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The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and the Indus Civilization

A BOOK REVIEW of Asko Parpola's investigation of twin roots of Hinduism, the religion brought to South Asia in the second millennium BCE by speakers of Aryan or Indo-Iranian languages, and the more enigmatic Indus civilization of the third millennium BCE. With a note by Iravatham Mahadevan. >

Dilmun

Yaqoob Yawar

There is a dearth of ancient Indus-based fiction in English; there are even fewer works in Hindi or Urdu. Yakoob Yawar's Dilmun is among the very few exceptions (indeed, it was the second novel ever to be set in the ancient Indus civilization, 50 years after the Hindi Murdon ka Teela by Rangeya Raghava). >

The People of the Indus

Nikhil Gulati

Once in a while a book – in this case a graphic novel – comes along that upends what one thinks can be done through a medium for a subject. This book by Nikhil Gulati – with the expert assistance of Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer – is one of the moments. >

Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy: Book 2)

Amish Tripathi

His vengeance and the path to evil will lead him to the door of the Nagas, the serpent people. Of that he is certain. The evidence of the malevolent rise of evil is everywhere. A kingdom is dying as … >

Forgotten Cities on the Indus

Michael Jansen

Early civilization in Pakistan from the 8th to the 2nd millenium B.C. Beautifully illustrated with essays by a number of prominent European and American scholars. Free French version available. >

Daimabad 1976-79

S. A. Sali

Discovered in 1958, the excavations between 1976-79 by the Archaeological Survey of India shed much light on this late and post-Harappan site in Maharashtra, then the southern-most known Indus site. >

Indus Valley: entry from Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

Gregory Possehl

This stunning source explores the nutritional and cultural impact of food, with articles written by anthropologists, chefs, food historians, nutritionists, agronomists, food stylists, and other food researchers. >

The Ancient South Asian World

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

An exceptional introduction to South Asian archaeology written at the middle school level and part of the popular The World in Ancient Times series. >

Excavation at Surkotada and Exploration in Kutch

Jagat Pati Joshi

"The most controversial and sought after animal in Indian archaeology has been the horse," writes the author. "At >

Harappan Archaeology: Early State Perspectives

Shereen Ratnagar

Shereen Ratnagar is one of the most important theoreticians of the Indus valley civilization and its archaeological practice. Book reviewer and author, Sudeshna Guha notes in her review of Early State Perspectives, "Through her earlier research, Ratnagar had shown that the political system of statehood possibly provided the Harappan Civilization its distinctive cultural form." >