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Merchants Without a Crown

Sindh’s Hindu merchants, capital without sovereignty, and the quiet prehistory of British conquest.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj - Part Four: Unearthing Antiquity in Braj: Objectives and Methods

The fourth part of this series examines the specific location selected for excavation at Bahaj, the rationale behind its selection, and the procedures followed during the excavation.

Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta

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Part Three: Tracing Civilizational Continuity - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

This article explores the archaeological excavations at Katra Keshavdev, Mathura, and Sonkh, highlighting how these earlier digs paved the way for Dr. Vinay’s landmark excavations at Bahaj. It examines the cultural sequences, pottery traditions, and findings that reveal the continuity and evolution of ancient Braj civilization.

Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta

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The Many Lives of Nautanki

From mill workers and mela grounds to cinema halls and everyday speech, a cultural history of nautanki and how a people’s theater slipped quietly out of public memory.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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Inked in Time: The Living Histories of Indian Tattoos

To be tattooed in India was never to adorn the body, but to remember that the body itself is a scripture of belonging, pain, and continuity.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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Part Two: Archaeology of Pilgrimage - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

Uncover the forgotten settlements, lost routes, and unexplored historical layers that set the stage for the groundbreaking excavations at Bahaj.

Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta

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Part One: The Sacred Kṣetra of Gopāla - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

This first article in a seven-part series explores the sacred land of Braj, its etymology, origins, historical extent, and scriptural references. It is based on the groundbreaking excavations at Bahaj led by Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta of the ASI. It sets the stage for understanding the civilizational and its spiritual depth revealed through these discoveries.

Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta

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Ajamīḍha's End

The makings and unmakings of a great dynasty.

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A God in Every Speck

A journey into village shrines, clan deities, and ancestral memories, where the sacred infuses every field, stone, and song. This reflective essay explores how Bhārata reveals a god in every speck.

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Merchants Without a Crown

84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj - Part Four: Unearthing Antiquity in Braj: Objectives and Methods

Part Three: Tracing Civilizational Continuity - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

The Many Lives of Nautanki

Inked in Time: The Living Histories of Indian Tattoos

Part Two: Archaeology of Pilgrimage - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

Part One: The Sacred Kṣetra of Gopāla - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

Ajamīḍha's End

A God in Every Speck