Archive · 6 Jan 2026
India's ancient tools and techniques underexplored, says conference
A big meeting called 'History, Science and Technology of Indian Civilisation' is happening at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.
The meeting is about learning more about India's old tools and how they were made.
People from all over India and other countries are coming to talk about this.
They want to use new science to study old things like metals and clothes.
They also have a big show with very old metal things from different places in India.
The meeting is happening from January 5 to January 9.
They want to make sure everyone knows about these old things and how important they are.
India's ancient tools, techniques, and craft technologies are underexplored compared to other civilizations.
The conference 'History, Science and Technology of Indian Civilisation' aims to address this gap.
The event brings together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from across India and abroad.
The conference focuses on Indian metals and metallurgy, using modern scientific methods.
An archaeological exhibition features over 4,000-year-old metal artefacts from significant sites across India.
- Who
- Scholars, researchers, and practitioners from across India and abroad
- What
- International conference-cum-workshop on the history, science, and technology of Indian civilisation
- When
- January 5 to January 9
- Where
- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)
- Why
- To explore and document India's underexplored tools, techniques, and craft technologies
- Event Name
- History, Science and Technology of Indian Civilisation
- Organized By
- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)
- Event Duration
- January 5 to January 9
- Focus Areas
- Indian metals and metallurgy
- Collaborators
- Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Archaeological Survey of India, Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya, Gujarat State Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Gujarat Council on Science, Technology, and French National Centre for Scientific Research
- Exhibition Highlights
- Over 4,000-year-old metal artefacts from eleven significant sites across India