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Thursday, July 30, 2026
TopicIndian archaeology

Topic: Indian archaeology

Darbhanga museum sent many reminders to conservation team for 7 yrs. Now a letter reaches Modi

Lucknow-based NRLC took an advance of Rs 82.5 lakh, made one conservation visit to Darbhanga, and never returned, leaving work on over 150 rare artefacts unfinished.

ASI to re-examine Keezhadi excavation report on site

The ASI had asked archaeologist K Amarnath Ramakrishna to revise his 982-page Keezhadi excavation report, but he refused.

The forgotten legacy of ASI’s Institute of Archaeology

While the Institute of Archaeology established by Mortimer Wheeler in London evolved into one of the world’s leading archaeological research institutes, India’s Institute of Archaeology is at a crossroads.

An IAS officer is bringing a golden era in Haryana archaeology. Narnaul is the crown jewel

From restoring Narnaul’s bat-infested ruins to Rakhigarhi walks and Sindhu-Saraswati comics, Haryana Archaeology Dept is rebranding the state's past. IAS officer Amit Khatri is running the show.

ASI’s ghost campus in Noida—grand new Rs 289-cr facility, 15 students, no faculty

The sprawling new Noida campus of ASI’s storied Institute of Archaeology was supposed to be a monument to new India. Seven years on, there's barely anyone to use it.

Meet Alok Tripathi — Modi government’s go-to archaeologist, Gyanvapi to Dwarka

What architect Bimal Patel is to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s architectural ambition — reshaping the Kashi corridor, Delhi’s Central Vista, and designing the new Parliament building — Alok Tripathi has become its go-to archaeologist no 1.

Satellite imagery is redrawing India’s archaeological map

At History Literature Festival in Hyderabad, panelists concluded that the 'invisible' only becomes archaeological knowledge when satellite data and field archaeology speak to each other.

When did Kakatiya queen Rudramadevi die? Answer was under a stone pillar in Telangana

Material and photos of artefacts discovered as part of a programme under Pleach India Foundation were on display at the History Literature Festival in Hyderabad.

Keeladi excavation—Tamil Nadu’s ancient city and a long trail of clues

In 'The Dig', Sowmiya Ashok traces the serendipitous discovery of the ancient settlement at Keeladi and the political storm it set off.

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.

On Camera

How the 1881 census redefined colonial rule in India

From hidden elders to uncounted infants, colonial enumerators faced widespread public distrust during the first all-India count.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.