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After criticism, NCERT to restore original 'Dancing Girl' image in school textbookNCERT will replace the modified 'Dancing Girl' image in its Class 9 Arts textbook with the original version after criticism. The altered de...- Lord Shiva's ‘oldest prayer’ uncovered: Shiv Trilogy author Amish Tripathi shares how a techie decoded a 4,500-year-old Pashupati sealA computer scientist's cryptographic analysis of the Pashupati Seal suggests its inscription is an ancient invocation to Lord Shiva, aligni...
- No fridge needed. 3,000-year-old Indian technique of storing water can keep it cool for longer and also improve digestionDrinking water from earthen pots, known as matkas, provides natural cooling and health benefits. This traditional Indian practice cools wat...
- Sindoor Goddesses of India: From Harappa to Hinglaj and Charani womenSindoor, a symbol of auspiciousness for married Indian women, traces its origins back to the Harappan civilization and ancient trade routes...
- Rakhigarhi Stadium confirms Harappan love for sportsArchaeologists at Rakhigarhi, the largest known Harappan site, have discovered a stadium with precise engineering, indicating advanced arch...
- Does her hand-on-hip sassiness upset you?When Harappan artefacts were officially divided between India and Pakistan after Independence, the Dancing Girl came to India's share while...
- Leopard rescued from open well, IFS officer calls it 'Mohenjo Daro Harappan Technology'The clip has managed to garner more than 38,000 views on Twitter. Forest department officials earned plaudits online for the rescue. Some u...
- What lapis lazuli tells about the power establishment in ancient India?Power in ancient India was established not by the accumulation of material wealth, but by the aesthetic denial of material development.
- Dholavira, Harappan-era city in Gujarat, recognised as UNESCO World Heritage SiteThis is the second site to be included in the world heritage list this month after the Ramappa Temple .
- IIT Kharagpur study reveals, decline of Harappan city Dholavira was caused by drying up of river and droughtThese researchers have for the first time connected the decline of Harappan city Dholavira to the disappearance of a Himalayan snow-fed riv...
- Scientists find evidence of Saraswati’s existenceA new research led by the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, in collaboration with IIT-Bombay, has reported “unequivocal evidence” th...
- Gujarat Harappans were first ‘climate refugees’, finds studyA team of scientists from premier institutes of India said the sites may help narrate the story of one of the first climate refugees follow...
- In a first, ancient couple found in Harappan graveExperts infer from the way the two were buried that the Harappan people believed in life after death.
- Indus Valley Civilization 8,000 years old, not 5,500; ended because of weaker monsoonThe discovery, published in the prestigious 'Nature' journal on May 25, may force a global rethink on the timelines of the so-called 'cradl...
- Chandayan village in Uttar Pradesh could have possible Harappan link"This is for the first time that a habitation of late Harappan era has been found in UP," said the Superintending Archaeologist of ASI.
- 4,000-year-old house found at Baghpat village offers rare clue to Harappan habitationThe late Harappan phase pertains to the period starting around 1900-1800 BC when the Indus Valley Civilization, popularly known as the Hara...
- 5,000-year Harappan stepwell found in Kutch, bigger than Mohenjodaro'sPrecious stones like carnelian were in great demand during the Harappan era. Gujarat was the hub of bead and craft manufacturing industries.
- Crown found off Harappan site in Uttar PradeshThe accidental discovery of a human skeleton wearing a copper crow has generated curiosity in Chandayan village of Baghpat district.
- Mother cityThe Harappan city of Dholavira seems more mysterious than ever in full moonlight.
- Gujarat built world's first naval dockyardAbout 75 km from here lies a landmark of Indian maritime history. Archaeologists believe the first tidal dockyard in the world was built in...
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