For decades, we called it the Indus Valley Civilisation.
But archaeology, palaeochannel mapping, geology and satellite imagery point to a wider, maybe clearer picture: the Sindhu–Sarasvati Civilisation.
A thread on a civilisation, a river, a script and a narrative worth re-examining. 🧵1/21
Was plastic surgery really a modern invention?
Long before modern clinics, an ancient Indian physician documented techniques of reconstructive surgery. His name? Sushruta.
What’s your favourite ancient Indian medical discovery? 👇
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The Pashupati seal adds another layer. Its horned, seated figure surrounded by animals was called “proto-Shiva” by John Marshall in 1931.
However Bharath Rao says that it is Shiva, in His Rudra form as described in the Mahabharat. 20/21










