Title: Bhagwanlal Indraji
Description: Like the originality of Bhagwanlal Indraji’s research, Dharamsey’s book is a pathfinding contribution to the re-assessment of a pioneer archaeologist. It is an epic story, a step-by-step unravelling of a tangle of ignorance, neglect, prejudice, misrepresentation, concealment -- but mostly a dispelling of limited horizons, illustrating in carefully documented detail the often unrecognized role played by indigenous scholars in pioneering studies of Asia’s past in the 19th century.
Subjects: History of 19th century Indian Archaeology
Places: Junagadh, Mumbai, Nanaghat, Nasik, Ajanta, Udayagiri, Sanchi, Dhauli, Kalsi, Shahbazgarhi, Radhia, Mithia. Bodh Gaya, Nepal...
People: Bhagwanlal Indraji, Dr. Bhau Daji, G. Buehler, James Burgess, A. Cunningham, Rajendralala Mitra
Time periods: 19th century