Bahata Ansumali (in pic), a software technologist turned researcher, was in town recently for the Kolkata Literary Meet.

A century after its discovery, the Indus Valley Civilisation remains at the centre of debates over its origins, increasingly ...

You don't have to buy a lottery ticket to win a million dollars thanks to an offer from southern India's Tamil Nadu state, but there is a catch: you need to be able to decipher 5,300-year-old writing.

The Indus Valley civilisation left no temples or tombs, like the Pyramids of Egypt. There are also no remains of great statues of kings or gods. Instead the Indus Valley’s cultural legacy is of ...

The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain ... Now, some say it might never have existed The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that today's historians haven't yet deciphered.

All of them are convinced they've deciphered the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation, a blend of signs and symbols. "They claim they've solved it and that the 'case is closed'," says Mr Rao ...

The Indus Valley Civilization, existing from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, is one of the world's earliest urban cultures. Mohenjo Daro, the main city of the Indus Civilization discovered by Sir John Marshall.

Find out about different cities in the Indus Valley. What was everyday life like in the Indus Valley? Find out about everyday life in the Indus Valley. What jobs did people do and what did they do ...