The Mind of the Cells

A student of Indian civilization, culture and history, he has lectured widely and published research papers in journals of archaeology and Indology. In 1996, he wrote a brief study of the Aryan problem in the Indian context, The Invasion That Never Was (2nd edition 2000), further enlarged a decade later in a French book (English version forthcoming). In 2010, he authored a comprehensive study of the Sarasvati River, The Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati.Michel Danino’s work for the protection of a Shola forest in the Nilgiris in the 1980s and 1990s led to the creation of Tamil Nadu’s first joint forest manangement group involving local citizens. His other interests include nature photography and a multimedia project for the creation of quality educational material on India’s heritage. He currently lives near Coimbatore in south India.