where can i find more information about the founders of the archaeological survey of india??
2007-04-26 23:57:20 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
"The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is the successor of the Asiatic Society of British archaeologist Sir William Jones, founded January 15, 1784. In 1788 it begun to publish a journal The Asiatic Researches and in 1814 built its first museum in Bengal."
"The ASI in its current form was founded in 1861 under British colonial administration by Sir Alexander Cunningham with the help of the then Viceroy Canning."
"Archaeological Survey of India", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_Survey_of_India
"Asiatic Society", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_Society
"William Jones", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jones_%28philologist%29
"Sir Alexander Cunningham (23 January 1814–28 November 1893) was an English archaeologist and army engineer, known as the father of the Archaeological Survey of India."
"Alexander Cunningham", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cunningham
"Archaeological Survey of India" : http://asi.nic.in/
"World Heritage, Tentative Lists, State : India" : http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/state=in
2007-04-27 00:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