Samayita Banerjee
Chandraketugarh is an archaeological site in West Bengal, very near to the city of Kolkata. The history of Chandraketugarh goes back to pre- Mauryan times, that is the 2nd century BCE. Scholars have suggested that since then the site has seen continuous occupation throughout the Sunga-Kushana…
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Joystu Dutta
Deepadih is a village of Samri tahsil, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. It is situated about 41.5 kms to the southwest of Samri Block. About 1.5 kms of the village is full of eighth and ninth-century temples and tanks remains. For example, there are remains of a Shiva temple enshrining an artistic…
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Joystu Dutta
With structural remains of eighth-ninth century temples scattered over about one square kilometer of the area, Deepadih Archaeological site is full of local legends and stories related to its history. Mr. Rahul Singh, Deputy Director Department of Archaeology, Chhattisgarh, speaks about how the…
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Dr Azeez Tharuvana
Focusing on rock art as important archaeological remains, Dr Selvakumar V prompts us to consider such engravings as a source for drawing history. His emphasis on the term ‘art’, as used by scholars, allows the viewers to understand several interpretations which the term holds. For instance, it…
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Dr Azeez Tharuvana
Prof. M.G.S. Narayanan, a renowned historian and an authority especially on South Indian History, shares his experience about visiting the Edakkal caves with archaeologist H.D. Sankalia. He also speaks about the significance of the Edakkal caves, which according to him is not really a cave, the…
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Dr Azeez Tharuvana
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Dr Azeez Tharuvana
Edakkal cave is situated at Ambukutty Hills, near Ambalavayal, in the Wayanad district of Kerala at a height of 400 feet above the sea level. The cave was naturally formed centuries before when a mammoth rock had fallen over the top, like roofing, into a 98 feet wide and 22 feet long large notch.…
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Sahapedia: Dr Ratnagar, how does one introduce the layperson to a topic such as yours—a civilization that endured at least 6000 years, and one that covered a truly vast area?
Shereen Ratnagar: It is a very vast topic. One usually begins with some map work. The Harappa civilization covered a…
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It is almost a century since sites and remains of an ancient bronze age civilization were unearthed over the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent, along the Indus river. On the basis of its location and spread, this civilization has been named and renamed: from the Indus Valley…
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