ASI
A Monumental Correction
Rajeev Deshpande
The PMEAC report concludes that a quarter of the monuments tagged as sites of national importance may not deserve such a listing
A Future for History
The digital museum of epigraphy will make the past interesting and accessible to everyone
The Public Archaeologist
In this account of MN Deshpande, the late iconic chief of ASI, Nayanjot Lahiri surpasses her own high standards in history writing
Save the Badrinath Temple from ‘Beautification’
The government must realise that the proposed move is ‘adharmic’ and against all that the shrine stands for
Hold Your Horses
The horse scenes in the film Mohenjo Daro reignite the political debate on the civilisational ancestry of Indians
On a Harappan quest
Could a village in Haryana have been the ancient civilisation’s very first settlement?
Gold Fables
From dead kings who come riding at night to snakes that guard hidden treasure, all the myths come tumbling out in the village of Daundiya Kheda as the ASI looks for 1,000 tonnes of gold
People Laughing at Themselves
Ye living under a star sign: throw not stones at someone’s dream of hidden gold
Secret of the Raj
A mysterious chamber has been found in what was once Warren Hastings’ house in Kolkata.
Whose Dome Is It Anyway?
Some of Delhi’s protected monuments seem to have reopened for worship. The law is clear on the violations, but the lawmakers are not.
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