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Srinivasan, Sharada (2024) Wootz Damascus Steel and Evidence from South Indian Antiquity. In: Svastik Stories: Indian Traditional Knowledge Through the Lens of Science. CSIR-NIScPR Publication, pp. 6-12.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2024) Scientific Validation of Skilled Aranmula Metal Mirror Craft Techniques. In: Communication and Dissemination if Traditional Knowledge. CSIR-NiScPR Publicaton, New Delhi, pp. 30-33. ISBN 9788196761233
Srinivasan, Sharada (2024) Assaying the eight metals of antiquity: Archaeometallurgical perspectives on Indian heritage. Lecture. International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2024) Early Finds of Forged Bronze and High-tin Bronze from Tamil Nadu and India. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Recent Advances in Archaeological Investigations of South India. Roja Muthiah Library & Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, pp. 78-89.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2024) Keynote Lecture on Indian Metals Heritage: Some Archaeometallurgical Insights. In: Souvenir of International Conference on Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy in South Asia: Historical Perspectives, 11-12 January 2024, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Srinivasan, Sharada and Paranthaman, S and Asaithambi, B and Prasanna, Venkataguru R and Sakthivel, K and Rajan, K and Sivanantham, R and Radha, Suresh and Sundarraj, Madan and Udaya Kumar, S (2023) Investigating early iron finds from Mayiladumparai Tamil Nadu. In: Muthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Centenary National Seminar on 'Reflections on Cultural Development: An Archaeological Perspective' Proceedings, 22-23 Nov 2023, Chennai.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2023) Ancient Nilgiri Metallurgy. In: The Nilgiri Hills: A Kaleidoscope of People, Culture, and Nature. Orient BlackSwan. ISBN 9789354423963
Srinivasan, Sharada (2023) Indian metals heritage and some common damages. In: Kalyana Mitra: A Treasure House of History, Culture and Archaeological Studies. Bluerose Publishers, pp. 645-660.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2023) Metal Mirror Marvel From Aranmula, Kerala:A Rare Specular Delta Bronze Craft. In: SVASTIK Stories: Indian Traditional Knowledge Through the Lens of Science (Vol.1). CSIR-NiScPR, pp. 8-11. ISBN 978-81-7236-387-1
Turner, Cathy and Srinivasan, Sharada and Daboo, Jerri and Sinha, Anindya, eds. (2022) Performance at the Urban Periphery: Insights from Southern India. Routledge. ISBN 9780367903381
Srinivasan, Sharada (2022) Ancient Indian Metallurgy. [Audio]
Turner, Cathy and Srinivasan, Sharada and Daboo, Jerri and Sinha, Anindya, eds. (2022) Performance at the Urban Periphery: Insights from South India. Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies . Routledge, Oxon. ISBN 9780367903381
Srinivasan, Sharada (2021) Goddess worship and the dancing form: exploring ritual in Indian prehistory and south Indian antiquity. Lietuvos archeologija, 47. pp. 145-166.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2021) The saga of the tambura Musical tradition. Deccan Herald, 9 January 2021.
Mahajan, Roli and Srinivasan, Sharada (2020) Art & Technology: Indian Digital Heritage. Culture360 Magazine, 18 May 2020.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2020) Metal Craft Heritage of Cauvery and Riverine Regions (NIAS/HUM/HSS/U/RR/02/2020). Report. NIAS, Bengaluru.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2020) Metalworking Traditions of Kammalar and Vishwakarma of Southern India (Virtual Book Reading and Lecture). [Video]
Srinivasan, Sharada (2019) Book Review of "Early Indian Metallurgy: The Production of Lead, Silver and Zinc through Three Millennia in North West India" by P T Craddock, K T M Hegde, L K Gurjar and L Willies. London: Archetype Publications Ltd, 2017. Indian Journal of History of Science, 54 (3). pp. 376-378.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2019) Casting Nataraja: Techniques of South Indian bronze casting (NIAS /HUM/HSS/U/RR/072/2019). Report. NIAS, Bengaluru.
