We live at a time when the fiction is considered as a history that will disrupt the reality: Amarnath Ramakrishna

K. Amarnath Ramakrishna, Director, National Monument and Ancient Mission addressed a conference in Madurai on September 20, 2025. Photo Loan: G. Moorthy
On the ground of the political glare point on the findings of Keeladi between the Central and Tamil Nadu government, K. Amarnath Ramakrishna, Director of the Mission of National Monuments and Antiquities, said, “Fiction, we lived as a history to disrupt the origin and realities of civilizations.
Bay Ramakrishna, who wrote a 982 -page report on Keeladi, claimed that history could only withstand the facts, not literature. “As discussed by many people, the gods can never create civilization, they are people who can only create and develop civilization,” he said.
He said that many people, including educators, have begun to bind them with educators to direct the importance of Keeladi findings and “deceive the masses”. Mahabharata Relating Keeladi with Manalur. The remarkable part surrounding the discussion said that Keeladi’s report has not yet been fully published.
Speaking at a conference organized by Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Artists Association to observe the discovery of the Indus Valley civilization, Mr. Ramakrishna said that those who try to fictionalize historical fictionalization use literature in the defense, but the excavations based on facts cannot be fictionalized or changed. For those who claim that Sangam literature refers to the gods and religions, Mr. Ramakrishna said that the original texts never speak about God or religion.
He said that the excavations in Tamil Nadu are not widely known, unlike what was in Keeladi, that many findings, including the Adichanallur report, were either fully written or “buried” to delete the date. “Although the Adichanallur report did not carry the test results of the bones collected during the excavation, the work in the Kancheepuram region, usually, has not yet been completely released by the University of Madras,” he said.
Although the inscriptions play an important role in history study, it can only be compared with existing time and land documents. “Most of them only have insignificant details about the transfer of property and other materials,” he said. Therefore, for archaeological studies, only URNs and other ruins that are guaranteed during excavations can be explained.
Mr. Ramakrishna said there was no inscription in the northern regions of India before the Ashoka period. “Even those who were from the Ashoka period had advanced statements,” he said.
Ramakrishna, “Keeladi’de win the world and as a person who fully controls the excavation process, I can be sure that the earth has rich material evidence, just to reveal the rich history of the tamillers,” he said.
By using literature and fictional stories, his efforts to break history cannot withstand for a long time and said, “Stories are always traveling quickly, but the remaining truth will endure and will stand for a long time.”
Former IAS officer and writer R. Balakrishnan, who occupied Mr. Ramakrishna, said: “History said that civilizations have developed throughout the rivers and Vaigai, who was previously called ‘Vaiyai’ Kaadhal Nadhi (Love River). “However, over the years, the religious context has been given a different color by intervention in the river.
Published – 20 September 2025 09:30 IST