[1] Jean Deloche first traveled to India in 1951, when he went on a trip on foot with his wife.

[2] From 1961 to 1962, Deloche was a teacher at Suryavarman II school in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

His studies uncovered many previous lost parts of Indian history, and created many connections between India and France.

Additionally, he carried out studies on military techniques of the Hoysala Empire using iconographic documents.

[4] In 2008, Deloche won the Prix Hirayama, given by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris.