N. G. Majumdar

Nani Gopal Majumdar (1 December 1897 – 11 November 1938) was an Indian archaeologist who is credited with having discovered 62 Indus Valley Civilization sites in Sindh including Chanhudaro.^[1]

Majumdar was born on 1 December 1897 to Baradaprasanna Majumdar and his wife Sarojini in the town of

On 22 April 1929, Majumdar was appointed Superintendent of the Central Circle and served till 9 May 1929 when he was transferred to the Head Office in Calcutta as Assistant Superintendent.[1]

Majumdar first explored Sind in 1927.^[2] During his explorations, he discovered that the Lower Indus Valley was inhabited as early as the Early Indus period.^[2] Aided by a small grant, in 1927-28, Majumdar excavated the Indus Valley site of Jhukar near Mohenjodaro. In March 1930, Majumdar excavated two new sites of Tharo Hill and Chanhudaro.^[2]

In October 1930, Majumdar left Dokri near Mohenjodaro and headed southwest along the Kirthar Mountains.^[2] By the time he returned in March 1931, Majumdar had discovered more than 32 prehistoric sites. Majumdar wrote a detailed report of his explorations and excavations in his book Exploration in Sind (1934).^[2][3]

On 1 October 1938, Majumdar was once again deputed to Sindh for six months to explore the region for Indus Valley sites.^[2][1] Majumdar travelled over 200 miles on foot and discovered half a dozen sites of the Chalcolithic period.^[1]

On the morning of 11 November 1938, while offering puja at a small Hindu shrine close to his camp near the archaeological site of Rohelji Kund, on bank of Gaaj river, Johi, Dadu District,^[1] Majumdar was shot dead by bandits.^[2][1] A plaque marks the spot where he was killed.^[3]

Majumdar married Snehlata Mukherjee.