Rare documents to be on display at Archives' show
Very few of us know that 99 years back, an archaeological excavation was conducted at Patna to establish the existence of ancient Pataliputra. It's a coincidence that today Bihar is also celebrating 99 years of its foundation.
In 1912, Ratan Tata of Bombay made an offer to the Government of India to conduct archaeological excavations at his own expense. On the advice of the director general of archaeology, the site of Pataliputra near Patna was selected and work began there during the winter of 1912-13. The excavations met with remarkable success. The local superintendent of archaeological survey, Spooner, had located five parallel rows of Ashokan columns.
In another instance, the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland gave a sum of 218 pounds to the archaeological department for the exploration of the site of the old Buddhist university at Nalanda. The work was undertaken by Spooner, the then superintendent of archaeology, eastern circle. Portion of walls of the buildings of the old Buddhist monasteries were uncovered and 603 seals or tablets were found.
These are some of the lesser known facts related to Bihar. Bihar state archives has decided to put several such rare information, documents and photographs on Bihar on display from Tuesday on the occasion of the three-day Bihar Diwas celebration. In all, 43 documents have been shortlisted for exhibition at the state archives premises, said director, Bihar state archives, Vijay Kumar.
Rare documents related to distribution of reward amount of Rs 5,000 after the arrest of revolutionary Khudiram Bose, arrival of George V at Ara and Bankipore in 1911, notification of a separate Bihar state (March 22, 1912), establishment of Patna University (October 1, 1917) and setting up of Patna high court (March 1, 1916) would be on display, Kumar told TOI.
Photographs of 11 eminent personalities who were instrumental in the creation of a separate Bihar state would also be on display. These personalities are Mahatma Gandhi, Sachchidanand Sinha, Rajendra Prasad, Syed Hasan Imam, Maulana Mazharul Haque, Braj Kishore Prasad, Charls Stuart Bayley, Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, Sri Krishna Singh, Jayaprakash Narayan and Ali Imam.....
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In 1912, Ratan Tata of Bombay made an offer to the Government of India to conduct archaeological excavations at his own expense. On the advice of the director general of archaeology, the site of Pataliputra near Patna was selected and work began there during the winter of 1912-13. The excavations met with remarkable success. The local superintendent of archaeological survey, Spooner, had located five parallel rows of Ashokan columns.
In another instance, the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland gave a sum of 218 pounds to the archaeological department for the exploration of the site of the old Buddhist university at Nalanda. The work was undertaken by Spooner, the then superintendent of archaeology, eastern circle. Portion of walls of the buildings of the old Buddhist monasteries were uncovered and 603 seals or tablets were found.
These are some of the lesser known facts related to Bihar. Bihar state archives has decided to put several such rare information, documents and photographs on Bihar on display from Tuesday on the occasion of the three-day Bihar Diwas celebration. In all, 43 documents have been shortlisted for exhibition at the state archives premises, said director, Bihar state archives, Vijay Kumar.
Rare documents related to distribution of reward amount of Rs 5,000 after the arrest of revolutionary Khudiram Bose, arrival of George V at Ara and Bankipore in 1911, notification of a separate Bihar state (March 22, 1912), establishment of Patna University (October 1, 1917) and setting up of Patna high court (March 1, 1916) would be on display, Kumar told TOI.
Photographs of 11 eminent personalities who were instrumental in the creation of a separate Bihar state would also be on display. These personalities are Mahatma Gandhi, Sachchidanand Sinha, Rajendra Prasad, Syed Hasan Imam, Maulana Mazharul Haque, Braj Kishore Prasad, Charls Stuart Bayley, Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, Sri Krishna Singh, Jayaprakash Narayan and Ali Imam.....