March 14, 2025
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The Accidental Palaeontologist

Krishnendu10 mins
How British soldier William Henry Sleeman became the first to discover dinosaur fossils in Asia and what became of them Major General William Henry Sleeman was a B r i t i s h soldier and administrator in India, best known for the suppression of “thugees” or organised gangs of robbers and murderers between 1830...
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‘The British trained us to appreciate our culture’

Krishnendu11 mins
Ravindra Singh Bisht, a former joint director-general of the ASI, speaks to The Telegraph about its great significance and urgent need for better protection of Indus Valley Sites Dayaram Sahani discovered Harappa on the banks of the Ravi in 1921 and Rakhaldas Banerji excavated Mohenjo-daro on the banks of the Indus in 1922. These discoveries...
Ravindra Singh Bisht, a former joint director-general of the ASI,...
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