THE BEGINNING AND THE MYSTERIOUS END
A country is defined by its people; their history, culture and knowledge. The people are nurtured by 'Civilization' and vice-versa. I will talk about one of the oldest civilizations (probably the oldest) of the world that was present in the Indian sub-continent- Indus Valley Civilization . How a complex society like this vanished off the map? The Indus Valley Civilization was not limited to the Indus, although the name stuck ever since the townships of Harappa and Mohenjodaro on the Indus basin were discovered. There are other sites around north-west India & Pakistan where ruins and artefacts from that period have been found. The cities which have been excavated show a complex urban culture. The systems of public baths and an unbelievably modern drainage system ( which is a serious problem in many developing countries today ) have been well documented. This civilization even had long standing trade relations with Egypt and Sumer. At the site of ...