(1.) Lord Curzon, architect of the path breaking Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, which is the forerunner to the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), while speaking at the annual meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in the year 1900, has observed as follows:
(2.) The father of this nation in his famous address at Benaras Hindu University made in the month of February, 1916 after visiting the Vishwanath Temple has said in the following words:
(3.) Relevance of History and Archeology: