IIT to embark course to learn technique used in making ancient landmarks

The IIT Kharagpur has decided to embark a course to rediscover all the techniques that were used in building the ancient Indian landmarks.

These landmarks include the Dilwara Jain temple or the Kailasa temple of Ellora caves. These monuments or landmarks have been standing tall since ages and has protected itself from the devastating natural calamities.

The ancient structures are stunners, built from top to base cutting a single gigantic stone, IIT Kharagpur Director Professor Partha Pratim Chakrabarti told PTI. 

Professor Partha Pratim Chakrabarti stated that “We are amazed to think about the tools used in the construction of structures such as the Dilwara temple or the Kailasa temple.”

These structures were said to be built from the top, while modern day architecture talks about elevation from the ground, he said.

He also said that "We have to find out the design and implementation technology of these structures. We have to study the symbols dating back to that era.”

The construction of the Kailasa temple of Ellora caves in Maharashtra was attributed to 756-773 CE, while the Dilwara Temple in Rajasthan was completed between the 11th and 13th centuries CE.

The IIT Kharagpur director said the course is a part of the SandHI (Scientific Approach to Networking and Designing of Heritage Interfaces), which is spearheaded by the institute to revisit India's ancient heritage and history.

SandHI or Scientific Approach to Networking and Designing of Heritage Interfaces is a science-culture initiative to re-visit India's ancient past through the lens of scientific inquiry and already underway in Varanasi.