The Indus Valley Civilization, stretching back to 2500 BCE, left behind artifacts—seals of horned gods, figures in deep yogic meditation, sacred animals. If these don’t scream proto-Hinduism ...

This usage appears in the 6th-century BCE inscriptions of Darius I, where “Hindush” denotes the region of the Indus Valley. Initially, “Hindu” functioned as a geographical term without ...

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin unveils statue of Sir John Marshall, key figure in Indus Valley Civilization excavations.

The Hindu god Shiva also has three faces. Graves can tell archaeologists a lot. Indus Valley people were buried with clay pots and clay figures, as well as beads. Putting these items in graves may ...

Several political and ethnic groups on the Indian subcontinent are eager to claim descendancy from the Indus Valley people. Hindu nationalists argue that the Indus script is related to Sanskrit ...

The Vedas (sacred knowledge) are Hinduism's oldest and most sacred ... From then the people of the Indus valley ("Hindush" in Persian) paid tribute to the Persian king in textiles and precious ...

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister announces budget for 2025, focusing on archaeological excavations and establishment of cultural ...