Bhagwan Lal Indraji, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBhagwan Lal Indraji
Indian archaeologist
Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1839
Place of Birth: Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Date of Death: 16-Mar-1888
Profession: scientist
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Bhagwan Lal Indraji
- Bhagwan Lal Indraji or Bhagwanlal Indraji (1839-1888) was an Indian archaeologist and scholar.
- A member of the Royal Asiatic Society's Bombay branch, he made transcripts of several ancient Indian inscriptions, including the Hathigumpha inscription.
- He discovered many archaeological relics, including the Mathura lion capital, the Bairat and Sopara Ashokan inscription, the Nanaghat reliefs, the Mathura Vishnu image, drum miniature stupa with a frieze of eight metopes representing the four principal and four secondary scenes from Buddha's life, Jain Aayagpata, various Mathura railing pillars, Mankuwar Buddha, Besnagar coping stone depicting Bodhi Tree, and Gadava surya frieze.
- He was the first Indian to receive an honorary doctorate from a foreign University (Leiden University).
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