ହରମାନ କୁଲ୍କେ

**ହରମାନ କୁଲ୍କେ** ( ୧୯୩୮ - ୧୦ ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୦୨୬) ଜଣେ ଜର୍ମାନ ଐତିହାସିକ ଥିଲେ । ସେ ଭାରତୀୟ ଇତିହାସ, କଳା ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ସେ ଅନେକ ଗବେଷଣା କରିଥିଲେ । ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଇତିହାସ, କଳା ଏବଂ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ସଂସ୍କୃତିକୁ ବିଶ୍ୱ ଦରବାରରେ ପହଞ୍ଚାଇବା ଦିଗରେ ସେ ଅନେକ କାମ କରିଥିଲେ । ୨୦୧୦ ମସିହାରେ ସେ ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ସମ୍ମାନରେ ସମ୍ମାନୀତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ ।
## ଜୀବନୀ 
ହରମାନ ୧୯୩୮ ମସିହାରେ ଜର୍ମାନୀରେ ଜନ୍ମଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲେ । ୧୯୬୭ ମସିହାରେ ସେ ଫ୍ରିବର୍ଗ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରୁ ଇଣ୍ଡୋଲୋଜୀ(ଭାରତୀୟ ଇତିହାସ ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିୟ ବିଷୟ)ରେ ପିଏଚଡ଼ି ହାସଲ କରିଥିଲେ । ହେଡେଲବର୍ଗ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରେ ସେ ବହୁବର୍ଷ ଶିକ୍ଷାଦାନ କରିଥିଲେ ।

୧୯୭୦ ରୁ ୧୯୭୫ ମସିହା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସାଉଥ ଏସିଆନ ଇନଷ୍ଟିଚୁଟ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ରିସର୍ଚ୍ଚ ପ୍ରୋଜେକ୍ଟ(ଓଆରପି)ର ସେ ଥିଲେ ସଂସ୍ଥାପକ ସଦସ୍ୟ । *ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଓ ଦକ୍ଷିଣପୂର୍ବ ଏସିଆର ପ୍ରାକ-ଔପନିବେଶ ଇତିହାସ*, *ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଆଞ୍ଚଳିକ ସଂସ୍କୃତି *, *ଦକ୍ଷିଣପୂର୍ବ ଏସିଆର ଭାରତୀୟକରଣ*, *ଭାରତ ମହାସାଗର* ଆଦି ତାଙ୍କ ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଦିଗ ଥିଲା ।

ସେ ଉତ୍କଳ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ (୧୯୭୮-୧୯୭୯), କଲିକତାର ଏସିଆଟିକ ସୋସାଇଟି (୧୯୮୬) ଏବଂ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀର ଜବାହରଲାଲ ନେହେରୁ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟରେ ଭିଜିଟିଂ ପ୍ରଫେସର ଭାବରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିଲେ । ସେ ସିଙ୍ଗାପୁରର ଦକ୍ଷିଣପୂର୍ବ ଏସିଆ ଷଡ଼ିଜ ଇନଷ୍ଟିଚୁଟ(୧୯୮୭) ଓ ସିଙ୍ଗାପୁର ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ(୨୦୦୭)ରେ ଫେଲୋ ଭାବରେ ଅବସ୍ଥାପିତ ଥିଲେ ।

## ସମ୍ମାନ ଓ ପୁରସ୍କାର 
* ସ୍ୱର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପଦକ (କଲିକତାର ଏସିଆଟିକ ସୋସାଇଟି) - ୨୦୦୫
* ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ - ୨୦୧୦
* ଅର୍ଡର ଅଫ ମେରିଟ (ଜର୍ମାନୀ) - ୨୦୧୧
* ଡିଲିଟ (ରେଭେନ୍ସା ମହାବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ) - ୨୦୧୮

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