The Harappan Civilisation, also known as the Indus Valley Civilisation, is one of the most important topics for the UPSC ...

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 ...

The civilization developed about 5,200 years ago, and slowly disintegrated between 3,900 and 3,000 years ago — populations largely abandoned cities, migrating toward the east.

Harappan towns in Gujarat There are two prominent sites which are found in Gujarat are Lothal (Ahmedabad) and Dholavira (kutch). Lothal Discovered in 1954 was excavated from 13 February 1955 to 19 ...

Another riveting detail shared by Pattanaik was the fact that the Harappan Civilization, which spread across a million square kilometers and lasted for around 700 years, has left behind not a ...

From the ancient Harappan civilization to the modern digital age, Dholera in Gujarat offers a unique advantage March 24, 2023, 3:15 PM IST Col Anurag Awasthi in Voices , Lifestyle , TOI ...

Devdutt Pattanaik's book 'Ahimsa' explores the nonviolent culture of the Harappan civilization, emphasizing trade over violence and its geographical diversity.

The Harappan civilisation can be divided into an early phase (3200 BCE to 2600 BCE), the mature period (2600 BCE to 1900 BCE), and the late phase (1900 BCE to 1500 BCE), when it decayed and collapsed.

In his latest book, Ahimsa: 100 Reflections on the Harappan Civilization, Pattanaik departs from his image of a mythology writer to offer insightful reflections on Harappan civilisation.

Female figurine of the Mature Harappan period, 2700–2000 BCE, Indus civilization. Credit: Wikipedia/National Museum, New Delhi. The pen might be mightier than a sword but, as Ramesh Chandra ...