3 Gujarat sites On world heritage map !!!

Three historical sites from Gujarat - Surkotda, Lothal and Dholavira - would soon be among the list of UN world heritage sites. This was revealed by Varun Maira, IAS, while speaking at the function organised to mark the release of his latest book, Dholavira, a Harappan Metropolis. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi released the book in a glittering ceremony at the AMA on Wednesday.
In an event well attended by several bureaucrats along with a number of who's who of the city, Maira, principal secretary, general administration department, planning, government of Gujarat, spoke at length about the history of India and its civilisations. The senior bureaucrat also proposed that an institution of international repute should be set up in Gujarat to carry out exhaustive research on Indian history. Maira had worked for three years to bring out his book assisted by his wife, Vinita Maira. The book has about 85 pages and contains exotic photographs of the 5,000-year-old civilisation which was discovered less than 100 years back. Some of the photographs spread over two pages are in black and white and illustrate the effect created by natural light on the ruins of history.
The printed price of the book is Rs 2,000. Maira, who has authored another book, Champaner - The Medieval Capital has also held a number of photo exhibition to his credit.
Modi speakCongratulating Maira on the release of the book, chief minister Narendra Modi appreciated him for pointing out the fact that Indian history was distorted by foreign rulers. "Pseudo-secularists have destroyed our history," Modi said. The chief minister hoped that projects regarding building grand temple to house the remains of Lord Buddha and underwater tourism at Dwarka would soon happen with international cooperation.