You must have read and heard about 'Mohenjodaro'. But do you know who discovered this well settled city? Know about the man who discovered Mohenjodaro and interesting things related to Mohenjodaro.
You must have heard many stories related to Mohenjodaro. It must also be heard that it was the most mature city of the Indus Valley Civilization. It was so well planned. Looking at the city during the excavation, it was not difficult to understand that Mohenjodaro was settled under a very modern view. The correct pronunciation of the word Mohan Jodaro is 'Muon jo dado'. Which means 'mound of dead' in Sindhi language.
But do you know who discovered the oldest planned and excellent city in the world located in the district of Sakkhar on the banks of Indus river? We are giving you this answer here ...
Mohenjodaro was discovered by the famous historian Rakhaldas Banerjee in 1922 AD. Rakhaldas Banerjee was born on 12 April 1885 in Murshidabad. Actually, his name is Rakhaldas Vandyopadhyay, but people call him R. D. Banerjee's name.
While studying at Presidency College, Kolkata, he met Harprasad Shastri and Bangla writer Mr. Ramendra Sunder Tripathi and then Dr. Blokh, the then Superintendent of Archeology of Bengal Circle.
From this time, Rakhandas started working in explorations and excavations.
In 1907, after his BA (Hons), he was appointed to catalog the Provincial Museum, Lucknow. Meanwhile, he also wrote some important history related articles.
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You must have heard many stories related to Mohenjodaro. It must also be heard that it was the most mature city of the Indus Valley Civilization. It was so well planned. Looking at the city during the excavation, it was not difficult to understand that Mohenjodaro was settled under a very modern view. The correct pronunciation of the word Mohan Jodaro is 'Muon jo dado'. Which means 'mound of dead' in Sindhi language.
But do you know who discovered the oldest planned and excellent city in the world located in the district of Sakkhar on the banks of Indus river? We are giving you this answer here ...
Mohenjodaro was discovered by the famous historian Rakhaldas Banerjee in 1922 AD. Rakhaldas Banerjee was born on 12 April 1885 in Murshidabad. Actually, his name is Rakhaldas Vandyopadhyay, but people call him R. D. Banerjee's name.
While studying at Presidency College, Kolkata, he met Harprasad Shastri and Bangla writer Mr. Ramendra Sunder Tripathi and then Dr. Blokh, the then Superintendent of Archeology of Bengal Circle.
From this time, Rakhandas started working in explorations and excavations.
In 1907, after his BA (Hons), he was appointed to catalog the Provincial Museum, Lucknow. Meanwhile, he also wrote some important history related articles.
Resource URL:- https://bit.ly/35ZBwwE
