Sanghol village excavation happened two years after the 1984 riots in an attempt to dilute the tension. Before that, archaeological work was taken up following the division of Punjab.
Nirmala Sitharaman laid the foundation of a new site museum in 2021. It felt like a departure from the government's Harappan-centric focus. But no progress has been made since.
Collector had turned down request to open locked portion, which houses idols, on eve of Nag Panchami. ASI identifying monument as mosque added to tension in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha.
After Ramayana, the new historiography has shifted its focus on dating Mahabharata, deepening Hindu civilisational history, and finding physical sites.
The science used in manufacturing during ancient times have put not just the Harappans but also present-day India on the map as a leading producer of cotton, beads, and copper objects.
The Saraswati went extinct thousands of years ago. Now its evidence is on the same path. This despite governments heavily investing in the search of the 'mighty river'.
As per ASI order issued on 7 April, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays.
On Monday, a court gave verdict in a 50-year-plus dispute saying that site is not graveyard or a dargah. Hindus claim it is the site where Mahabharat era Lakhshagriha stood.
ASI report suggests that a temple once stood where the mosque is now, and the Hindu side seeks to 'restore' original character of the place of worship under the law’s exemption clause.
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