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Archaeology in India: Future of Past

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dc.contributor.author Tripathi, A.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-02-03T08:36:17Z
dc.date.available 2016-02-03T08:36:17Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Tripathi, Alok 2015. Archaeology in India: Future of Past. 3rd Biennial Conference of the International Association for Asian Heritage, 27th - 28th December 2015, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya & International Association for Asian Heritage (IAAH). p. 65. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-4563-62-9
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11594
dc.description.abstract Beginning of archaeology in India is traced back to 1784, with the foundation of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta. Appointment of Colonel A. Cunningham as Archaeological Surveyor from 1st December 1861 is taken as the foundation day of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Archaeology in India is more or less the history of the ASI, one of the oldest and the largest institution working under the Central Government. For proper functioning and development of any discipline, proper legal framework is a must. Under the Allocation of Business Rule implementation of “the Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958” is assigned to the Department of Culture, which in turn is implemented by the ASI. The principle Act, governing more or less all the archaeological activities in the country, was implemented in Independent India to deal with archaeological activities according to the federal structure of the country but the functioning of archaeology continued with little change. This paper touches important events in the history of archaeology in India, implementation of procedure, function of different institutions and their effects on the development or deterioration of the subject. It throws light on several vital aspects which remain untouched and uncared by field archaeologists. Based on the history and provisions of the law, it suggests remedies for proper functioning of various stakeholders so that archaeology can be developed to achieve its goal for reconstructing the “itihas” of the people who lived and performed in this region. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.subject archaeology in India en_US
dc.subject policy en_US
dc.subject law and future planning en_US
dc.subject recent developments en_US
dc.subject itihasa en_US
dc.title Archaeology in India: Future of Past en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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