On his return journey three months later he spent several weeks in Bharhut excavating what turned out to be an extremely ancient and extensively decorated stupa, a veritable gallery of Buddhist art.

the gateway to the Bharhut Stupa of the second century BC where women rishis are seen showing different fingers to denote different numbers and calculating, is so important.

The Indian Museum, which is all set to celebrate its 200th anniversary, has a prodigious collection, most of which is not visible. Even the spectacular gateway and railings from the Bharhut Stupa in ...