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Thursday, October 23, 2025
TopicHarappan Civilisation

Topic: Harappan Civilisation

Harappans were the first to use gold coins, not Kushanas

At the National Museum's monthly public lecture, Identification of Nishka, archaeologist BR Mani shed light on his study which pushes back the origin of Indian gold coinage back to the 3rd millennium BCE.

Why this Indian archaeologist renamed the Indus Valley Civilisation

ASI survey led by Amalananda Ghosh proved with facts, evidence and precision that it’s not solely Pakistan or India but both were home to the 5000-year-old civilisation.

Encroachments, garbage, no facilities—Rakhigarhi has fallen prey to empty promises

Over the last five months, many politicians, including Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, have visited Rakhigarhi, promising to remove encroachments and build a site museum among other facilities.

Harappans were hungry for growth. It pushed them to build maritime contacts

Archaeologist Vasant Shinde’s hour-long lecture at INTACH Delhi provided a comprehensive and scholarly overview of India’s enduring maritime legacy, and the strategic significance of NMHC Lothal.

Gujarat had its own way of life. Harappan influence turned it into a hub of innovation

Gujarat, often seen as a peripheral outpost to Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, emerged instead as a vibrant zone of cultural negotiation, innovation, and survival.

Ancient Indians knew how to survive a tsunami. Dholavira is proof, says geologist Rajiv Nigam

Rajiv Nigam claimed that evidence of changes in sea level in the past are everywhere, including in the Gita, Quran, and Bible.

Massive reservoir found at Rakhigarhi is giving us more clues on Saraswati River

A reservoir unearthed last month in Haryana’s Rakhigarhi is not just a marvel of Harappan engineering but also advances evolving research on the Saraswati River.

Here are two Indians who’ve tried to crack the Indus script in last 10 years

In the absence of a Rosetta Stone-like artefact – which helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphics – and a lack of bilingual texts, making sense of the Indus script remains a big challenge.

See how Gujarat’s Kanmer links to Dholavira, Harappa—India’s urbanisation journey lies here

The excavators at Kanmer, led by JS Kharakwal, challenged conventional views and explored the crucial relationship between small settlements and major urban centres.

Daimabad was home to skilled agriculturalists—even before Harappans’ cultural influence

The cultural remains of Daimabad, one of the most debated locations, not only reflect Harappan influence but also demonstrate continuity with local Deccan Chalcolithic cultures.

On Camera

India can’t achieve strategic autonomy by chasing GDP stats. Break away from Western influence

GDP measures only the size of an economy. India’s economy must have more depth, more domestic industries, and faster income growth at the bottom, as China has achieved.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.