About the Book: Indus Cities to Harshas Empire: The Long Arc of Indian
Civilisation
Indus Cities to Harshas Empire presents a sweeping yet analytically rigorous
account of the formation and evolution of ancient India. Tracing the interplay
of material life, political power, and intellectual traditions across centuries,
the book explores how one of the worlds most enduring civilisations continuously
reimagined the relationship between society, authority, and the sacred..
The urban world of the Indus Valley, with its planned cities, standardised
weights, and intricate seal systems, reveals a sophisticated grammar of order,
exchange, and authority. From this material foundation emerges the Vedic age,
where the centre of civilisation shifts from