Why is the ASI excavating a 90-acre mound in Kashipur? What have earlier excavations revealed? What is the significance of Hastinapur? Here’s what you need to know. Also, go "Beyond the Nugget" to know about the Mahabharata Circuit.
According to mythology and local legend, this site was the training ground and residence of sage Dronacharya from the Mahabharata, and the Pandavas are said to have built the Drona Sagar Lake as ‘guru dakshina’ (an offering) to him, for imparting battle…
