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Today, the ancient ruins have well merged into the normal lives of the villagers, who are totally ignorant about their history or events of the past. None is aware about how the past structures came into being, or how they were put to utter destruction. As I visited the ruins, I also realised that the history of Satanwada had not received much attention of avid scholars, and that it was difficult to reconstruct the past in the absence of any significant surviving historical records or popular traditions. Even some inscriptions which have been noticed by earlier visitors at the site, seem to have not been fully studied in the historical perspective. Something seems to be missing in the context of historical studies regarding the area as the ruins which lie scattered around, seemingly demanding a proper excavation and analyses.
The site has probably not been visited or surveyed by important scholars. Alexander Cunningham, the father of Indian Archaeology, who has written extensively about the Narwar Fort in the vicinity, during his visits in 1864-65, probably did not take any notice of the remains at Satanwada. It was J. D. Beglar, who first realised the historical importance of the place during his visit in 1873-74. But Beglar did not explore the site in much detail, and did not find much in the popular tradition, which would make such an exploration interesting and rewarding. Witnessing the vast multitude of near Satanwara, he mentioned “There is no doubt that these ruins represent the remains of a large place, which once extended from the great pillared hall, spoken of above, a distance of probably 4 miles; no legends or traditions whatever have come to my knowledge regarding the place.”
To be continued.......