Gujarat, often seen as a peripheral outpost to Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, emerged instead as a vibrant zone of cultural negotiation, innovation, and survival.
A panel discussion at the launch of Peggy Mohan’s book, ‘Father Tongue, Motherland’ traced the evolution of Indian languages from the Indus Valley Civilisation to the Mughal era.
Releasing report by Tamil Nadu archeology dept at Anna Centenary Library, Stalin says samples excavated from archaeological sites in the state were sent to labs around the world.
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.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin is expected to release report, which relies on carbon dating of samples excavated from various sites, at a technical seminar after Pongal, it is learnt.
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.
Archaeologist SR Rao used compelling evidence to identify a baked-brick rectangular structure as a dockyard in Lothal, but many scholars have expressed scepticism about this claim.
In a recent article, author David Frawley claimed that the term Harappan is the product of Western thought pushed by proponents of the Aryan invasion theory.
India’s modern diplomacy in the weeks since Pahalgam has followed a pattern observed in 1971 — when PM Indira Gandhi visited several Western capitals in the months leading up to the war.
FTA, India’s first bilateral trade deal with a Western nation, will see tariffs on whisky-gin from UK halved to 75 percent. Automobile tariffs will be cut to 10 percent with a quota.
Hours before blasts were heard at three PAF bases, Pakistan launched fresh wave of drones and loitering munitions targeting 26 locations along IB and LoC, from Baramulla to Bhuj.
Kashmir’s return to normalcy, for Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, had to be reversed. Pahalgam wasn’t plotted in the week between the speech. It must have taken several weeks, if not months of planning.
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