About the Book The book comprises twenty-one selected research papers, some of which have been presented in the seminars or conferences but remained unpublished. This book is not just an act of preservation but it is, in fact, a comprehensive presentation of current research on Haryana, which will prove highly informative and thought-provoking to scholars, in the history and culture of Haryana. The scope of this book is vast-from Stone Age to the Modem times. One of the main objectives of this book is to bring forward the research being conducted in Haryana or related to Haryana that is not often well published. We also aim to bring out cutting-edge research in scientific, technical and methodological fields to the focus area of this book. As a result, our understanding of the subject is wanting in clarity and, more importantly, fullness, on several counts; and many questions, which the present generation asks to satiate their fresh interests in their past, remain unanswered-in parts, if not wholly. The present book seeks to supply the desideratum because of which this situation has arisen.
About the Author from Govt College Narnaul, M.A. (Modern History), M.A.. (AIHC & Archaeology), M.Phil (AIHC & Archaeology) from Kurukshetra University and Ph.D. (History of Art) from National Museum Institute, New Delhi. He is the author of Medieval Monuments in India: A Historical and Architectural Study in Haryana, 1206 to 1707 (Delhi, 2011) and Prachina Bharatiya Marinmurti Kala (Jhajjar, 2012). He has completed a research project 'Sufi Shrines in Haryana', Sponsored by Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Twenty research papers have been published from reputed journals and three dozen papers have been presented in the National and Internal Conference/Seminars. He has members of many reputed academic bodies like Indian Museums Associations, Indian History Congress, Indian Art History Congress, Rajasthan History Congress, and Haryana History Congress, respectively. He is presently, working as Assistant Director in the Haryana Academy of History and Culture, Kurukshetra, since 2013.
Preface Over the years many scholars working in the field of Archaeology and Heritage of Haryana have suggested the need for a dedicated present their investigations and insights. The book Archaeology and Heritage: Haryana - Current Trends' presents and shares current trends in archaeology, history, and heritage of India in general and particular in Haryana. The former case due to the fact that, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, and parts of Uttar Pradesh are historically and culturally closely related to each other.
The scope of this book is vast - from Stone Age to the Modem times. One of the main objectives of this book is to bring forward the scholarly research being conducted in Haryana or related to Haryana that is often not well published. We also aim to bring out cutting-edge research in scientific, technical, and methodological fields to the focus area of this book. The research papers in this book will engage in debates across archaeology, history, and heritage and compare institutions, discourses. and practices of the scholars, institutions, and organizations working in the state.
Haryana has been the historical and cultural centre, during ancient, medieval and modern periods. The archaeological investigations carried out in the region over the last five decades or so have brought to light diverse cultural patterns. Haryana came into existence as a new state of the Union of India on November 1, 1966, when it was carved out of Punjab on linguistic basis.
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