Excavations at Malhar in Chhattisgarh: New Discoveries

Speaker: Dr S.K. Mittra, Director Archaeology (Exploration & Excavation), ASI

Chair: Dr Supriya Varma, Center for Historical Studies, JNU

Malhar in district Bilaspur is part of the ancient region of Dakshin Kosal. Excavations at its mud fortification"”the first large-scale excavations undertaken in Chhattisgarh"”reveal a cultural sequence from prior to the 4th century BCE up to the 4th and 5th centuries CE