Madhav Narayan Katti

Background

Katti, Madhav Narayan was born on March 12, 1939 in Gadag, India. Son of Narayan Krishna and Kamala Bai (Upadhyay) Katti.

Education

Bachelor, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1959; Master of Arts, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1961; postgraduate diploma in archaeology, School Archaeology, 1963.

Career

Epigraphical assistant, Archaeol. Survey India, Ootacamund, India, 1964-1966; epigraphical assistant, Archaeol. Survey India, Mysore, India, 1966-1970; deputy superintending epigraphist, Archaeol.

Survey India, Mysore, India, 1970-1974; deputy superintending archaeologist, Archaeol. Survey India, Agra, India, 1974-1975; deputy superintending archaeologist, Archaeol. Survey India, Madras, India, 1975-1978; superintending epigraphist, Archaeol.

Survey India, Mysore, 1978-1984; chief epigraphist, Archaeol. Survey India, Mysore, 1984-1992; director epigrpahy, Archaeol. Survey India, Mysore, since 1992.

Achievements

• Madhav Narayan Katti has been listed as a noteworthy Archaeologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Epigraphical Society India (executive editor journal 1994, secretary, executive editor, vice president, working president 1993-1995, general president Annual Congress 1997. recipient Cooper Plate Charter 2003), Place Names Society India (secretary, executive editor, vice president, working president 1987-1995, director of dict. 1993-1995), Indian History Congress (life, section president epigraphy, ancient history, archaeology, archives and numismatics), Mythic Society.

Interests

• Avocations: architecture, onomastics, literature, music.

Connections

Married Parimala Parimala(Upadhyay), May 18, 1968. Children: Shobha, Sridevi, Sveta.

Father:

Narayan Krishna Katti

Mother:

Kamala Bai (Upadhyay) Katti

Spouse:

Parimala Parimala

child:

Shobha Katti

child:

Sveta Katti

child:

Sridevi Katti