'The Marginalization of Archaeology: Does the Discipline Have a Future in India?' a talk by Prof. Supriya Varma at Conference Room - I, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 21st March 2014

Time : 6:30 pm 

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Place : Conference Room - I, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : Frontiers of History 'The Marginalization of Archaeology: Does the Discipline Have a Future in India?' a talk by Prof. Supriya Varma who teaches archaeology at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has in the recent past excavated the archaeological sites of Indorkhera and Rohana Khurd in Uttar Pradesh

Chair: Dr. P.K. Basant, Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia

Archaeology has at times been regarded as “an esoteric discipline that has no relevance for the needs or concerns for the present.” Yet it continues to capture the popular imagination as is evident from its coverage in the print and electronic media. This presentation seeks to explore the contradictory trajectories of the discipline, from a romantic fascination aroused by spectacular discoveries to its tenuous location within academia in India

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