D. Mandal
Dhaneshwar Mandal is a retired Professor in Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology at Allahabad University. He is widely known for his strong position against the excavations at the Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India. Life and career Mandal joined the University of Allahabad as an exploration assistant in 1960. He rose to become a Professor and retired in 1993; though not having a PhD, he had supervised multiple doctoral scholars. Ayodhya dispute Mandal came to prominence with the publication of his book ''Ayodhya: Archaeology after Demolition'' in 1994. The book was written in response to two pieces of evidence. In 1990, the archaeologist B. B. Lal (archaeologist), B. B. Lal had announced that he had discovered pillar bases during his excavation in Ayodhya during 1975–80, next to the Babri Masjid site. This implied that there was another structure, presumably a temple, under the Babri Masjid, and gave rise to considerable const ...
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Allahabad University
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