Speaking Archaeologically

ALT Student and early careers conferene 2023 Merlyn Singh Currently, I am pursuing my Master's in Archaeology at the University of Bologna, Italy. I am also a member of an archaeological education group, namely, Speaking Archaeologically. In the course of my archaeological journey, I have found myself to be interested in the arenas of Digital Archaeology, Ancient Trade connections, and issues surrounding Cultural Heritage. So far, the primary focus of my work has been on Heritage, both tangible and intangible, in the context of its management.

ALT 26th July 3.55-4.10pm Ours and Theirs: A Case of Communalism Directed Towards the Babri Mosque and its Failed ‘Protection According to Thapar (1990), ‘Communal ideology perceives Indian society as constituted of several religious communities and the identity of the Indian society is seen essentially in these terms.’ This paper aims to study the communal perception often directed toward the heritage of Islamic descent. For this, tracing the dispute of Babri mosque seemed essential. Archaeology also seemed to have played an important role in fueling the dispute. However, the excavation reports are often contested on account of providing no definite result and suggesting the presence of a temple. Even so, the role of archaeology is also to protect, and in this aspect, the Archaeological Survey of India can be rendered to have been incapable. It, therefore, sheds light on the loopholes when it comes to the protection of heritage sites. Thus the question of why the Babri Mosque was not pr