Indira Gandhi National Centre for the ArtsCordilly invites you to a public lecture on

Excavation and Conservation of Buddhist Heritage in

UP and Bihar by

Shri K. K. Muhammed Former Regional Director

Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi

Date : Friday, 4 July 2014Time : 5:00 p.m.Venue : Auditorium IGNCA, C.V. Mess, Janpath New Delhi-110001

RSVP: 23388077 Nearest Metro Station: Central Secretariat, Gate No. 2

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Excavation and Conservation of Buddhist Heritage in

UP and Bihar

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About the speaker and subjectK.K. Muhammed who retired from the Archaeological Survey of India as Regional Director has to his credit the excavation of Kesariya stupa in Bihar, Ibadat khana and Christian Chapel in Fatehpur Sikri and St. Augustin Church in Goa. He has undertaken a number of challenging Conversations in different parts of the country often taking the help of dacoits in Chambal valley and Naxal groups of Chathisgarh. For his outstanding works in the field of conservation, he has been awarded with a number of International, National and State awards.

Excavation and conservation of Buddhist heritage in UP and Bihar is nothing but a power point presentation of Archaeology of early Budhhist period where one can virtually follow Lord Buddha on his last journey from Rajgir to Kushinagar. This journey would be interesting and informative as it is with someone who has excavated some of the Buddhist stupas and played a prominent part in the conservation of many sites such as Nalanda, Vikram Shila, Kumrahar, Vaishali, Kesariya and Sarnath. The intriguing question of why some of the early researchers mistook Budhha as from Africa and Ashoka as a king of Ceylon would be dealt with.

No follower of "Minimum intervention in Monuments" Mr. Muhammed is one of those early iconoclasts who broke away with it and boldly initiated the policy of "Required Restoration". He believes Minimum Intervention is the Mantra of those who preach and teach conservation but doesn't breath and practice it.

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