{{Short description|Indian historian and archaeologist (1946–2026)}}
{{Short description|Indian historian and archaeologist (1946–2026)}}
[[File:Jitamitra Prasad Singhdeo.png|thumb|Jitamitra Prasad Singhdeo in his library at Khariar Palace, Nuapada, Odisha in 2018]]
[[File:Jitamitra Prasad Singhdeo.png|thumb|Jitamitra Prasad Singhdeo in his library at Khariar Palace, Nuapada, Odisha in 2018]]
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”’Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo”’ (29 August 1946 – 4 January 2026) was an Indian historian and archaeologist from [[Khariar]], [[Nuapada]], [[Odisha, India|Odisha]].<ref>Profile of JP Singh Deo http://www.navratnanews.com/Profile/profile_ofJitamitra%20Prasad%20Singh%20Deo.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402121125/http://www.navratnanews.com/Profile/profile_ofJitamitra%20Prasad%20Singh%20Deo.htm |date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He was the president of Khariar Sahitya Samiti. He authored several books on Odisha, and discovered the pre-historic rock art of Yogimath Donger,<ref>{{cite book |title=Rock art in Odisha |last=Pradhan |first=Sadasiba |page=16 |year=2001 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-215-6 }}</ref> the Ghat Ghumar rock art copper plates, gold coins of the [[Sharabhapuriya dynasty]], a clay seal, a stone seal of [[Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala|Panduvamshi dynasty]], [[Kalachuris of Ratnapura|Kalachuri]] coins,<ref>{{cite book |title=Early and medieval coins and currency system of Orissa, circa 300 B.C. to 1568 A.D. |last=Tripathy |first=Snigdha |page=96 |year=1986 |publisher=Punthi Pustak |oclc=15488618 }}</ref> terracotta artefacts, and beads and sculptures of various types. Deo died on 4 January 2026, at the age of 79.<ref>[https://pragativadi.com/khadial-king-jitamitra-prasad-singh-deo-passes-away-at-80/ Khadial King Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Passes Away at 80]</ref>
”’Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo”’ (29 August 1946 – 4 January 2026) was an Indian historian and archaeologist from [[Khariar]], Nuapada, Odisha.<ref>Profile of JP Singh Deo http://www.navratnanews.com/Profile/profile_ofJitamitra%20Prasad%20Singh%20Deo.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402121125/http://www.navratnanews.com/Profile/profile_ofJitamitra%20Prasad%20Singh%20Deo.htm |date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He was the president of Khariar Sahitya Samiti. He authored several books on Odisha, and discovered the pre-historic rock art of Yogimath Donger,<ref>{{cite book |title=Rock art in Odisha |last=Pradhan |first=Sadasiba |page=16 |year=2001 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-215-6 }}</ref> the Ghat Ghumar rock art copper plates, gold coins of the [[Sharabhapuriya dynasty]], a clay seal, a stone seal of [[Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala|Panduvamshi dynasty]], [[Kalachuris of Ratnapura|Kalachuri]] coins,<ref>{{cite book |title=Early and medieval coins and currency system of Orissa, circa 300 B.C. to 1568 A.D. |last=Tripathy |first=Snigdha |page=96 |year=1986 |publisher=Punthi Pustak |oclc=15488618 }}</ref> terracotta artefacts, and beads and sculptures of various types. Deo died on 4 January 2026, at the age of 79.<ref>[https://pragativadi.com/khadial-king-jitamitra-prasad-singh-deo-passes-away-at-80/ Khadial King Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Passes Away at 80]</ref>
==Books==
==Books==
Indian historian and archaeologist (1946–2026)
Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo (29 August 1946 – 4 January 2026) was an Indian historian and archaeologist from Khariar, Nuapada, Odisha.[1] He was the president of Khariar Sahitya Samiti. He authored several books on Odisha, and discovered the pre-historic rock art of Yogimath Donger,[2] the Ghat Ghumar rock art copper plates, gold coins of the Sharabhapuriya dynasty, a clay seal, a stone seal of Panduvamshi dynasty, Kalachuri coins,[3] terracotta artefacts, and beads and sculptures of various types. Deo died on 4 January 2026, at the age of 79.[4]
Following are some of his highly cited books:
- Cultural Profile of South Kosala, Gyan books, Delhi, 2012, ISBN 8121200954
- Origin of Jagannath Deity, Giyan Books, Delhi, 1991, ISBN 812120352X
- Tantric Art of Odisha
- Fic, Victor M. (2003). The tantra: its origin, theories, art, and diffusion from India to Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, China, Japan, and Indonesia. Abhinav Publications. p. 69. ISBN 978-81-7017-424-0.
- Character Assassination in Modern History of Orissa. [citation needed]
