Keeladi | Excavating the past

A new road from Keeladi, a village in Sivaganga region of Tamil Nadu, has now gained an important place in the political and cultural map of India. Floting to the latest technology museum established by the Tamil Nadu government, which exhibits the findings obtained from the Keeladi excavation area.

On the other side of the village, the workers under the supervision of archaeologists, which are among the coconut gardens, continue to dig the land that is believed to be an developing industrial center. Square -shaped trenches reveal the residues of the institution and ash -containing furnaces that confirm that Keeladi is a production center of beads made of quartz, carnelian, glass, agate and other materials. In February 2017, the carbon dating of coal discovered in the field determined the extension of the settlement until the 6th century BC. These excavations offer compelling evidence that urban civilization exists in Tamil Nadu in Sangam age. Findings also show trade and cultural changes with the Indus Valley Civilization.

Tamil Nadu politicians, especially for ruling DMK leaders, provided a great need for political narratives. Prime Minister MK Stalin stated that in January this year, 60% of the graffiti signs in Tamil Nadu showed parallel to the symbols in Indus Seals, and announced an award of $ 1 million for experts or organizations who succeeded in decreasing the scenario of the Indus Valley civilization.

Long -term division

The findings also fueled the long-standing Aryan-Sravidian division, and some Keeladi expressed his reservations about accepting findings. This was followed by the transfer of archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna from the Indian Archeology Research (ASI), which directed the first two stages of the excavation to Assem in 2017. The third stage was inspected by another archaeologist PS Sriraman, which states that there was no continuity in brick structures. The excavations resumed only after the intervention of the Supreme Court of Madras. Tamil Nadu State Archeology Department also undertook the project and claimed that Keeladi was once a place of urban civilization in his report, which is a claim between archaeologists.

Those who appeal to sites like Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and others in Gujarat are the claims of an urban settlement.

Aarnath Ramakrishna from the Ace of the 982 -page report made another debate with the instructions to provide more evidence and rewriting. In Tamil Nadu, this movement is perceived as an indication of the prejudice of the government’s prejudice from the south in the leadership of BJP.

The existing distribution in the center is seen as reluctant to accept everything that is superior to the Indo-Aryan heritage. Given the Indian culture, language and the attitude of the center on religion, the directive and subsequent transfer of ASI to Mr. Ramakrishna is seen with doubt, even if it is a real academic basis for this.

Instead of following the issue through academic channels, Mr. Ramakrishna joined the choir of Tamil Nadu politicians, but many believe that the causes of the center are open to everyone. Mr. Ramakrishna argues that there is no evidence for religious worship from the beginning.

The undisputed thing is the need for comprehensive excavation in keeladi and environmental areas. Madurai and the neighboring regions on the shores of Vaigai are undeniable old settlements. In order to confirm a claiming claim to an urban civilization in Tamil Nadu, it is very important to have excavations on the scale of those in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. ASA has the responsibility to assume this effort with the support of the Tamil Nadu government.