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Inguva Kartikeya Sarma (1937–2013) was an Indian archaeologist and a Director of the Salar Jung Museum.

I. K. Sarma was born on 15 October 1937 in Pallipadu village of Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. He obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Archaeology from the School of Archaeology, the academic wing of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in New Delhi.^[1] In 1958, Sarma joined the Archaeological Survey of India as a technical assistant in 1958. During 1983–1993, he was the Superintending Archaeologist of the ASI's Excavation Branch at Nagpur. During 1993-1997, he served as the Director of Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.^[2]

Sarma was involved in excavations at several sites in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.^[2] These sites include Nagarjunakonda (1956–57); Kalibangan (1960–62 and 1964–66); Paiyampalli (1968); Pauni (1969–70); Surkotada (1970–71); Amaravati and Gudimallam (1974–75); and Pedavegi and Guntupalli (1985–87).^[1] In the 1970s, he also surveyed the remains of a Jain site at Aretippur in Karnataka.^[3]

During the last years of his life, he suffered from the Alzheimer's disease. He died on 29 November 2013 at Hyderabad, survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.^[1]

Books

Sarma was known as an authority of the history of Telugu people, and wrote several books.^[1]

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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma (1980). Coinage of the Satavahana Empire. Agam Kala Press..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
  


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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma (1982). The Development of Early Śaiva Art and Architecture: With Special Reference to Āndhradēśa. Sundeep.
  


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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma (1985). Buddhist Monuments of China and South-East India: An Archaeological Perspective. Sundeep. ISBN 978-0-8364-2184-2.
  


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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma (1987). Religion in Art and Historical Archaeology of South India: Contacts and Correlations. University of Madras.
  


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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma (1988). Studies in Early Buddhist Monuments and Brāhmī Inscriptions of Āndhradēśa. Dattsons.
  


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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma (1992). Temples of the Gaṅgas of Karṇāṭaka. Archaeological Survey of India.
  


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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma (1994). Paraśurāmēśvara Temple at Gudimallam: A Probe Into Its Origins. Datt Sons. ISBN 978-81-7192-015-0.
  


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  Inguva Karthikeya Sarma; J. Vara Prasada Rao (1993). Early Brāhmī Inscriptions from Sannati. Harman Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-85151-68-7.
  

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