Ministry of Culture
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Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, popularly known as R D Banerji was a treasure trove of the findings and writings of Indian archaeology. Today, we remember this eminent Indian archaeologist, novelist and museum expert on his death anniversary.
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He was the first to study the proto-Bangla script & his first notable publication was β€˜The Origin of the Bengali Script’, published in 1919. Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay is also credited for unearthing the ruins at Mohenjo-Daro.

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