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SEMINAR & WORKSHOP

We have been continuously holding weekly seminars in the Department for the benefit of students, especially research scholars. In these seminars, both the faculty members as well as research scholars presented their research papers, which provided exposures & training to young upcoming scholars. In addition to the weekly seminars, the faculty members of the department have organised following Seminars:

  •      The Middle Ganga Plains Through the Ages: Understanding Cultures Through Archaeology, organised by Professor Vidula Jayaswal jointly with Jnana Pravaha, Varanasi.

  •       Recent Developments in Indian Archaeometallurgy organised by Professor Vibha Tripathi jointly with Jnana Pravaha, Varanasi.

  •       Recent Researches in AIHC & Archaeology organised by Professor Vibha Tripathi, BHU, Varanasi.

 

 NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE GAGES CIVILIZATION : THE SHIFTING PARADIGM

Recently the Department has organised the above Seminar under the Convener ship of Prof.Vibha Tripathi on 10-12, February, 2006. The Seminar was sponsored by the UGC through its programmes  SAP & ASIHSS of the Department. The well attended seminar with nearly 150 participants from different parts of the country. The young researchers were given equal opportunity to present their papers and participate in the deliberations during the seminar. The academic deliberations will be resulting in the publication of its Proceedings very shortly.



 

RECENT SPECIAL LECTURES

In order to enrich the quality of research and also to expose our senior students to the latest development in A.I.H.C. & Archaeology with the collaboration of other academic institution, the Department organised special Lectures by the eminent scholars of India and abroad from time to time. Following special lectures and visits of scholars were organised:

  • Prof. V.C. Srivastava, former Director, IIAS, Shimla delivered a lecture on 'Recent Advances in the Field of AIHC & Archaeology' on 8th January 2007.

  • Prof. Devendra Handa, Panjab University Chandigarh delivered a lecture on 'Antiquity of Ancient Indian Coins on 21 March, 2007.

  • Dr. B.M.Pande, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi delivered a lecture on 'Thanesar   Excavations  on 23 July, 2007.

  • A Chinese Delegation led by Prof Hua visited the Department on 20 November, 2007.

  • Dr. Cameron Petrei, University of Cambridge delivered a lecture on 'the Decline of Harappans and the Climat on 10 January, 2008.



             

 

RECENT SEMINAR

Contribution of Environment in shaping personality of individuals, groups and nations is well established both by the studies of physical and social scientists. There can hardly be a second opinion regarding the significance of natural surroundings to the growth of social and culture make up of ancient inhabitants of Indian sub-continent, on one hand, and cultural environments influencing one and other regions, from time to time, on the other. History of individual regions and chronological levels, when viewed against the background of physical and cultural environments would certainly be meaningful and holistic, which is the theme of the proposed seminar. It may also bring forth such ancient indigenous practices which revolved around preserving and conserving natural surroundings, a major concern of the modern society. Evaluation of concerns and destructions of physical and cultural environments of ancient times is not only an exercise of the restricted academic value, but may have wider implication stretching up to the present times.

The long painstaking researches on ancient India, has fortunately, brought to light various facets of past societies. But, often the contribution of environment has escaped attention of the scholars. A number of bio-diversities though are found in the historical reconstructions, their full implications are not discussed. It is proposed to give a platform to experts from various disciplines, the Geology, Palaeo-botany, Archaeology, Indology, who can sit together and evaluate the theme in a true scientific spirit, which will help understanding makeup of cultures, and adaptation of biodiversities by human groups of ancient India, from around 10, 000 BP to the early medieval times.

It is proposed to divide the seminar into four main sections - Early Holocene Climate & Cultural Adaptation, Palaeo-environment & Cultures of 3rd to 1st Century BCE, Environment & Emergence of States & Cities in the Ganga Plain and Environment as revealed from Art, Literature, Numismatics & Epigraphy. Each of the sections will be addressed by one or two scientists, who shall dwell upon the physical environments. The other contributors of these sessions would assess archaeological and literary evidence as to evaluate the culture adaptation to the various palaeo-ecological niches. Besides presentations by the senior scholars, the young researchers shall participate as discussants and the post graduate students shall attend the deliberations as to get exposure to the theme.

In addition to the Seminar, a Workshop on �Metals & Technology of Early Indian Coins� is also being organized on this occasion  for the benefit of the students, research scholars and the faculty members associated with teaching of the Numismatics. The workshop will deals with the technology for minting coins and medals. The technology is based on the utilization of metal blanks with similar diameters, one being very thin, joined together by mechanical means during the impartion of the surface details by the minting dies. The technology requires the design and manufacture of a special geometry in the edge of the thicker disk in order to make possible assembly of the metal blanks. The proposed technology is based on a multi-stage manufacturing process consisting of three cold metal forming operations (preforming, rimming and coining) and one intermediate annealing treatment. The annealing treatment is to be performed before the coining operation. The goal is to restore the initial ductility of the disk prior to the final coining stage. The workshop will also focus on punching, die and casting techniques of ancient coins.

