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Nala Sopara, around 70 kms from Mumbai, was “Surparaka” of antiquity, the Capital of "Aparanta", as Konkan was then known and it has a continuous reference in literature from 500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.. An important sea port of Ancient India, it saw traffic of various nationalities, so much so that Emperor Ashok deemed it a place worthy of his Edicts and deputed “Yavana Dhammarakshita”, a Greek Buddhist, to preach Buddhism in Sopara and Konkan. It was here that a Stupa was erected to enshrine thirteen pieces of Lord Buddha’s begging bowl. Bhagwan Lal Indraji, the first Indian Archeologist, excavated the site in April 1882. The Relics are safely kept with Asiatic Society, Mumbai ever since. Some pieces were gifted to Sri Lanka to be enshrined in a Stupa on Adam’s Peak there. This video helps peep into our past and catch glimpses of India’s continuous history.
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This not-for-profit educational video is based on the information material sourced from the following suggested readings for the viewers;
1. Bhagwanlal Indraji - the first Indian Archeologist by Virchand Dharamsey
2. Antiquarian Remains of Sopara and Padana by Bhagvanlal Indraji
3. dsal.uchicago.... (Progress Report of the Archeological Survey of Western India for the Year ending 20th June 1898)
4. Divine Stories - Divyavadana - Translated by Andy Rotman
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16. Bhagwan Lal Indraji - Wikipedia
17. The History of Archaeology - The First Archaeologists (thoughtco.com)
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19. Photo Credits - Wikimedia Commons and above.