Folklore has, over time, become an indispensable part of a society. These folklores are often passed from one generation to another, and they often inflict a lot of thrills,
Dr. Nripen Chandra Das
& Research Supervisor, Department of Folklore Research, Gauhati University. He can be reached at
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There are many mysteries and puzzles in human history which are still waiting solutions. Many questions in history are there which remained unexplained and unanswered by the historians. Varied interpretations are available to the same question or problem. Well established interpretation to the problem still waits. The puzzle regarding the Indus Valley Civilization scripts still remained a puzzle after about one hundred years of discovery of the civilization in the Indian sub-continent. Many scholars of epigraphy around the world like I. Mahadevan, Asko Parpola, and others have been trying their best to decipher this pictographic script. Even Assamese archaeologist Rajmohan Nath had also tried to decipher this script more than fifty years ago. He had a complete book on this script to his credit.
1547 Iconic Hardinge Park in Patna completed 105 years. The historic pedestal which once carried the statue of Viceroy Lord Hardinge has been demolished. PTI (File photo) Patna, January 31
Hardinge Park, Patna s famed garden built in honour of the viceroy who was instrumental in the creation of Bihar and Orissa as a separate province and which hosted the Prince of Wales a century ago, on Sunday completed 105 years, albeit shorn of its heritage identity.
Named after Viceroy Lord Hardinge and built as Patna s first public park, it was opened on January 31, 1916 by then Lt Governor of the province Sir Edward Gait, who had also unveiled a five-tonne life-size bronze statue of the viceroy, in full Durbar regalia.