Jharkhand : At the World Economic Forum will display the oldest megalithic traditions in the world.

Jharkhand: At the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, Jharkhand will present its distinctive living megalithic customs, practiced by Adivasi groups on the ancient Singhbhum Craton, as the state celebrates 25 years since its founding.

An 11-member team led by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will attend the WEF Annual Meeting.

One of the first stable landmasses on Earth, the Singhbhum Craton, established more than 3.3 billion years ago, is where Jharkhand is located. For thousands of years, human societies have erected megaliths, monoliths, and stone circles across this geological substrate to commemorate memory, genealogy, and cosmic order.

In contrast to the majority of megalithic cultures worldwide, which are only preserved as archaeological artifacts, Jharkhand’s stone traditions are still in use today by indigenous communities who continue to use these sites for ritual and remembrance, according to an official statement from the chief minister’s office.

According to the statement, the Munda community continues to erect new memorial stones at locations like Ranchi district’s Chokahatu, which is home to the biggest living megalithic landscape on the Indian subcontinent. This creates a multi-layered library of ancestry and memory that spans generations.

Similarly, precisely aligned monoliths in Pakari Barwadih in Hazaribagh trace the path of the sun and the Equinox, situating Jharkhand in the world’s primordial astronomical history.

These rock formations evoke comparisons to famous locations like Stonehenge, demonstrating a universal human desire to enshrine time, death, and cosmic order in stone that transcends continents and millennia.

These landscapes, together with cave complexes like Isko and the fossilized woods of Mandro, provide a unique continuity where current human civilization and deep planetary time coexist in the same geographic area.

According to the State Government, Jharkhand is contributing a viewpoint that is becoming more and more important to the global discussion by showcasing this legacy alongside its economic and development goals in Davos and the UK: that long-term growth needs to be rooted in ecological memory, cultural continuity, and respect for deep time.

The framework for cultural preservation and collaboration between India and the United Kingdom, which encourages ethical conservation, museum partnerships, research exchange, and the preservation of heritage in situ, is likewise strongly aligned with this story.

The stones of Jharkhand are live witnesses that document astronomy, human tenacity, and genealogy throughout millennia—not relics of a vanished civilization.

According to the official statement, “Jharkhand’s megalithic landscapes preserved in living villages and forests rather than in distant collections represent a powerful example of how heritage can be safeguarded while remaining embedded within its communities.”

According to the statement, the stones of Jharkhand are living witnesses that document lineage, astronomy, and human resiliency across millennia rather than being relics from a past world.

Jharkhand has left its mark on history from the Stone Age to the Golden Age, and it is now contributing significantly to the growth and prosperity of the country.

Presenting Jharkhand as a significant investment destination with plenty of possibilities, fostering direct communication with world industry leaders, and promoting new investment opportunities in the State’s key industries are other goals of the Chief Minister’s trip to Davos.

In addition to promoting Jharkhand as a state with “infinite opportunities,” talks with multinational and international organizations about possible investments and engagements will be a major priority.