# The Rock Art of India with Dr. Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak - Rock Art 165

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Podcast: [The Archaeology Podcast Network Feed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-archaeology-podcast-network-feed-1094208)
Published: 2026-05-22T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In episode 165, Dr. Alan Garfinkel interviews Dr. Meenakshi Dubey-Paik about her decades of research on India’s rock art, including extensive work on painted rock shelters. She describes how some tribes treat certain sites as sacred for vows, offerings, and festivals, using signs/symbols, animal imagery, dance, and music-induced trance, while noting cultural change from relocation and the addition of later shrines (e.g., Shiva/Kali) that shifts attention away from older images. Meenakshi highlights key motifs (animals, honey collection, dancers, tiger beliefs), and urges education and conservation to prevent vandalism and development damage.

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