The author is assistant professor (History) at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University. It has been roughly more than 100 years, since the discovery of the mighty civilization on the banks ...

A vast underwater city off India’s western coast is once again fueling debate about a possible lost civilization. Discovered ...

NEW DELHI (IANS)-Author Devdutt Pattanaik had explained at the time of the launch of his book last year,that he compiled his book, “Ahimsa: 100 Reflections on the Harappan Civilisation,” to make the ...

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Culture is eventually about people: their cravings and insecurities. Bound by rules of credit and debit, Harappans did not hoard. They shunned conflict, resisted new ideas, feeling safe within walls, ...

Analysis: climate change in the shape of two major droughts brought an end to the the world's largest civilisation 4,250 years ago, the Harappan civilisation in the Indus Valley battled against a ...

The Harappan civilisation, or Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), has always fascinated historians for its urban planning and somewhat organised lifestyle and trade, without any known depiction of war or ...

Who were the ancient people from the mysterious Harappan Civilization? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

When archaeologist KN Dikshit was a fresh-faced undergraduate, in 1960, a remarkable discovery pushed back the origin of civilization in the Indus River Valley by some 500 years. Now, he claims to ...

Masalas were first found in Harappan cities, and were made by grinding ingredients under stone. But the Harappan region has no stones. “One scholar figured out that the stones would come from ...