A K Sharma
101 books
It was in Megalithic times that the whole country of India was united by one culture i.e. Megalithic. Attempt has been made to give a vivid description of excavations conducted in different parts., About the development of Megalithic culture in Chhattisgarh all the surveyed and excavated sites have been described. The culture is still alive in Bastar amongst the Adivasis who along with executing mini-menhirs, now erect wooden menhirs with beautiful folk-art ...
This book is a report on excavation conducted at Rajim in 2012-14. The site revealed cultural periods from Pre-Mauryan to Kalchuri. Structural remains and antiquities belonging to Pre-Mauryan, Mauryan, Satvahana, Sarabhapuriya, Paduvamsi and Kalchuri periods were recovered.The dig proved that Rajim was apart from being an important religious centre, a well developed trade centre as a rock-cut port has been located at Sirkatli, on river Pairi. The site was ...
The book deals about the excavations conducted in mound MNS-I at Mansar. The mound is located at the east of the protected area and is generally known as the Mahavihara Tekdi.
The excavations have yield the palace complex built by Pravarasena II as he shifted his capital to this area.It is from here that Prabhavati Gupta used to go to Rametek to worship her god Nrsimha, whose templ was also built at this place when she became too old.
The palace was surrounded by ...
The book "Sculptur Art of Sirpur" gives a detailed description of Brahmanical, Buddhist, Jain and secular sculptuers recovered from Sirpur in Chhattisgarh. Both minor and major sculotures show an advanced sculptural art with a linga of native art that floerished in Chhattisgarh right from 2nd C.B.C.
Mathura art in famous but after recent excavations in Chhattisgarh in general and Sirpur in particular it is clear that Chhattisgarh art was in no way ...
Sirpur was the ancient famous capital of Dakshin Kosala which is known for its secular past. Part of a report on Sirpur excavations over the years, the volume deals with the secular structures that were unearthed at Sirpur, with detailed descriptions of the palace complex, prime minister’s house, priests’ houses, residential complexes,, temple shops, hospitals and the market. It also discusses the planning of the capitals and cities on the basis of ...
