Water Harvesting, Conservation and Irrigation in Mewar (AD 800-1700)

B.L. Bhadani is Chairman, Department of History and Coordinator of the Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He has delved deep in Rajasthani sources pertaining to medieval period. His book on western Rajasthan entitled Peasants Artisans and Entrepreneurs: Economy of Marwar in the Seventeenth Century is a pioneer work related to this region. Currently he is involved in the fieldwork of medieval waterbodies of Rajasthan and other regions. He has long been associated with the editing of Khyat, a reputed journal of regional researches.