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100 years after ASI reported an ancient, urban civilization at Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro, a look back at the pioneers who made the discovery possible

Historian Nayanjot Lahiri talks about ex-ASI chief John Marshall, the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization in the 1920s, and places to visit today to retrace the work of John Marshall, RD Banerji, DR Sahni, MV Vats and Luigi Pio Tessitori who excavated sites in undivided Punjab and Sindh and Rajasthan (then Rajputana).
Historical copper coins recovered from the Mohenjo Daro archaeological site in Pakistan

"Labourers were excavating a collapsed wall when they came across a pot full of ancient copper coins on November 16. The coins, found carefully packed in the pot, have been sent to a laboratory for analysis, The News International said quoting Director of Conservation and Preservation Syed Shakir Shah.
Anand Mahindra urges SS Rajamouli to make a film on Indus Valley Civilisation. He responds

Anand Mahindra wrote to SS Rajamouli after coming across a series of illustrations on the ancient civilisation.

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Mohenjodaro

100 years after ASI reported an ancient, urban civilization at Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro, a look back at the pioneers who made the discovery possible

Historical copper coins recovered from the Mohenjo Daro archaeological site in Pakistan

Anand Mahindra urges SS Rajamouli to make a film on Indus Valley Civilisation. He responds