 

National Seminar on Environments of Ancient India Archaeological & Leterary Critique

And

Workshop on Metals & Technology of Early Indian Coins

(March 8-10, 2008)

(UGC Sponsored Programme under SAP & ASIHSS Schemes

 

SOUVENIR

 VARANASI, A HERITAGE CITY & THE CULTURE CAPITAL OF INDIA

 Rana P.B. Singh, Professor of Cultural Geography, BHU

 

    DHANVANTARI, A GREAT SCION OF VARANASI

 P.K. Agrawala, Dept. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

ABSTRACTS

  1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AS REFLECTED IN THE VEDIC LITERATURE : Pranabananda Jash, Department of AIHC & Archaeology, Visva Bharati : Santiniketan

  2. CONTRIBUTION OF ASOKA TO ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: Sayamtara  Jash, Department of AIHC & Archaeology, Visva Bharati : Santiniketan

  3. ENVIRONMENT OF THE EARLY HOLOCENE OF THE MIDDLE GANGA PLAIN AS REVEALED FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS : V.D. Misra and J.N. Pal, University of Allahabad

  4. QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY OF THE GANGA : R.P. Pandey, Department of AIHC and Archaeology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P.)

  5. URBAN ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE AND FORMATION OF EARLY MEDIEVAL ORISSAN STATE : L.N.Raut, Behrampur University, Behrampur

  6. THE ANCIENT INDIAN CONCEPT & KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS UNIQUE REALISTIC UTILIZATION FOR THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUAL : Sunil Kumar Dubey, Varanasi

  7. ENVIRONMENT AND SETTLMENT PATTERN IN THE SARAYUPAR REGION : Mohd. Naseem & Indrajeet Singh, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  8. ASHOKA AS A PROTAGONIST OF ENVIRONMENT : Arpita Chatterjee, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  9. NATURE, ENVIRONMENT AND COSMIC INTEGRITY IN ANCIENT INDIAN THOUGHT : Rana P.B. Singh, Professor of Cultural Geography,  Banaras Hindu University

  10. SACRED LANDSCAPES OF SIKKIM AND ITS ECOLOGICAL VALUE : G.K.LAMA, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  11. ENVIRONMENT AND NBPW CULTURE IN THE MIDDLE GANGA PLAIN: AN  ARCHAEOLOGICAL CRITICS : Priyanka Chandra  Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  12. A BUDDHIST APPROACH TO ECOLOGY : Mukesh Kumar Singh and Sanjay Singh Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  13. ECOLOGICAL BACKGROUND AND RISE OF CULTURES IN THE MIDDLE GANGA PLAIN : Umesh Kumar Singh,  Department of Ancient History, Archaeology & Culture, Udai Pratap College, Varanasi

  14. ENVIRONMENT AND CHOICE IN DWELLING HOUSES AND SETTLEMENT PATTERN IN MIDDLE GANGA PLAIN : Santosh Kumar Singh, Department of AIHC and Archaeology, Devendra P.G. College Belthara Road, Ballia

  15. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF EARLY TAMIL LITERATURE AND CULTURE : Archana Sharma, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  16. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AS REFLECTED IN ARTHASHASTRA : A STUDY : Dinesh Kumar Ojha & Alok Kumar Pandey, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  17. ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN ADAPTATION IN EARLY HOLOCENE PERIOD IN BELAN VALLEY: AN EVIDENCE OF ROCK ART : A.K.Dubey, Member, UP Higher Education, Allahabad

  18. THE ROLE OF STATE IN CONSERVING ENVIRONMENT IN ANCIENT INDIA : Anshul Bajpai, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology BHU

  19. A STUDY OF THE NATURAL SYMBOLS ON THE OLD INDIAN COINS: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ENVIRONMENT : O.N. Singh,  Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  20. BLACK COTTON SOIL : ENVIRONMENT & CULTURE : Pushp Lata Singh, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  21. ROLE OF CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE GROWTH OF SETTLEMENT OF THE MIDDLE GANGA PLAIN:AN ARCHAEOLOGIACAL STUDY : Ashok Kumar Singh,  Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  22. ENVIRONMENT IN ANCIENT INDIA: PEACE PERSPECTIVE : Pradeep Dhakal, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  23. HOW DID INDIANS MAINTAIN THEIR ENVIRONMENT : Harihar Singh , Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  24. WATER IN VEDAS : Suman Jain , Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU

  25. ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN ANCIENT INDIA : Anuradha Singh , Deptt. of History , BHU

  26. HARAPPAN CIVILISATION AND PALAEOCOLOGY OF SOUTH ASIA : AN APPROACH : Raj K. Sharma , Dept. of Mining Engineering  BHU & D. P. Singh, Deptt. of AIHC & Archaeology,BHU

    

 


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