India’s rich history spans thousands of years, weaving a vibrant tapestry of dynasties, cultures, and architectural ...

Thirukkural translation project breaks new ground in Dravidian languages, enriching literary heritage and promoting cultural ...

In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...

One of the world's earliest city cultures, it thrived circa 2500 BCE in cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Its sophisticated drainage, uniform weights, and as-yet-unreadable script suggest ...

He was also a fine scholar of epigraphy and architecture and has many important ... most notably the excavation of the Indus Valley Civilization site at Harappa. His efforts played a crucial ...

In the Arabian Peninsula a mere 2000 km away, out of sight of the Indus, the Sumerian civilization evolved, taking care of contacts with the Indus Valley. After passing ... cities based around ...

The Indus Valley civilization is considered to be the earliest known ... The Harappans “demonstrated advanced architecture with dockyards, granaries, warehouses, brick platforms, and protective walls” ...

The latest such prize was offered last month by the chief minister of one Indian state: $1 million to anyone who can decode the script of the Indus Valley civilization, which stretched across what ...

As the Indus Valley Civilisation was part of the Chalcolithic age, i.e., copper, it reflects that the Harappans were not aware of iron. Daya Ram Sahni initiated excavations at Harappa, marking the ...

Left behind by the Indus Valley civilization, which emerged more ... with infrastructure that boasted advanced architecture, sophisticated urban planning, drainage and water supply systems ...

The Indus Valley Civilization, existing from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, is one of the world's earliest urban cultures. Mohenjo Daro, the main city of the Indus Civilization discovered by Sir John Marshall.

The Indus cities were well-planned, with clear architecture and technologies for seals ... Gregory Possehl, the late American expert on the Indus Valley Civilization, described its people's “ideology” ...