Hastinapur is in which modern district?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Meerut
In 1951-52 the archaeologist B.B. Lal excavated at a village named Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), in the Upper Ganga doab where the Kuru kingdom lay.
NCERT (2025-26): “6.3 The search for convergence … In 1951-52, the archaeologist B.B. Lal excavated at a village named Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). Was this the Hastinapura of the epic? While the similarity in names could be coincidental, the location of the site in the Upper Ganga doab, where the Kuru kingdom was situated, suggests that it may have been the capital of the Kurus mentioned in the text.…” |