Ahmad Hassan Dani Dr. Dani is one of the subcontinent's most remarkable archaeologists. A Sanskritologist, he was the first Muslim to graduate from Benares Hindu University. He worked with Sir Mortimer Wheeler and helped him excavate Mohenjo-daro in 1945. After independence he taught in Dhaka, and wrote a classic work on east Indian archaeology.

Dr. Dani is also known for his work on the Gandhara Buddhist period and on Central Asian studies. He has published over 30 books. In 1949, he published the first article linking the Vedic "Hariyupiyah" with today's Harappa; in 1981 he edited Indus Civilization: New Perspectives. He also excavated the famous pre-Indus Civilization site of Rehman Dheri in northern Pakistan. The buttons on the right take you to selected highlights (in Realaudio ) of an interview with Dani at his home in Islamabad on January 6, 1998. More of the interview is available in an easily printed version text-only version.