Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

Many of the suffering violence and hardships caused today are due to terrorism allegedly inspired by religion dharma This is due to improper and incomplete understanding of dharma and sampradaya Dharm ...

The Indus Valley people benefited from the highly fertile lands of the Indus River floodplain and trade from nearby Mesopotamia. Two cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, once home to 40,000 to 50,000 ...

Nearchus, the ancient Greek Navigator, bridged East and West with a daring voyage that reshaped ancient maritime strategy and trade routes. Credit: Mary Harsh CC BY 2.0. A man of intellect, daring, ...

Meanwhile, journal The Diplomat has warned India that any suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty could compel China to block the flow of the Brahmaputra River. According to the report, the Brahmaputra ...

The river nourished the great Indus Valley Civilization and continues to feed farms, foster biodiversity, and inspire Sindhi literature and rituals. To disrupt its flow is to disturb the roots of ...

The Indus River came into the knowledge of the Western world early in the classical period, when King Darius of Persia sent his Greek subject Scylax of Caryanda to explore the river, c. 515 BC.

Explore the ancient Indus Valley city of Dholavira in Gujarat—India’s best-preserved Harappan site. Discover stunning archaeology, salt flat drives, local cuisine, and eco-travel with the ...

Archival documents reveal that in 1951, India sought Indus water from Pakistan for a Somnath Temple ritual. Despite potential press criticism, Pakistan was unlikely to object. An Indian envoy ...

Beginnings of a River. The Indus is an antecedent river, which means it has existed for over 50 million years, since the Indian plate first collided with Asia and gave rise to the Himalayas.

It was the largest city of the thriving Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation, which stretched from north-east Afghanistan to north-west India during the Bronze Age.

Officials Are Offering $1 Million to Anyone Who Can Decode This Ancient Script The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that today’s historians haven’t yet deciphered.