Security 4(1): 63-80.
1 January 2021
Op-Eds and Comments
M B Rajani, Das S
Heritage Science and Society
A Geospatial Study of Archaeological Remains at Halebidu: An Integrative Approach to Identify Unexplored Features
J Indian Soc Remote Sens (2021)
1 January 2021
M B Rajani, Shalini Dixit
Heritage Science and Society
Potential of Geospatial Technologies as a Cognitive and Spatio- visual tool for Mapping the Past
National Security, Vivekananda International Foundation, Vol.IV (1) (2021) pp- 63-80
1 January 2021
M B Rajani, Viraj Kumar
co-authored
Heritage Science and Society
Nalanda: A tale in the twist.
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 78(4): 392-408.
1 January 2019
NIAS Comments
M B Rajani, Srikumar M Menon
co-authored
Heritage Science and Society
Remote sensing investigation of the Buddhist archaeological landscape around Sannati, India.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 25: 294-307.
1 January 2019
NIAS Comments
M B Rajani
co-authored
Heritage Science and Society
Radiocarbon dating of historical bricks: Exploring the unprotected archaeological mounds in the environs of excavated site of Nalanda
Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 85(3): 629-636
1 January 2019
NIAS Comments
M B Rajani
Heritage Science and Society
Landscape Morphology and Spatial Patterning of Archaeological Signatures When Viewed from Above.
In: Patterns in Past Settlements: Geospatial Analysis of Imprints of Cultural Heritage on Landscapes. Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. Springer, Singapore.