Haricharan, Smriti and Nalini, NS and Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2019) A landscape analysis of fortification in Tamil Nadu using satellite images. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 7. pp. 195-210.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2018) Chola and Vijayangara Bronzes: Archaeometallurgical mapping of shifting iconographies. Lecture. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Udaya Kumar, S and Srinivasan, Sharada (2018) Traditional Techniques of Gold Jewellery: A Case Study of Devakottai,Tamil Nadu. Journal of the Centre for Heritage Studies, 1. pp. 313-320.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2017) Copper Smelting Slags at Ingaldhal Mines, Karnataka: Early Historic Satavahana Links. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 70 (2). pp. 541-546. ISSN Springer
Mallik, Anupama and Chaudhury, Santanu and Chandru, Vijay and Srinivasan, Sharada, eds. (2017) Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer.
Mallik, Anupama and Chaudhury, Santanu and Chandru, Vijay and Srinivasan, Sharada (2017) Indian Digital Heritage: The Next Steps. In: Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer, Singapore, pp. 393-403. ISBN 9789811057373
Chaudhury, Santanu and Mallik, Anupama and Chandru, Vijay and Srinivasan, Sharada (2017) Introduction. In: Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer, Singapore, pp. 3-10. ISBN 9789811057373
Srinivasan, Sharada (2017) Iron Age Beta (23% tin) Bronze: Peninsular Indian Bowls of Adichanallur, Nilgiris, and Boregaon. Materials and Manufacturing Processes.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2017) Key metals and alloys in Indian and South Indian antiquity: An archaeometallurgical overview. In: Advances in Construction Materials and Systems: Proceedings of an International Conference (ICACMS), September 3-8, 2017, Chennai.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2017) Ultrahigh-carbon "wootz' from Crucible Carburization of Molten Iron: Hypereutectoid Steel from "Tamil Nadu Process" at Mel-siruvalur. Materials and Manufacturing Processes.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2017) Ultrahigh-carbon “wootz” from crucible carburization of molten iron: Hypereutectoid steel from “Tamil Nadu Process” at Mel-siruvalur. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 32 (7-8). pp. 909-915.
Srinivasan, Sharada and Sengupta, Rajarshi and Padhmapriya, S and Johnson, Praveen and Kritika, Uma and Ranganathan, S and Thakur, Pallavi (2017) Vijayanagara Era Narasimha Bronzes and Sculpture: Digital Iconometry. In: Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer, Singapore, pp. 173-187. ISBN 9789811057373
Haricharan, Smriti and Nagabhushana, and Srinivasan, Sharada and Rajani, MB and Ranganathan, S (2016) Locating iron production sites in Telangana, India using satellite imagery. Current Science, 111 (9). pp. 1536-1543. ISSN 0011-3891
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) Picture this, Copy that: Lack of proper documentation of anitquities has resulted in fakes flooding the international market - Quotes Sharada Srinivasan. The Hindu, 3 August 2016.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) Tamil Chola Bronzes and Swamimalai Legacy: Metal Sources and Archaeotechnology. JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), 68 (8). pp. 2207-2221. ISSN 1543-1851
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) From Temple to Mantelpiece: Changing Paradigms in the Art and Craft of South Indian Metal Icons. In: Traditional Arts of South Asia: Continuity in Contemporary Practice and Patronage. Saffron Asian Art & Society Series . Saffron Books, London, UK, pp. 125-147. ISBN 9781872843322
Raj, Baldev and Srinivasan, Sharada and Sarukkai, Sundar, eds. (2016) Hampi: Splendours of a World Heritage Site (R42-2016). Report. NIAS, Bengaluru.
