A Festschrift for Professor Vidula Jayaswal. Contents: 1) Professor Vidula Jayaswal: A Versatile Scholar in Archaeology Profile of Biographical & Academic Achievements (S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty); 2) Evolution of Human Mind in Prehistoric Period (Anil Kumar); 3) The Classification of Handaxes vis-a-vis Their Functions (Gargi Chatterjee); 4) Archaeology Of Grinding Stones (from earliest times to Neolithic period) (Prachi Virag Sontakke); 5) The Multiple Crop Cultivation and Subsistence Pattern of Neolithic Period: An Explanation based on the Food production strategies of the Tribes of Western Himalayan Region (Manoj Kumar); 6) An Integrated Approach towards the Rock art of Maharashtra (Kantikumar A. Pawar); 7) A Report on the Archaeological Explorations in Southern Tamil Nadu (2008- 2009) (V. Selvakumar); 8) Memorialize the Dead: Some observations on early traditions (S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty); 9) Vadamangalam: A Preliminary Study of Megalithic findings from recent survey in Tamil Nadu (Savitha Gokulraman); 10) NBPW Culture (Tradition): Emerging Trends and Issues (Ravindra Kumar); 11) Ceramic Traditions available at Kanchipuram in southern part of India (S. Shanmugavel); 12) Themes of Panels Depicting Buddha in bhumispars'a mudra- of Pala Period (Meera Sharma); 13) Archaeology of Bhitargarh Fortified Site in Panchagarh District, Bangladesh (Shahnaj Husne Jahan); 14) Excavating the Eternal: an Indigenous Archeological Tradition in India (Michael A. Cremo); 15) Date of the KakanamaT.ha Temple of Suha-niya- and its Builder Ki-rttira-ja (Arvind K. Singh); 16) Narrative Ramayana Panels at Tirumangalam Samavediswara Temple: A Study (Gokul Seshadri); 17) Mahis.?uramardin? Image of Dulmi: A Prized Possession of Indian Museum (Debasmita Sarkar Bhadury); 18) The Early Medival Society And Ornaments (Renu Bala); 19) Terracotta Bull Figurines in Bargarh District, Orissa: An Ethnographic Study (Neena Thakur); 20) The Megalithic Burial Potteries of Siruthavoor: Micromorphology (Smriti Haricharan and Hema Achyuthan); 21) Brocaded Figural Imageries from Banaras a note (Anjan Chakraverty); 22) Buddhist Site Lumbini: A Reappraisal (in Hindi) (Subhash Chandra Yadav); 23) Ganga and Kashi: Myths and Scientific Enquiries (in Hindi) (Meera Sharma); 24) Govardhandh?r? Kr.s.n.a: A Manifestation in Myth, Art & Inscription (in Hindi) (Arti Kumari).