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<div>{{Short description|Indian archaeologist (1932 – 2011)}}<br />
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| birth_place = [[Mandya]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
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'''Mirle Srinivasa Nagaraja Rao''' (3 June 1932 &ndash; 24 December 2011) was an Indian archaeologist who served as the Director General of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) from 1984 to 1987.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Born in [[Mandya]] on 3 June 1932, obtained a master's degree in Indology from the [[University of Mysore]] and a Ph.D. in Archaeology from the [[University of Poona]]. After obtaining his doctorate, Rao joined the [[Karnataka State Department of Archaeology]] as an [[epigraphist]]. In 1957, he was appointed an exploration assistant in the ASI.<ref name=thehindu/> During his early days in the ASI, Rao was trained by archaeologist [[M. N. Deshpande]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Rao served as exploration assistant in the ASI from 1957 to 1964 and curator of the Museum of Art and Archaeology, [[Karnatak University]], [[Dharwad]] from 1964 to 1972. In 1972, he was appointed head of the Karnataka State Archaeology Department and he served till 1983 when he was selected to succeed [[Debala Mitra]] as Director General of the ASI. Rao served as Director General from 1984 to 1987 and was involved in the excavation of [[Hampi]] between 1979 and 1988.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
Rao died at [[Mysore]] on 24 December 2011 after a prolonged illness.<ref name=thehindu>{{cite news|title=M.S. Nagaraja Rao passes away|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 December 2011|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/ms-nagaraja-rao-passes-away/article2746230.ece}}</ref><br />
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