NEW DELHI (IANS)- Author Devdutt Pattanaik had explained at the time of the launch of his book last year,that he compiled his ...

One of the world’s ancient societies, the Harappan or Indus civilization, was wiped out by natural climate change and a slow decline of the monsoon cycle. Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images ...

The ancient city of Dholavira, the southern centre of the Harappan Civilization, is sited on the arid island of Khadir in the State of Gujarat. Occupied between ca. 3000-1500 BCE, the archaeological ...

As we learn more, in little bits (only the littlest bits are possible, since the script still hasn’t been cracked), the map of what we thought it was, is being redrawn.

With ten letters, the world’s first signboard would glow in the dark and gleam due to white gypsum, he added in his session titled ‘Art in the Harappan Civilisation.’ ...

Taxila, Lahore Fort, Shalamar Gardens (Lahore) and Rohtas Fort in Punjab are on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List but Harappa, the most significant site in the history of the subcontinent ...

The Harappan Civilisation, also known as the Indus Valley Civilisation, is one of the most important topics for the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) syllabus. Candidates who are preparing for ...

They provide a tangible link to the spiritual world, much like the masks from the Harappan civilisation, which were used to portray gods and supernatural creatures in their religious practices.

THE Harappan Civilisation, considered to be one of the oldest and the most developed one in the Bronze Age, was a centre for art, culture and architecture.

While the Harappan civilisation may not provide answers to all our modern-day problems, studying its formation, rise and fall can certainly furnish some useful lessons for us. The ruins at Harappa ...

Lothal, located about 30 kilometers inland from the coast of the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat, India, was a prosperous port during the Harappan period of the Bronze Age (2600 BCE to 1900 BCE). This ...

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 ...