PALACE OF KANS
When the guide showed us a mound of earth, describing it as the Palace of Kans, Krishna’s uncle at Mathura, we all laughed. That was in 1967.
When I read Alexander Cunningham’s tour notes, I realized that it was no joke. He has said the same thing about the mound at Mathura. He is considered the father of Archeology in India. It was at his instance, that we started digging the” earthen hills” at Nalanda in 1914, and lo!; what a discovery! About the famous university, he had read. Following the foot steps of Huen Tsang, he reached the village, which was just a waste land. Cunningham realized that it must be the location of the famous Nalanda University.
When I stood there and looked at the workers still digging there, I thanked the Englishman!
There is too much talk of Ram Janmabhoomi and building a temple there. Why not dig the palace of Kans? After all, it is Krishna Janmabhoomi.
When the guide showed us a mound of earth, describing it as the Palace of Kans, Krishna’s uncle at Mathura, we all laughed. That was in 1967.
When I read Alexander Cunningham’s tour notes, I realized that it was no joke. He has said the same thing about the mound at Mathura. He is considered the father of Archeology in India. It was at his instance, that we started digging the” earthen hills” at Nalanda in 1914, and lo!; what a discovery! About the famous university, he had read. Following the foot steps of Huen Tsang, he reached the village, which was just a waste land. Cunningham realized that it must be the location of the famous Nalanda University.
When I stood there and looked at the workers still digging there, I thanked the Englishman!
There is too much talk of Ram Janmabhoomi and building a temple there. Why not dig the palace of Kans? After all, it is Krishna Janmabhoomi.
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