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The Tomb Remains, the Treasure is Missing Shariq AliValueversity It was a cold morning in February 1837. Near the ancient Crimean city of Kerch stood a massive mound of earth, silent for centuries. People knew this was no ordinary hill… Read More »The Tomb Remains, the Treasure is Missing

The Historian of the Collective Spirit of His Time and the Poetry of Iftikhar Arif Shariq AliValueversity This was in the 1970s, when I was about fourteen or fifteen years old. Like most evenings, I would play cricket in the… Read More »The Historian of the Collective Spirit of His Time and the Poetry of Iftikhar Arif

Gunung Padang: An Ancient Mystery Shariq AliValueversity In West Java, Indonesia, at the foot of a hill lies a place regarded by locals as sacred. Its name is Gunung Padang. At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a… Read More »Gunung Padang: An Ancient Mystery

The Caves of Kondana: A Story Carved in Stone By Shariq AliValueversity Nestled deep in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats, the Kondana Caves are captivating monuments of early Buddhism. Carved in the 1st century BCE, these sixteen caves include a Chaitya hall… Read More »The Caves of Kondana: A Story Carved in Stone