Indus Civilization

Some people say that Rama was actually a Persian prince. And that Ravana was not really the crook he is deemed to be after all. He just got pissed off he was duped into missing Sita's swayamvara (bride choosing husband process in ancient India) where he was the first likely candidate strong enough to lift the Shivа Dhanushа (Lord Shiva's Bow) and string it and win Sita. Rama apparently was late but someone decided to dupe Ravana by stating his kingdom was being attacked and was on fire. As he left, Rama stepped in and stole Sita from Ravana. Something to think about, isnt it?

And then we hv the actual Lanka bridge which showed up in satellite images. Im thinking though, these ancient humans had so much of energy and time those days to track over vast lands on their horses, elephants and camel for months onwards to conquer kingdoms and kidnap princesses.Seems that as the world got smaller and more accessible, people started getting less ambitious.

Nevertheless, the haunting tales and charms of Ancient India remain as a far glow in horizons of the human mind. The beauty, the courage and the wisdom never fails to enthrall and inspire. Maybe they didnt hv the internet, ipod, ipads and other stuff to keep them distracted hence they had plenty of time to dive deep into the traverses of their minds and spend years building monuments and carving grand and intricate palaces and creating other great works of arts. Now civilisation has just got lazier and less motivated everything is available in the push of a button or a click of the mouse.


The largest civilization in the ancient world developed in the Indus Valley of India over 5,000 years ago. The Indus and Sarasvati river valleys of Bharatvarsha (present India and Pakistan) were the home to the ancient civilization of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.The early cities of India developed along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers starting around 3500 bce. They are called the Indus-Sarasvati civilization or, sometimes, the Harappan culture. It was the largest and most advanced civilization in the ancient world.NEARLY ten thousand years ago when mighty rivers started flowing down the Himalayan slopes, western Rajasthan was green and fertile. Great civilizations prospered in the cool amiable climate on riverbanks of northwestern India. The abundant waters of the rivers and copious rains provided ample sustenance for their farming and other activities. Some six thousand years later, Saraswati, one of the rivers of great splendour in this region, for reasons long enigmatic, dwindled and dried up. Several other rivers shifted their courses, some of their tributaries were ‘pirated’ by neigbouring rivers or severed from their main courses. The greenery of Rajasthan was lost, replaced by an arid desert where hot winds piled up dunes of sand. The flourishing civilizations vanished one by one. By geological standards, these are small-scale events; for earth, in its long 4.5 billion years history, had witnessed many such changes, some of them even accompanied by wiping out of several living species. But those that occurred in northwest India took place within the span of early human history affecting the livelihood of flourishing civilizations and driving them out to other regions. Apparently according to geologist and archeologists, Saraswathi river was lost to tectonic activities.

There are 2,600 known Indus sites, from enormous urban cities like Mohenjo Daro and Mehrgarh to small villages like Nausharo. The cities of the Indus Valley Civilization were well-organised and solidly built out of brick and stone. Their drainage systems, wells and water storage systems were the most sophisticated in the ancient world. They also developed systems of weights and trade. They made jewellery and game pieces and toys for their children. From looking at the structures and objects which survive we are able to learn about the people who lived and worked in these cities so long ago.



But the mighty Sarasvati River dried up, and what was once a fertile area became a desert. The people of the region moved to other parts of India and beyond. By 2000 bce the civilization had entered a period of decline.

The Indus Valley people gave to the world its earliest cities, its town planning, its architecture in stone and clay, and showed their concern for health and sanitation. They built a scientific drainage system in their cities.

There is enough evidence to show that some of the early conceptions of Hinduism are derived from this culture. On the whole, the present civilization is a composite product resulting from a fusion of several cultures where the contribution of the Indus Valley is of utmost importance.



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