About the Book: Harappa: The Lure of Soma
At the zenith of its power and prosperity, Harappa is a highly refined urban
conglomerate in the Indus Valley, visited by trade caravans and travellers from
faraway lands. The citys sense of organisation, its mastery of technology,
economic wellbeing, and above all, its possession of Soma, inevitably bring
enemy troops to its door. For the drought-stricken, impoverished neighbours,
Harappa is the land of fulfilment. Indeed, Soma is the basis of life, a measure
against which the power of a state could be judged. Upaas, a young doctor
working in the city hospital, recounts Harappas sudden plunge into the frenzy