Robert Bruce Foote: The British geologist who Unearthed India’s Prehistory.

The term “The Father of Indian Prehistory” was given to a man who is not an Indian, The British geologist Robert Bruce Foote’s additional efforts and hard work made him the father of Indian Prehistory.

Foote discovered many prehistoric Paleolithic artefacts in India. He discovered 459 prehistoric artefacts during his lifetime is not an Archaeologist, In-fact he is a Geologist, he served the Geological Survey of India for 33 years. He even explains the theory behind the uncovering of many coastal places in South India and his discovery of minerals like Limestone deposits, Magnetite, Magnesite, and Chromites in India—Foote travelled around 53,000 km along with his friend for his findings, on horseback. Robert Bruce Foote; a man whose footprints traversed the whole of India; a man whose hands painstakingly recorded his prehistoric findings for the future. He lived true to these immortal words:

“I have fought a good fight.
I have finished my course.
I have kept the faith.

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Foote, a geologist by training has just been celebrated in a documentary film made about him by Ramesh Yanthra entitled, The Father of Indian Pre-history- Read More