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TopicIndus Valley Civilisation

Topic: Indus Valley Civilisation

India points to Pakistan’s track record, calls its embrace of Indus Valley Civilisation ‘phoney’

In the last year, top Pakistani political leaders have attempted to link the history of the Indus Valley Civilisation to the identity of Pakistan.

Pakistan cannot reclaim Harappan heritage without embracing its Hindu history

The same week that Pakistan got funds from Britain and Australia to protect its “extraordinary” heritage, it destroyed a 125-year-old gurdwara near Lahore.

Rajka Pottery reveals India’s ceramic heritage. It’s ethnoarchaeology in action

Rajka Pottery bridges ancient South Indian hand-coiling with global modern design. It proves that craft can be both a living archive and a contemporary enterprise.

The past controversies of Mohenjo-Daro Dancing Girl. Her nudity has always been an issue

In May 2023, PM Narendra Modi unveiled the mascot of the International Museum Expo, inspired by the bronze Dancing Girl. However, the statue appeared in a new avatar — fully clothed and with a fairer skin tone.

Don’t reduce Harappan Civilisation to Indus vs Saraswati. No city grew in isolation

Many on social media may not even know that RGR 6, a mound at Rakhigarhi, has been completely destroyed. Every day, a site is levelled to make way for a new apartment building.

How the culture ministry’s post about a 4,500-yr-old Pashupati seal triggered a national identity crisis

'One of the most powerful symbols of India’s unbroken civilisational continuity,' the post reads, showing a figure in a yogic pose.

Nehru’s enthusiasm, Jinnah’s silence, and Gandhi’s baffling indifference to Mohenjo-daro

In 'The Indus', Andrew Robinson looks at the vital legacy of the Indus Valley Civiliation within modern India.

Jesus Christ’s India connection? Shroud of Turin came from Indus Valley

DNA analysis of the Shroud of Turin by researchers from Italy's University of Padova found that the yarn used to make the shroud may have likely come from India's Indus Valley.

Was the ‘Dancing Girl’ from Mohenjo-Daro really a dancer?

The interpretation of this bronze statuette was shaped by the colonial officers who viewed the past through the lens of their own assumptions about Indian society and the role of women.

How Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani uncovered the history of the subcontinent

Dani was not just Pakistan’s most influential archaeologist, but also its most insistent storyteller, often called the “founding father of archaeology”.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.