Hindu Temples-Lost in the Forest (Rediscovering the World Heritage Site of Inshanapura-Sambor Prei Kuk

An internationally acclaimed scholar of Southeast Asian Studies, Sachchidanand Sahai was awarded an M.A. degree in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology from Banaras Hindu University (1962), a doctorate from the University of Paris, Sorbonne (1965-69) on Khmer Studies under the supervision of George Coedes and a Fulbright post doctoral fellowship at the Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (1982). With his fluency in Laotian, Khmer, Hindi, English and French languages and direct access to the Sanskrit language, Sahai has authored 20 books, published forty research papers, edited half a dozen monographs, and thirtyeight volumes of the Southeast Asian Review. In his forty years of teaching career, he rose to the position of professor and chair of Ancient Indian and Asian Studies, Magadha University, Bodh Gaya and worked as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the university in 2001.