Singh, Tejpal and Singh, Sanjib Kumar and Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) Indian Bronze: Ecstasy of Classical Art. National Museum, New Delhi.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) Indian High-Tin Bronzes and the Grecian and Persian World. Indian Journal of History of Science, 51 (4). pp. 601-612. ISSN 0019-5235
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) Metallurgy of zinc, high-tin bronze and gold in Indian antiquity: Methodological aspects. Indian Journal of History of Science, 51 (1). pp. 22-32. ISSN 0019-5235
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) Nataraja, Natesa and Orion: Archaeometallurgical and Archaeoastronomical insights into Dancing Siva Images. In: Iconography of the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains: Proceedings of the National Conference. C P R Publications, Chennai, pp. 265-285.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) One Minute Interview. The Crucible, Historical Metallurgy Society News, 91, Spring 2016. pp 8-9, London, UK.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2016) Techniques of Bronze Casting. In: Ecstacy of Classical Art: Indian Bronzes. National Museum Collection, National Museum, New Delhi, pp. 20-36.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2015) Metallurgy and mankind in Southeast Asia's past. In: 15th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, 6 -10 July 2015, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2015) Bronze image casting in Tanjavur District, Tamil Nadu: Ethnoarchaeological and archaeometallurgical insights. In: Metals and Civilisations: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Beginning of Use of Metals and Alloys, BUMA-VII. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, pp. 215-222. ISBN 9789383566112
Srinivasan, Sharada (2015) Elements of Shiva’s dance: Fingerprinting of Chola bronzes and the rietberg Nataraja. In: New Research on Ancient Bronzes: Acta of the XVIIIth International Congress on Ancient Bronzes. Zurich Studies in Archaeology, pp. 317-325. ISBN 978-3-0340-1272-0
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S and Guimlia-Mair, Alessandra, eds. (2015) Metals and Civilizations: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on the Beginnings of the use of Metals and Alloys (BUMA VII)(NIAS Special Publication No. SP7-2015). NIAS, Bangalore. ISBN 978-93-83566112
Srinivasan, Sharada (2015) Of faces and phases: High-tin bronze metallurgy and South India and Tamil innovations. In: The IIM NMD ATM 2015 - International Symposium on "Vision 2025 - Global Challenges and Opportunities in Steel Industry" and 69th Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals, New Horizons in Materials processing and applications, 13-16 November 2015, Hotel Le Meridien, Coimbatore.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2014) Aesthetics and the foundations of science: Insights from Indian metallurgical traditions. In: Foundations of Sciences, Vol XIII Part 5 of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization. PHISPC-COMSSAVY (D P Chattopadhyaya Gen Ed.), XIII . Pearson, Delhi, pp. 209-254. ISBN 978-81-317-3097-3
Srinivasan, Sharada (2014) Iconographic trends in Rama worship: Insights from techno-cultural studies of bronzes. In: The Ramayana in literature society and the arts. CP Ramaswamy Aiyar Institute of Indological Research, Chennai, pp. 345-362. ISBN 978-81-90830560
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2014) India’s legendary wootz steel: An advanced material of the ancient world. University Press, Hyderabad. ISBN 9788173717215
Juleff, Gillian and Jaikishan, Sriperumbudur and Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S and Gilmour, Brian (2014) Northern Telangana, an Iron and Crucible Steel Production Landscape in India. ISIJ International, 54 (5). pp. 1030-1037. ISSN 0915-1559
Nagae, Takekazu and Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S and Pillai, RM and Shimizu, Yasuji and Mifune, Haruhisa (2014) Thermographical Analysis of Continuing Tradition of Mirror Casting in Kerala. ISIJ International, 54 (5). pp. 1172-1176. ISSN 0915-1559
Srinivasan, Sharada (2013) Megalithic and continuing peninsular high-tin binary bronzes: Possible roots in Harappan binary bronze usage? Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 66 (5-6). pp. 731-737. ISSN 0975-1645
Srinivasan, Sharada (2013) The art and science of cosmic dance of shiva - the nataraja (Lecture). The Rotator, 22 July 2013.
