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@ShivAroor Can you do a show on the felling of hundreds of age-old heritage trees across Pune in the name of development & road widening that no citizen honestly even wants, that citizens are opposing forming human chains, but authorities want to do to mint money!? Our city deserves better!
Do you believe that historians should only work on the histories of their own countries and of their own ancestors, or do you think that, if they observe the historical method and proper globally-accepted standards of investigation, anyone can study the history of any region?
Well, even I have been attacked by Hindutva ideologues for the last 6 years. Now imagine if someone has experienced this hatred for a lot longer, as Dr. Truschke has. I might react in much the same way. Regarding her portrayal of Muslim rulers, I have to ask you, which seems more ideologically-motivated: 1) saying a Muslim ruler probably was not as evil as the legends say, or 2) saying that the legends of a Muslim ruler being the epitome of evil must be true, because I hate Muslims?
This 4,500-year-old terracotta dice from the Indus-Saraswati Civilization is a powerful reminder of India’s living heritage. Dicing is also mentioned as a popular game in Rig and Atharva Vedas (two of the four sacred Vedic scriptures). From symbols and craftsmanship to rituals, yogic practices, and collective memory, numerous elements of ancient Indian civilization continue to thrive in the daily social and religious life of Indian society across regions and communities. Civilizational inheritance is not just about geography or ruins, it is defined by living customs, symbols, rituals, and unbroken cultural consciousness. India is the enduring living continuity of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization. #IndusSaraswatiCivilization #AncientIndianHeritage
@Openatic You’re getting confused between the scholarship itself and what is expressed on social media.
The oldest IVC site is Bhirrana. The largest IVC settlement is Rakhigarhi. Both are in Haryana, India. India also has more IVC sites than Pakistan. We have greater cultural continuity with the IVC in terms of jewelry, and religious symbols such as the Swastika, Pashupati seal. If heritage is the argument, modern India and Hindus has a far stronger claim to the Indus Valley Civilization than Pakistan.
