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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicArchaeological sites

Topic: Archaeological sites

What’s behind Sitharaman’s choice of archaeological sites to be developed?

Presenting the Budget FY2026-2027, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech, named seven such sites, which will be developed for the public.

How Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani uncovered the history of the subcontinent

Dani was not just Pakistan’s most influential archaeologist, but also its most insistent storyteller, often called the “founding father of archaeology”.

Rakhigarhi Mahotsav turned the Harappan site into a classroom—KBC-style quiz, mock digs

Haryana’s archaeology department organised the Rakhigarhi Mahotsav from 26 to 28 December. CM Nayab Singh Saini announced that Rs 500 crore has been allocated for the site.

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Early Harappan burial discovery is changing how we understand Gujarat’s past

The discovery of 5,300-year-old settlement in Gujarat's Lakhapar village indicates cultural interactions, not only with Chalcolithic groups but also with Early Harappan cultures of Sindh.

A Haryana village is fighting ASI. A Mahabharata-era excavation is at stake

The ASI claims Theh Polar village could be the site of a settlement destroyed in the battle between Pandavas and Kauravas. Villagers fled Pakistan during Partition and settled here.

Haryana’s Agroha has caught ASI interest after 44 yrs—as part of a new heritage tourism circuit

In 2023, then Manoharlal Khattar-led state government announced the development of Agroha on the lines of Rakhigarhi. Haryana government and ASI are both investing in the project.

What happened at Sarnath in the 300 years between Buddha and Ashoka? Archaeology has clues

‘There is a common perception that everything started with Ashoka at Sarnath, but I knew that couldn’t be true,’ said archaeologist BR Mani, speaking about his 2013–14 excavation.

Tamil Nadu is waging a new North-South clash of civilisations— Sivagalai to Keezhadi

MK Stalin is making archaeology a pillar of Tamil pride. Sivagalai’s findings suggest Tamil Nadu entered the Iron Age while North India was still in the Copper Era.

Ratnagiri to Ramanathapuram—engineers, teachers, fishermen are ASI’s unsung warriors

Without formal training or funding, they have braved rugged terrain, deciphered ancient scripts and uncovered hidden treasures — from the Sundarban to the Aravallis.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.