Preface
1. The Quest for New Horizons, 1947-73
The Beginning, 1947-52
Ancient India 9 (1953)
The Period from 1954 to 1965
The Period from 1966-73
Concluding Remarks on Indian Archaeology, 1947-73
2. New Issues and Perspectives: 1974 to the Present
The Year 1974
The Period from 1975 to 1981
The Year 1982
The Period from 1983 to 1989
The Period from 1990 to 2000
An Overview of the State of Publications of Excavation Reports in Indian Archaeology
Concluding Remarks
3. Archaeological Heritage Management, Education and Nationalism
Introduction
Preservation of Archaeological Heritage
The Ground Realities of Indian Archaeological Heritage Preservation
Archaeology in Indian Education
Nationalism
Concluding Remarks
4. Religious Fundamentalism, Archaeology and the Problem of the Preservation of Archaeological Heritage in Modern India
Introduction
The Case of the Bamiyan Buddhas
The Ayodhya Incident
The Aryans
Monuments and Religious Groups
Concluding Remarks
5. The Common Denominators of Third World Archaeology: India as an Example
Defining the Third World
The Scope of the Present Chapter
The Common Denominators of Third World Archaeology
Discussion
Bibliography
Index
Appendix: Towards a Nationalist Archaeology of India
Introduction : Comments on the Theme of ‘Nationalism and Archaeology’ in Archaeological Literature
The Unacceptability of the Current Concept of the Ancient Indian Past
The Marginal Position of Archaeology in the Indian Nationalist Tradition: A Case-Study of Bengal
Some Ingredients of a Nationalist Indian Archaeology
References