Dr. Shreekant Jadhav is a field archaeologist specialising in Art and Architecture, with 20 years of teaching experience in postgraduate programmes. He is a Former Superintendent of Excavations in the Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune, a recognised teacher since 2000 and a research guide for Ph.D. since 2005. He has also served as Deputy Director, Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra (on deputation).
He completed his Ph.D. on the 'Geoarchitecture of some of the Western Indian caves' from Deccan College, Pune, in 2002. His research and photographic recording of the vast corpus of art in the Ajanta caves since 1974 has earned him the title of 'walking encyclopaedia'. He has directed and co-directed excavations at the Early Historic site of Junnar, Maharashtra, over ten seasons.
He has delivered 142 guest lectures, published 24 scholarly papers in national and international journals, written three forewords for books on rock-cut caves, and presented 40 research papers at conferences in India and abroad. He has received associateships and travel grants from IIAS Shimla and ICHR, and is a life member of eight societies related to Art History and Archaeology.