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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicHarappan Civilisation

Topic: Harappan Civilisation

Painted Grey Ware from Bareilly holds the key to the question: Did India have a ‘dark age’?

Discovered at Ahichchhatra in 1944, the grey pottery continues to drive up excavation efforts in Delhi's Purana Qila. Why are archaeologists obsessed with it?

Hunter-gatherers of Gujarat shared timeline with Harappans. History isn’t linear

Langhnaj is a unique pre-historic site in north Gujarat where hunter-gatherers of Mesolithic period seem to have shared space and timeline with early food producers.

How the 2008 Alamgirpur re-excavation challenged timeline of mighty Harappan Civilisation

New dates from the site, ranging from 2600 to 2200 BCE, questioned the established timeline of Harappan presence in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab.

If Ghaggar was Saraswati, then Harappans were Rig Vedic people. Answer is in migrant memories

In 'The Indians', Rajesh Kochhar explores the history of Ghaggar, the lifeline of the Harappans.

Did you know that India has a 7200-year-old history with cotton? Harappans took it to the world

A paper published in Israel in 2022 from the Tel Tsaf site shows cotton fibres originated in the Indian subcontinent around 5200 BCE.

Why classifying societies on the basis of ceramics isn’t the best approach to know histories

The cultural traits of Harappa society make it a civilisation, not the other way around.

What came after Harappan Civilisation? This small Haryana village has answers

Before the excavation at Bhagwanpura, the association of Harappans with people who used Painted Grey Ware was not known.

Gujarat’s Khambhat has 5,000-yr-old history of bead-making. It wasn’t just limited to Viking Age

Even after the city lost its identity as a port town in the 17th century, Khambhat remained one of the largest bead manufacturers in the world.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.