Tale from a hundred years ago | 155-year-old stone inscription found in Natore
An ancient stone with inscription on it has been found at Natore's Madhnagar village recently, bearing the history of a 155-year-old "Rath Jatra" festival. The inscription -- Sanskrit written in Bangla alphabets -- was done with lead on a piece of white stone. The family of Pintu Adhikari, a Hindu priest, has been preserving the stone at their residence. Department of Archaeology officials have declared it a "valuable piece of artifact". Nahid Sultana, deputy director of Rajshahi divisional archaeology department, said they would visit Madhnagar soon. "Such a stone cannot stay at a private house. It is a documentation of ancient history." This correspondent saw the stone during a recent visit to Madhnagar. Pintu Adhikari, who is also the president of the Bishnu temple committee, said the stone was on the temple's front wall. "The temple was destroyed in the 70s. Our family has been preserving the stone since then," said Pintu. Rajshahi Un...