The excavation at Rajbadidanga, for the first time, produced unimpeachable archaeological records pertaining to the identification of the illustrious Raktamrttika-vihara and Karnasuvarna. The identification of Raktamrttika and Karnasuvarna, which has been a matter of dispute since the middle of the nineteenth century, is now firmly established on 'solid facts' of history. It is indeed gratifying that the department's field operation, for the first time, laid bare ...