British Socio Cultural Policy In India

* **Alexander Rea (1858-1924)** was a British archaeologist who worked mainly in South British India. He is known for unearthing a sarcophagus from the hillocks of Pallavaram in Tamil Nadu. * **Albert Henry Longhurst (1876-1955)** was a British archaeologist and art historian, working in India and Ceylon. From 1927 to 1931 he was in-charge of the systematic digging of Nagarjunakonda. * **Robert Sewell (1845-1925)** worked in the civil service of the Madras Presidency during the period of colonial rule in India. Sewell undertook archaeological work at the Buddhist stupa at Amaravati, which had already been largely destroyed prior to his arrival. The site had previously been surveyed by Colin Mackenzie and Walter Elliot (1803-1887) * **James Burgess (1832-1916)**, was the founder of the Indian Antiquary in 1872 and an important archaeologist of British India in the 19th century. From 1886-89 he was Director General, Archaeological Survey of India. * **Walter Elliot (1803-1887)**, visited the Amaravati site in 1854, collecting sculpture panels that later became crucial for understanding South Indian Buddhist art.