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Buddha archaeological meet on Nov 16-17
The city will play host to an International Budha Archaeological Convention, ‘Telangana Budha Sangeethi-2019,’ on November 16 and 17 under the joint auspices of the Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation and Department of Heritage.
Hyderabad: The city will play host to an International Budha Archaeological Convention, 'Telangana Budha Sangeethi-2019,' on November 16 and 17 under the joint auspices of the Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation and Department of Heritage.
Minister for Archaeology V Srinivas Goud said in a press release that the venues of the convention would be Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resources Development Institute (MCRHRDI), Jubilee Hills, Telangana Tourism Development Corporation and Department of Heritage Telangana.
The Minister appealed to people to make the event a grand success. As many as thirty archaeologists from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Australia, besides those from the country, are likely to participate in it. They would present papers on Buddha archaeological structures and arts.
The release stated that prominent international archaeological scientist and former ASI Director Prof Goutham Sengupta would deliver the keynote address. The other speakers would include Noor Agha Noori (Afghanistan), Basanth Bidari (Nepal), Dr Sufi Mostafiz-ur-Rahman (Bangladesh), Prof Gamini Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka), and Karma Tenjin (Bhutan).
Among the Indian experts will be Dr Muniratnam of ASI, Mysuru, Dr D Raja Reddy, Prof Alok Parashar Sen, Professor Emeritus, University of Hyderabad, (all from Hyderabad), and Prof Yadubeer Singh Ravat, former Director, Gujarat Archaeology department.
There will be a photo/artifacts exhibition by the archaeology departments from various States, coins and historical item secured by the Telangana heritage department from Buddhist sites. After the convention, the prominent participants would visit historic Buddhist places such as Buddhavan, Nagarjuna Konda, Phanigiri and Nelakondapalli.
