Boards for Punkri Burwadih Megaliths

by Subhashis Das

The site board of Punkri Burwadih megaliths. I am flanked by Alok, Bubu. my wife and Prantik my son.

Setting up of the board a day prior

On the Autumn Equinox morning of 22nd Sept this year the visitors arrived at the megalithic site to find two huge boards welcoming them. One was put up at the site and the other at the road side. The boards were beautifully done.

A self-potrait at the megaliths

It has been years since I have been trying to get the megalithic sites of Hazaribagh (discovered by me ) protected by ASI, the state government or by the town administration. It is a sorry state of affairs that none of these people value Indian culture and heritage therefore they let all our ancient relics including primitive megaliths get destroyed. 

But the present Deputy Commissioner decided to play safe and ordered to put up boards in four megalithic sites in response to my application. These sites being Punkri Burwadih, Chano, Birbir and Banadag.

It all began with Punkri Burwadih on the Equinox morning.

I had written the English text and provided the photographs for all the boards. The Hindi one was translated and the layout designed at the hoarding store to my satisfaction.

The DC and his wife also visited Punkri Burwadih on the Equinox morning...the sunrise was unfortunately not visible due to the clouds.But the large depressed crowd deprived of the sunrise through the megaliths was not that sad as the boards were a matter of immense happiness for all.

Waiting for the Equinox sun...The DC his wife, Bubu, my wife , I and Prantik, my son.

Remember boards are NOT protection as the lands were not acquired by the government...the threat to all the megalithic site still remains.

The board on the site on the Equinox morning

Till the time of writing this, the site board of Punkri Burwadih was torn down (as expected) by the villagers surprisingly the road side one still remained and the remaining boards were still not been put up...

The road side board...the site board is visible in the distance to the right.