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In 1951-52, the archaeologist B.B. Lal conducted excavations in a village named Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). The question arose whether this village was the same as the Hastinapura mentioned in the epic. Although the similarity in names could be coincidental, the site's location in the Upper Ganga doab, where the Kuru kingdom was situated, hints that it might have been the capital of the Kurus as described in the text. |
Why did scholars question whether the excavated village was the same as the Hastinapura mentioned in the Mahabharata? |
The village was not located near the Upper Ganga doab. There was no evidence of settlements in the excavated area. The names of the places mentioned in the Mahabharata were different. The location of the site matched the historical Kuru kingdom. |
The location of the site matched the historical Kuru kingdom. |
In 1951-52, the archaeologist B.B. Lal conducted excavations in a village named Hastinapura in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). The question arose whether this village was the same as the Hastinapura mentioned in the epic. Although the similarity in names could be coincidental, the site's location in the Upper Ganga doab, where the Kuru kingdom was situated, hints that it might have been the capital of the Kurus as described in the text. |