The Indus Valley Civilization (An Old and Rare Book)

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The raison d'être of this book lies in the discovery that true commitment to the Humanities means inspiring and expanding one's eagerness to acquire new knowledge and exploring human achievements with sensitivity and rational thinking. It is my sincere belief that we will not be able to understand our own cultures and traditions until we under-stand those of others.

Keeping this truth in view, I make an attempt to revisit the stages of development of the Indus Valley Civilization which flourished in the north western part of the Indian subcontinent in the third millennium B.C. My purpose is not so much to solve the perplexities of a civilization that is tantalizingly mysterious, as to provide the readers with a broad base for understanding the world civilizations. I try to explore the socioreligious ramifications of the Indus culture in shaping the total culture of the Indian subcontinent.

Another important goal is to find out the level of contact between the Indus Valley in South Asia, the birthplace of the Hindu way of life and Ur in the Middle East, the Biblical birthplace of Abraham, of the Judeo-Christian tradition.

The text provides a broad but selective overview of the Indus Valley Civilization. It should, however, go without saying that the relative lengths of the sections are not intended as measures of their thematic importance.