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Suraj Bhan Quotes

1931–2010 India

Suraj Bhan (1931–2010) was an Indian archaeologist and professor of archaeology. He was part of a panel of academics which contested the Vishva Hindu Parishad's claim that the Babri Masjid was built on top of a Râm temple.

India
Academics
Archaeologists
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“I did not make any study of any recorded history with regard to the disputed subject.”

“Nobody forbade me from observing the potteries in the pottery yard but no archaeologist was there to help me in my study.”

“The ASI Report had a feature not amenable to criticism. It was that they (the excavators) have discovered many walls and floors and some pillar bases beneath the Babri mosque, and all these constitute evidence.”

At the time of my exploration at the disputed site, Prof. Irfan Habib was Chairman of the said institution. It is true that we had received grant for the exploration of the disputed site through this very institution.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Suraj Bhan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.