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Draupadi's Birthplacestill in Ruins Neera Mishra 8_Org_Mukta:Organiser Dummy.qxd 09-Mar-17 2:03 PM Page 2 History & Heritage Draupadi’s BirthplaceStill in Ruins How can we expect the people to respect progressive women if we cannot give due recog nition to a place documented as being the birthplace of the first ever progressive woman of Bharat, Draupadi n Neera Misra importance of this Vedic period city. and Archaeology, BHU, excavated six This gradually started changing the trenches in different parts of the mound his is the sad story of Kampilya’s character of its history and destruction and found 2.40 metres thick deposit of archaeological exploration and process of Kampil’s original heritage Painted Grey Ware above the natural Texcavation journey since started. Original temples became soil, like that of Mahabharata period. Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI’s) private property and those with He concluded, that the place needs Alexander Cunningham stepped on this sculptured walls and interiors were re-checking for wider understanding. soil of immense antiquity, also called either demolished for gains or (IAR 1975-76, Pp 51-52). ‘Chhoti-Kashi’. He undertook an converted to new Jain temples. The most exhaustive work was done intensive all India survey and Since Kampilya cannot be by an Italian team under the “Kampilya documented details of whatever archaeologically ignored, since 1965 to Mission” in 1997 and 1999. The Ca, information he got about ancient past. 2011, several explorations and Foscari University of Venice, CNR of This was a blessing because, for the first excavations were undertaken. They Padua and the VAI Sonlus (an NGO) time, we had written records of our have amply proved not just huge conducted the first field survey under the revered places and antiquities, but also a Painted Grey Ware (PGW) Culture, but direction of Bruno Marcolongo and Gian curse, as it also led to massive pilferages also pre-PGW cultural findings. Prof G Phillippi. In this mission, they verified and smuggling. So, destruction of our BB Lal reported Painted Grey Ware and the regular rectangular shape of the cultural and civilisation of wealth contin- Northern Black Polished Ware from this layout of Drupad Kila, fort of King ued systematically. site during his 1954 -55 explorations of Drupad, as it was called by the villagers. In March 1878, Alexander cities of Mahabharata era. (Ancient In fact, Kampilya has been mentioned in Cunningham visited Kampilya (ASI India, No. 10 & 11, p-140). In 1965-66, Mahabharata as the capital of the south- Reports 1875-76; 1877-78, vol. IX, when it was locally also known as ern Panchala Kingdom, at the time of p-12) and identified it with ancient Draupadigarh, Dr VN Mishra of Deccan Drupad. The walls of the city measure 78 Kampilya, the capital of Southern College, Pune explored the site. He by 660 metres and are perfectly oriented Panchala. Kampil became a protected reported large quantity of Painted Grey towards the point of the compass. What site under ASI in 1920 (vide no: UP Ware and other associated wares. IAR is very surprising about this layout, 1669 M/1133, dated 27.12.1920). It is 1965-66, (p-48) reports Northern Black orientation and size is that another city located in the current District of Polished Ware and medieval glazed recently discovered in Gujarat, Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh. ware were also found. Dr KK Sinha of Dholavira, has precisely the same Cunningham’s visit highlighted the Department of Ancient Indian History feature. The plans for Kampilya-Drupad Drupad Quila Mound in Kampilya 42 Organiser n March 19, 2017 Neera Mishra 8_Org_Mukta:Organiser Dummy.qxd 09-Mar-17 2:03 PM Page 3 ArchAeology Kila and Dholavira coincide perfectly, something recognised Kanpur for a GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) Survey. But the also by Dr Bisht, Director of Dholavira excavations. And this is report is yet to be published, a sad story for heritage wealth. a problem for our archaeologists, because as per their The most intensive and thought provoking work that was current available research, Dholavira was a town of the done by the Italian team. Does this not offer opportunities to Indus-Sarasvati, so far considered by them as 2,000 years older further exploration of Kampil, South Panchal? Will our than Kampilya. This fact offered evidence of the continuity of archaeologists overcome their inhibitions and egos to actively only one urban model from the Indus-Sarasvati to the Ganges explore this South Panchala region for a wider study? All it civilisations in the time frame of two millennia. needs is convincing the stakeholders, getting the area vacated At the end of 1999, along with the Indian Archaeological and rehabilitating them in a new colony. If care and concern Society, they conducted excavation in Jijhauta (about five is taken, such steps would give fruitful results. Presently, the miles off the traditional Drupad Quila) and identified a mound is well occupied by Kampil Municipality. A major network of ancient mounds around Drupad Kila—the urban road in the District passes through the mound and both sides web of the southern Panchala Kingdom dated from the twelfth of it have a thick habitation. century BC. No indepth excavations were undertaken b y this Not being on the main national or any state highway very team. The excavators concluded that the walls and the little attention has been given to this storehouse of buildings excavated within Drupad Kila are of post-Maurya archaeological and cultural legacy by Indian archaeologists of period, with the traces of Kushana restorations. In fact, after both UP State level and the national level. The report of the the beginning of Kushana period, around 1st century AD the Italian scholars would have created a flurry of activities in town had been deserted because of the shifting of the Ganges countries abroad, or even in progressive states in India, like, (Gian Giuseppe Filippi & Bruno Marcolongo, Kampilya Gujarat or MP. Hardly has any archaeologist taken the Quest for a Mahabharata City, New Delhi, 1999.) initiative to examine the iron object recovered at the Panchala During field season 2002-2003, Sandeep Kumar Quila at Town Hall of Farrukhabad, which was shifted to local Chaudhary undertook village to village exploration in Shani Temple. It was locally called Bhim Ki Gada. Farrukhabad District. He also reported in his PhD dissertation The report of the Italian scholars would have created a that the Painted Grey Ware, Northern Black Polished Ware ‘eureka’ moment internationally, with flurry of activities. Not medieval pottery was found from the mound. here! One enterprising District Magistrate in 1978 was In spite of all these efforts there was a need of excavation on overwhelmed to know the ancient linkages and organised the the site to find out the actual antiquity, Pre-Painted Grey Ware first Kampilya Mahotsava with great fanfare. This annual cultural horizon and details of settlement remains of programme soon changed to Farrukhabad Mahotsava and Mahabharata times and before. With intense advocacy Draupadi Kampilya was forgotten. How can we expect the people to Dream Trust finally got permission from ASI. Under the respect progressive women if we cannot give due recognition leadership of Prof DP Tewari of the Department of Ancient to a place documented as being birthplace of first ever Indian History and Archaeology, University of Lucknow, progressive woman? Ram Manohar Lohia considered excavations were undertaken at Kampil during field session Draupadi as an ideal woman, but her place is still vandalised! 2010-2011. To supplement their efforts we also engaged IIT (The writer is chairperson of Draupadi Dream Trust) March 19, 2017 n Organiser 43.
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