SAVE THE CHANO (ROLA) MEGALITHS FROM DESTRUCTION

Chano (Rola): the fascinating megaliths that once was

A boundary wall adjacent to the North of the Chano (Rola) megaliths has been built. Apart from it, new buildings have also cropped up in the vicinity. As a consequence of these all, many precise alignments of the stones in the complex towards major sunrises, sets and cardinal points which had elevated this crude megalithic burial into a major calendar and an observatory built during primitive times has ceased to function as such.

Although the megaliths remains unscathed in its physical form (till now) but the buildings being so close to this primitive monument have become a threat to the megaliths. 

Chano (Rola) is a primitive burial site of the erstwhile tribals with many slabs of stones functioning as the covers of the burial which is known to the austric tribes as sasandiri. The site sacred to the the tribals even a few years ago is a neglected temple today after their migration to else where. Besides the sepulchral connotations Chano (Rola) also demonstrates distinct astronomy as well. 

Sadly, the landscape which form the outer periphery of such temples having been obstructed due to the buildings in the vicinity have rendered this megaliths of Rola, dysfunctional .

The present state of Chano (Rola); The boundary wall and the houses have cropped up in the vicinity obstructing the orientations: sheer Government indifference towards megaliths and heritages.

Chano (Rola) is one such site which needs to be seen to be believed. The megalithic complex demonstrates brilliant positioning of the stones within the megalithic complex vide ratios and hex sectioning. How the North-South and the East-West axis was once obtained within the megaliths by the positioning of the stones and how they were also made to intersect inside the site by the ancient megalithic astronomers is a feat to see. 


The  alignments towards the hills in the landscape are vividly demonstrated. The site is also comprised of stones oriented towards the sunrises and sets of the Summer and Winter Solstices. (http://www.megalithindia.in/2011/12/winter-solstice-sunrise-in-rola.html).But then most of these have become things of the past with the buildings mushroomed in the vicinity posing a great threat to its very existence.. 

The pointed menhir can be seen here positioned in alignment to the phallus in the middle and to the  hill in the  horizon

Chano (Rola) has the potential to change the course of India's ancient history as it clearly revealed that observational astronomy and mathematics was known to the tribals (who built the megaliths) thousands of years prior to the Brahmin mathematicians and astronomers.

The pointed menhir is made to point towards the Kanhari Hill in the horizon

This is one of the saddest events of archaeology ; not only of India but of the world at large.

Chano (Rola) was discovered by the author in around 2002 and it still is one of his study sites.He has been successful in bringing the following governmental authorities to the megaliths in hope to have the primitive site preserved under governmental protection :

I am explaining the orientations of the stones in Rola to Mr V.S.Dubey, the Principal Adviser, Governor of Jharkhand State. Mr.Pandey, the Commissioner of North Chotanagpur Div (in checked shirt) and Mr. Chaubey, the Dy. Commisioner of Hazaribagh district (in blue shirt) look on.

a) Mr. Vinay Chaubey, the Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh on 2010

b) Mr. Pandey, The Commissioner, North Chotanagpur Division on 2010.

c) Mr. V.S.Dubey, Chief Secretary of Governor Jharkhand State on 2010.

d) Mr.Chauhan. Superintending Archaeologist Archaeological Survey of India, Ranchi Circle

e) Mr T.J.Vaidya, Superintednding Archaeologist Survey of India. Ranchi Circle.

f) Mr.Harendra Sinha, Dy Director Jharkhand State Archaeological Dept.Ranchi.

g) Mr.A.K.Sharma, Ex-Director State Arcaological Dept, Chattisgarh. Raipur.

g) Numerous other officials of the state, archaeological depts. 

The site has also been visited by students of numerous schools, universities, scholars and tourists both from abroad and the country .

Almost all of them have expressed surprise to witness such a stunning primitive sciences at work in such a tiny and insignificant megalith, something which many had not known or seen earlier. The governmental officials  had promised protection of the site.

But despite their promises the government as expected did nothing, nothing at all for the protection of the site. The government ought to have acquired the land around the megalith and should have granted protection to the site but due to their inactivity the land around the surrounding got sold and things have now got out of their hands.

Heritages in India are lost nearly everyday due to negligence of the government and as for megaliths they have the least regards for them perhaps for their tribal origin.If megaliths are protected and are studied in perspective then a new, unknown history of India is bound to surface.