The history of Jharkhand is unbelievably attractive, and unarguably authentic. If you seek authenticity, if you seek cultural roots and long traditions that bind past to present - come to Jharkhand. It is your befitting alternative to the corporate present.

Walk through some of the places described, and see again the stone and spirit of a land as ancient as time. You will never lose your sense of awe, and the element of surprise will give you company every step of the way.

You will then realize that you have come across a priceless heritage, that will never be re-made, that will never be replicated, that will never be altered. Every destination will be like a mythic deliverance for the traveler interested in history and archaeology. Enchantment will go hand in hand with your journey into Jharkhand's past - a meeting ground, the common place of Indian history, a plural embracing of religious beliefs, a multitude of heroes, gods and goddesses, rubbing shoulders with the living, casting a benevolent eye on Jharkhand's progress into the future.

When History Began –

An abundance of fossil remains and prehistoric artifacts in some places of Jharkhand point to the possibility, that the transformation of Homo erectus to homo sapens took place in the Chotanagpur region. Stone axes and other tools of early civilizations date back to over 3000 years. In the 6th or 7th century BC - the era of the epic Mahabharata-the "Kikat" Pradesh mentioned in the Rig Veda, was located somewhere in the Parasnath Hills in Giridih district, Jharkhand.

This enormous wealth of past times, civilized existence, human societies and their cultural patterns, survive in caves, monuments, rock-art in shelters (petro graphs)-and it is open for the world to explore.

Is that a dinosaur on the cave wall? Is that a prehistoric fern frozen in stone for millions of years? Yes. Cave paintings in some parts of Jharkhand, 'stone art' and 'petrography' also indicate the passage of geological time and the ancient presence of a civilization that may even pre-date the legendary Harappa.