Negotiating Evidence: History, Archaeology and the Indus Civilisation
@article{Guha2005NegotiatingEH, title={Negotiating Evidence: History, Archaeology and the Indus Civilisation}, author={S. Guha}, journal={Modern Asian Studies}, year={2005}, volume={39}, pages={399-426} }
Following the destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in December 1992, the discipline of archaeology has been increasingly exploited for meeting the demands of religious nationalism in India, for offering material proof for the primordiality of Hindu dharma , and for substantiating claims that the ‘Vedic Hindu’ had an indigenous origin within the subcontinent. Over the last decade, statements such as ‘new astrological and archaeological evidence has come to light which suggests that the… CONTINUE READING
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