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Synopsis While going through this book, it is necessary to keep in mind that India has been inherited the colonial state of art. This book reveals as to how the Britishers were taken devoted interest in the development of the Institution of Archaeology in India, and a remarkable historic interest in a systematic functioning of ‘preserving’ ancient culture in India. The works of archaeology is an important part of preserving the by-gone civilization and a record of its organizational set up as to how it was began all the facts are described by its author. It is important for a country like India where the Archaeology required as prime importance as India is known outside the world the cradle of civilization. All the important descriptions are supported to be of visual record by illustrated plates. The story goes back to seventy seven years since its institution fully denoted responsibility under the British Government and later Government of India. There are 9 chapters in this book. Each leaf devoted for revealing the past history and made thoughtfully in recording India’s past. Each chapter reflects the different aspects of events. India tops in the preservation of ancient monuments and whole army of people with intellectual acumen remained devoted to it. The preservation of monuments and finding them its deserved important as every monuments has its own history reflecting an indication of an event during the period and denotes to it. All the plates attached are further proof of their devotion towards the future generations. The purpose of this book naturally manifold: As a revealing book of ancient history, preserving of monuments, the illustration of records of the past and an evaluation of history analysis of its importance to which are reflected to historians during excavations as to discover all that hidden of the past. A thoughtful book on monuments of history.