Even after 16 years of State formation, the tribal heartland is yet to be explored completely. The unfold history of tribes, dialects, megalith sites, paintings, scripts of different regions need proper research. Government of Jharkhand (GoJ) will provide all support to the archaeologists for carrying out research work in Jharkhand said Department of Art, Culture, Sports Minister, Amar Kumar Bauri at a national conference on Archaeology on Friday at Audrey House that witnessed the participation of experts from international domain as well.
“History must be carried out with scientific evidences that need proper research work. Jharkhand’s history at present is not completely explored and as a result fossils are on the verge of extinction. From musical instruments to habitats, research work can be taken up in diverse fields here. It is mandatory to explore past to make present and future better,” said, Bauri.
“Things here have not been established because of lack of resources. I request the delegation from Iran, US and UK to work on different facets to cover up various heritage sites and explore it to reveal the place of importance and make different generations familiar about its history with various hidden facts,” added Bauri.
Several experts present in the national conference from across the nation and abroad claimed that not much attention have been given to Jharkhand region for carrying out various archaeology tasks. “Here several districts are yet to be explored by the experts and archeology students. Jharkhand is one of the regions that have immense potential for archaeologists,” said, DG, National Museum, Dr. BR Mani.
Conservation and reconstruction of archeological sites should be the prime motto of Ministers and representatives working for Department of Art and Culture. Dean Social Sciences, Ranchi University, IK Choudhary suggested the participants to explore the ‘centre of archaeology – Jharkhand’, where they can get more evidences about Buddhism, Jainism culture, Indo-Islamic mores including few facts of Mughal, Bengal architecture presence.
Earlier, the seminar was inaugurated by Minister Amar Kumar Bauri, in the presence of Guests of Honour, Dr. Gurdeep Singh (Vice Chancellor, Vinobha Bhave University), Dr. B.R. Mani ( Director General, National Museum, Delhi). Anil Kumar Singh, Director, Culture; Dr. Harendra Prasad Sinha, Secretary, Heritage Jharkhand; KN Dixit, President, Indian Archaeological Society, Dr PP Joglekar, Representative, Society for Prehistoric & Quaternary Studies & Prof. D P Tiwari, Representative of Indian History & Culture Society gave introductory speeches for the seminar.