Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti

Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti
Born (1941-04-27) 27 April 1941
Alma materCalcutta University
OccupationsHistorian, Archaeologist
Known forStudies on the early use of iron in India and the archaeology of Eastern India
AwardsPadma Shri (2019)
Gurudeva Ranade Award from Indian Archaeological Society, Delhi, honorary D.Litt. from M. J. P. Rohilkhand University
Websitecambridge.academia.edu/DilipKChakrabarti

Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti (born 27 April 1941) is an Indian archaeologist, Professor Emeritus of South Asian Archaeology at Cambridge University, and a Senior Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge University. He is known for his studies on the early use of iron in India and the archaeology of Eastern India.