West Meets East: Commercial Interactions Between Rome and South Asia

Presented by Dr. Sethuraman Suresh

Archaeological Institute of America

Dr. Sethuraman Suresh was born in Mumbai (Bombay) and educated in Delhi, Chennai (Madras), Mysore and London. He holds a Master’s degree in Archaeology from the University of Madras. Throughout school and college he was at the top of his class, and was first ranked at the Master’s level. He obtained a PhD. in Classical Archaeology from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and another PhD in Medieval Indian Art from the University of Mysore, Mysore. He also holds a Diploma in Rail Transport and Management (Ministry of Railways, Government of India) and a Certificate in Historic Preservation (National Trust for Historic Preservation, U.S.)