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The archaeologists of Banaras Hindu University are deeply shocked by the demise of India’s eminent archaeologist Padmavibhushan Professor BB Lal. He was 101 years old. He had been ill for a long time. On Saturday, he breathed his last at a hospital in Delhi. He was born on 02 May 1921 in Badora village of Jhansi district. He began his service as the director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
PM Modi has condoled the demise of Padma Vibhushan Professor BB Lal. The PM tweeted, ‘B B Lal was an outstanding personality. His contribution to culture and archeology is unparalleled. He will be remembered as a great intellectual who deepened our association with our rich past. I am hurt by his death. My thoughts are with his family and friends. om Shanti.’
Former Additional Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, BR Mani of Varanasi, Archaeologist Professor Ashok Singh and Professor Ashok Kumar Singh of BHU, Professor Dnyaneshwar Choubey, Gene Scientist and Head of Rakhigarhi Excavation Prof. Vasant Shinde has expressed grief. Said that Professor Lal was Bhishma Pitamah of Orcology. Today BHU is indebted to him, he is our guru. Today the Ram temple in Ayodhya is getting ready at a fast pace. In preparing the basis for why the temple was built there, Prof. The role of Lal is huge.
In the year 2015, Prof. Bibi red. He is sitting on the sofa.
Ayodhya was excavated in 1970
Pro. Bibi Lal’s disciple Prof. Ashok Singh said, “BHU archaeologist Professor AK Narayan started the archaeological excavation work in Ayodhya for the first time in the 60s. BHU could not take this project forward for some reason, so he took up the work of excavation. When the antiquities were found from there, he informed BHU about the archaeological objects. On the basis of this archaeological evidence, it could be proved in the court that there was a temple in Ayodhya.”
In 1975 in Ayodhya when Prof. When Bibi Lal excavated, the evidence of the temple was found in this way.
Temple pillar found during excavation in Ayodhya. The figure of deities is carved on it.
The archaeological objects found from Rajghat were said to be 3500 years old.
Came to BHU in 2015 knowledge-flow program. At that time the excavation was going on at the Rajghat archaeological site. He came to Banaras to observe the things that were found from it. He studied with the professors of BHU and told that the history of the objects found in Rajghat is 1500 BC i.e. 3500 years old from today. Before this people believed in BC. Came in the year 1998. Stayed at LD guest house.
Excavation and survey done here
Pro. Lal excavated many important historical sites including Hastinapur (UP), Shishupalgarh (Odisha), Purana Qila (Delhi), Kalibangan (Rajasthan). From 1975-76 onwards, Prof. Lal examined sites such as Ayodhya, Bharadwaj Ashram, Shrangverpura, Nandigram and Chitrakoot under the archaeological sites of Ramayana.
Vibhushan found after 21 years
- Born May 2, 1921, Jhansi, later shifted to Delhi.
- He was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2021.
- He did a lot of research and survey on Indus Valley, Kalibangan, Mahabharata and Ramayana sites.
- About 20 books and more than 150 research papers have been published on them.
- 1968 to 1972 Archaeological Survey of India Department Be a director.
- He has also been involved in UNESCO committees.