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Ashish Avikunthak, "Bureaucratic Archaeology: State, Science and Past in Postcolonial India" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

New Books in Archaeology

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The Evolution of the Archaeological Survey of India: From Colonial Military Tools to Heritage Custodianship

This chapter examines the transformation of the Archaeological Survey of India from a tool of colonial control to a dedicated heritage preservation body. It highlights key historical shifts, especially in the early 1900s, that redefined ASI's mission towards the conservation of cultural monuments.

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