Qutub Minar : Archival Material, Photos of the Monument on Display
The exhibits are from the collection of Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Circle s archives
Thursday January 21, 2021 2:43 PM, Siddhi Jain, IANS
New Delhi: An ongoing exhibition on the Delhi s 13th century archeological wonder Qutub Minar has reproductions of archival photographs, lithographs, sketches of the medieval monument by engineers and artists including engineer Ensign Blunt from 1794 and the cameras used for documenting the site.
The exhibits are from the collection of Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Circle s archives. Titled The Silent Melody of Qutub Minar , the exhibition is on view till January 31, at the Art Gallery, India International Centre (IIC). It is jointly organised by the Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Circle and IIC.
Two recent news stories about Ram from two extremes of India, Ayodhya and Ram Setu, would have caught one’s attention. Where Ayodhya is concerned, the Pandora’s box had actually been opened long ago, in December 1949, when KKK Nair, the not-so-secular district magistrate of Faizabad, facilitated the sudden ‘appearance’ of Ram-Sita images inside Babri Masjid.
This cauldron was kept boiling on medium heat and the several non-communal governments that ruled India and Uttar Pradesh for four decades forgot to turn off the knob. This furnace was, however, stoked quite vigorously after the new BJP (born 1980) achieved a pathetic score of just two seats in the 1984 elections. The Sangh Parivar desperately scoured for an effective weapon when Bhagwan Ram appeared as a godsend. The fact that his exact janmabhoomi had been destroyed and occupied by a mosque was just the perfect agenda for the Sangh.
Water Tank from Mughal Era Discovered by Archaeologists in Fatehpur Sikri
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A water tank, with a fountain in the centre, dating back to the 16th-century Mughal era, has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Fatehpur Sikri.
During the conservation work of the Todarmal Baradari, an area around it was being excavated when the discovery took place. A baradari or Bara Dari is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air.
Superintending archaeologist of ASI (Agra circle) Vasant Swarankar, said During excavation, a square tank, with arms measuring 8.7 m and depth of 1.1 m, was discovered. The floor of the fountain tank is lime plastered, containing embellished patterns in lime as well. It must have been constructed along with the Baradari at that time.
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Mughal era water tank found in Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri was known for its mansions, gardens, pavilions, stables and caravansaries
Thursday January 21, 2021 11:07 AM, IANS
Agra: A water tank, with a fountain in the centre, dating back to the 16th century Mughal era, has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Fatehpur Sikri.
During the conservation work of the Todarmal Baradari, an area around it was being excavated when the discovery took place. A baradari or Bara Dari is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air.
Superintending archaeologist of ASI (Agra circle) Vasant Swarankar, said: