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Historical fiction books and novels set in the ancient Harappan or Indus Valley civilization.

Dasharajna: The Battle of Ten Kings (Harappa Book 3)

Shankar Kashyap

This is the story based on the main event within the seventh book of Rigveda. It is the story of an epic battle between Sudas of Bharatas and Cayamana of Anus leading confederacy of ten disgruntled k… >

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). >

A Day in the Life of Maya of Mohenjo-daro

Mulk Raj Anand

Published in 1968, A Day in the Life of Maya of Mohenjo-Daro by Mulk Raj Anand was the first ever children’s story, and the second work of Indus Valley fiction after Murdon ka Teela … >

The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy: Book 1)

  • The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy)
Amish Tripathi

Its 1900 BCE in what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilization. >

ADI A Story of Indus Valley Civilization

Jitu Mishra

Adi is an engaging children's story that covers the journey of a young boy, Adi, son of a copper merchant in Nausharo to Mohenjo-daro with his father sometime during the height of the ancient Indus civilization. >

Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy: Book 2)

  • Secret of the Nagas by Amish Tripathi
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 … >

The Unicorn Expedition

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Satyajit Ray

"I saw a herd of unicorns today. I write this in full possession of my sense." So begins the short story The Unicorn Expedition by the great Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray. featuring a Professor Shanku story. >

Harappa: The Lure of Soma

  • Harappa: The Lure of Soma by Shankar Kashyap
Shankar Kashyap

At the zenith of its power and prosperity, Harappa is a highly refined urban conglomerate in the Indus Valley, visited by trade caravans and travelers from faraway lands. The city’s sense of organisa… >

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