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2013) Minerals and metals heritage of India (NIAS Backgrounder No. B8-2013). Backgrounder. NIAS, Bangalore.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2013) Indian iron and steel, with special reference to southern India. In: The World of Iron. Archetype Publications, London, pp. 83-90. ISBN 9781904982975
Srinivasan, Sharada (2013) Megalithic and surviving binary high-tin bronze traditions in southern India: Tracing binary bronze usage to Harappan times. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 66 (5-6). pp. 731-737.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2013) Techno-cultural perspectives on medieval Southeast Asia and Southern India: Pallava bronzes and beyond. In: Materializing Southeast Asia's Past: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists. NUS Press, Singapore, pp. 167-178. ISBN 978-9971-69-655-9
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2012) Telangana archaeomaterials: analytical perspectives. In: Royal Society and DST India-UK Scientific Seminar on 'Indian iron and steel - developing interdisciplinary applications in archaeometallurgy and geospatial archaeology', March 7-9, 2012, Exeter University, UK.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2012) Carving a global icon: The Nataraja bronze and Commaraswamy's legacy. In: Asian art and culture: A research volume in honour of Ananda Coomaraswamy. Department of Information, Government of Sri Lanka, Colombo, pp. 245-256. ISBN 978-955-9044-99-4
Srinivasan, Sharada (2012) Harappan continuity of high tin copper in South Asia. In: Science and metal technology of Harappans. Kaveri Books, New Delhi, pp. 179-193. ISBN 978-81-7479-107-8
Srinivasan, Sharada (2012) Minerals and metals heritiage of India. In: XXVI International Mineral Processing Congress IMPC 2012 Souvenir. IMPC, New Delhi, pp. 41-51.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2012) The Nataraja bronze: Insights on art, technology and philosophy. In: Indian Art and Religion: An Interactive Approach, 21st Session of Indian Art History Congress, 2012, Kolkatta.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2012) Swamimalai bronze casting: Chola traditions and changing parameters. Camp - ISIJ, 25. pp. 816-820.
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2012) Ultra-high carbon steels and high-tin bronzes: Insights into mechanical properties and processing from Indian traditional knowledge. In: ICSMA-16, 16th International Conference on Strength of Materials, Indian Institute of Sceince, Bangalore.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2011) Jain bronzes in Karnataka: some art historical and technical aspects. IUP Journal of History and Culture, 5 (2). pp. 2-9. ISSN 0016-4437
Oltean, I and Rajani, MB and Nalini, NS (2011) Archaeometallurgy in the Telangana region: A GIS Approach. In: Pioneering Metallurgy: Origins of iron and steel making in the Southern Indian subcontinent: Telangana Field Survey, Interim Report 2011. UKIERI, NIAS and Exeter University, pp. 20-23. ISBN 9788187663539
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S and Anderson, JC and Suwas, S (2011) From the macroscopic to the microscopic: some scientific insights. In: Pioneering Metallurgy: Origins of iron and steel making in the Southern Indian subcontinent: Telangana Field Survey, Interim Report 2011. UKIERI, NIAS and Exeter University, pp. 29-31. ISBN 9788187663539
Srinivasan, Sharada (2011) Nataraja and cosmic space: Nature and culture intertwinings in the early Tamil tradition. In: Nature and Culture. History of Science, Philosophy and Cultural in Indian Civilization / D P Chattopadhyaya Gen. Ed., XIV Part I . PHISPC and CSC, New Delhi, pp. 271-288. ISBN 81-87586-49-4
Juleff, Gillian and Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2011) Pioneering metallurgy: origins of iron and steel making in the southern Indian subcontinent. Telengana Field Survey. Report. NIAS.
Cox, M and Haricharan, Smriti (2011) Telangana Field Survey: A macro-morphological analysis of technological debris. In: Pioneering Metallurgy: Origins of iron and steel making in the Southern Indian subcontinent (Telangana Field Survey, Interim Report 2011). UKIERI, NIAS and Exeter University, pp. 11-14. ISBN 9788187663539
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2011) The significance of wootz steel to the history of materials science. In: Pioneering Metallurgy: Origins of iron and steel making in the Southern Indian subcontinent: Telangana Field Survey, Interim Report 2011. UKIERI, NIAS and Exeter University, pp. 1-3. ISBN 9788187663539
