President Droupadi Murmu visits UNESCO World Heritage Site Dholavira in Gujarat
President Droupadi Murmu visited the Harappan site of Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Khadir island in Kachchh, Gujarat, on 1 March 2025.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu visited Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the arid island of Khadir in Kachchh district, Gujarat, on 1 March 2025. ASI Director General Y. S. Rawat guided her through the site, and she praised the Archaeological Survey of India's conservation work and the Harappans' technology. Dholavira shows advanced town planning, a sophisticated water conservation system and well-structured reservoirs. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021. The ASI excavated it between 1990 and 2005 under Dr Ravindra Singh Bisht, finding habitation in seven cultural phases from 3000 to 1500 BCE.
Key facts
- Date
- 1 March 2025
- Site
- Dholavira, Khadir island, Kachchh, Gujarat
- UNESCO listing
- 2021
- Excavation
- ASI, 1990â2005, under Dr R. S. Bisht
- Phases
- Seven cultural phases, 3000â1500 BCE
Practice MCQs 4 questions
President Droupadi Murmu visited which UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Harappan Civilisation in Gujarat on 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A â Dholavira
The President visited Dholavira, on Khadir island in Kachchh district, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.
Dholavira, visited by the President on 1 March 2025, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in which year?
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Correct answer: C â 2021
Dholavira was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.
Under whose supervision did the ASI excavate Dholavira between 1990 and 2005?
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Correct answer: D â Dr Ravindra Singh Bisht
The ASI excavated Dholavira during 1990â2005 under the supervision of Dr Ravindra Singh Bisht.
Consider the following statements about Dholavira, visited by President Droupadi Murmu on 1 March 2025: 1. It is located on the arid island of Khadir in Kachchh district. 2. Excavations found habitation in seven cultural phases from 3000 to 1500 BCE. 3. It was the first Harappan site in India to be excavated, in the 1920s. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B â 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Dholavira is on Khadir island in Kachchh and showed seven cultural phases from 3000 to 1500 BCE. Statement 3 is wrong: it was excavated by the ASI during 1990â2005.