Jainism in Early Bengal: Archaeological Prospective by Shri Shubha Majumdar

Date and Time: 11 November 2019, 6:30pmAdd to Calendar 11/11/2019 18:30 11/11/2019 20:00 Asia/Kolkata Jainism in Early Bengal: Archaeological Prospective by Shri Shubha Majumdar Must check for Details and on Event day before visiting -
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Event Description: Jainism in Early Bengal: Archaeological Prospective, Illustrated lecture by Shri Shubha Majumdar, Deputy Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Kolkata Circle

Several archaeological discoveries in the 19th and 20th centuries by British administrators and later Indian as well as foreign scholars have authenticated that Jainism has had a long history in different parts of early Bengal. The speaker will speak about his the work carried out over a period of 6 years to put together a comprehensive picture about Jainism in early Bengal vis-à-vis its gradual development, the features of Jaina art and iconography as well as temple architecture 

As part of Indian Archaeology Series.

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