Ranganathan, S and Srinivasan, Sharada and Glover, Ian (2010) Indian high-tin bronzes: A continuing tradition from ancient to modern times. In: Asian high-tin bronzes: Production technology and regional characteristics. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, pp. 201-210.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2010) Megalithic high-tin bronzes and India's living prehistory. In: 50 years of Southeast Asian Archaeology: Essays in honour of Ian Glover. River Books, Bangkok, pp. 239-271. ISBN 9786167339023
Thakur, Hema and Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S and Juleff, Gillian and Gilmour, Brian and Sriperumbudur, Jaikishen (2010) Survey of iron and steel production in Northern Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and typological classification of archaeometallurgical remains. In: Third International Conference of Society of South Asian Archaeology, 20-21 August 2010, University of Kelaniya, Srilanka.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2009) Social History of Indian metalcrafts: Some archaeometallurgical and ethnoarchaeological insights. In: A Social History of Early India. PHISPC Series; CSC, II Part 5 . Pearson and Longman, New Delhi, pp. 251-268. ISBN 978-81-317-1958-9
Srinivasan, Sharada and Sinopoli, Carla M and Morrison, Kathleen D and Gopal, Rangaiah and Ranganathan, S (2009) South Indian Iron Age iron and high carbon steel: with reference to Kadebakele and comparative insights from Mel-siruvalur. In: Metallurgy and Civilisation: Eurasia and Beyond. Archetype Books, London, pp. 116-122.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2008) Mirrors: Metal mirrors from India. In: Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, 2nd ed. Springer Verlag, New York, 1699 -1704. ISBN 9781402045592
Srinivasan, Sharada and Glover, Ian (2007) Skilled mirror craft of intermetallic delta high-tin bronze (Cu31Sn8, 32.6% tin) from Aranmula, Kerala. Current Science, 93 (1). pp. 35-40. ISSN 0011-3891
Srinivasan, Sharada (2007) Cosmic dance. India International Centre Quarterly, 34 (2). pp. 126-137. ISSN 0376-9771
Srinivasan, Sharada (2007) On Higher Carbon and Crucible Steels in Southern India: Further Insights from Mel-siruvalur, Kodumanal and Pattinam. Indian Journal of History of Science, 42 (4). pp. 673-695. ISSN 0019-5235
Srinivasan, Sharada (2006) Art and Science of Chola Bronzes. Orientations, 37 (8). pp. 46-55.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2006) Megalithic high-tin bronzes: Ethnoarchaeological and archaeometallurgical insights on manufacture and possible artistic and musical significance. Man and Environment, XXXI (2). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0258-0446
Srinivasan, Sharada and Ranganathan, S (2004) India's legendary wootz steel: an advanced material of the ancient world. NIAS and IISc, Bangalore.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2004) Shiva as 'cosmic dancer':on Pallava origins of the Nataraja bronze. World Archaeology, 36 (3). pp. 432-450. ISSN 1470-1375
Srinivasan, Sharada (2003) Heritage - Simmering Cauldrons. The Hindu, Bangalore.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2003) Pali Forgotten. Deccan Herald, Bangalore.
Srinivasan, Sharada (2001) Dating the Nataraja dance icon: Technical insights. Marg-A Magazine of the Arts, 52 (4). pp. 54-69. ISSN 0972-1444
Srinivasan, Sharada (1999) Lead isotope and trace element analysis in the study of over a hundred South Indian metal icons. Archaeometry, 41 (1). pp. 91-116. ISSN 1475-4754
Srinivasan, Sharada (1999) Preliminary insights into the provenance of South Indian copper alloys and images using a holistic approach of comparisons of their lead isotopes and chemical composition with slags and ores. In: Metals in antiquity. BAR International Series 792 . Archaeopress, Oxford, pp. 200-210.
Srinivasan, Sharada (1998) The use of tin and bronze in prehistoric South Indian metallurgy. JOM: The Journal of Minerals, Metals, 50 (7). pp. 44-49. ISSN 1047-4838
Srinivasan, Sharada (1997) Present and past of southern Indian crafts for making mirrors, lamps, bells, vessels, cymbals and gongs: links with prehistoric high tin bronzes from Mohenjodaro, Taxila, South Indian megaliths and later finds. Journal of the Society for South Asian Studies, 13. pp. 209-225.
Srinivasan, Sharada and Glover, Ian (1995) Wrought and quenched, and cast high-tin bronzes to Kerala State, India. The Journal of the Historical Metallurgy Society, 29 (2). pp. 69-87. ISSN 0142-3304 (online)
Srinivasan, Sharada (1994) High-tin bronze bowl making in Kerala, South India, and its archaeological implications. In: South Asian Archaeology 1993: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeologists held in Helsinki University 5-9 July 1993. SuomalainenTiedeakatemia, Helsinki, pp. 675-705.
