Treasure Trove

Smita Gate is currently working as Commissioner, Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, Bhopal. She has earlier worked in various capacities in diverse areas such as finance, health, education, as a Collector as well as deputation to the Film and television Institute of India. Smita Gate is as IAS officer with keen interest in arts and literature. An avid painter herself, she has had her painting exhibitions. She has done anchoring for shows, voice-over and dubbing for various documentary films and projects. The earlier published work includes 'Development of Women' a book on policies for women in different States and several other articles and papers. A graduate in Microbiology, she has a scientific approach towards her work.