History of India Indus Valley Civilization

Question: Discuss about theHistory of India for Indus Valley Civilization. Answer: Introduction Mohenjo Daro is one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization that came into existence some 2500 years ago. Situated on the bank of the Indus River, Mohenjo Daro entailed pristine culture and religion. The city had planned layout and architectural splendor. Most of the houses were built of fired and kiln-dried bricks. The colossal space and its inclusion of public buildings indicated a superior level of social organization. The city had an established drainage system. It has set a paradigm in the domain of drainage technology. Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1950) identified the great granary structure of Mohenjo Daro. The archaeologists have also identified vestige of seals that embodies Mother Goddess. Other seals represent various mythical creatures and phallus symbols. The administrative mechanism of the city is well established. The city, along with Harappa and other cities set a quintessential mark at the stage of proto-history. The film, Mohenjo Daro, set in the Mohenjo Daro of the Indus Valley Civilization, committed a bloomer in the film industry. The film portrays Hrithik Roshan (the lead actor) as poor indigo farmer. He domiciled in the Sindh region. He has aspired to go to the neighboring big town Mohenjo Daro that would unlock his fate and fortune (Www.indianexpress.com, 2016). It was during the proto-historic time, the Indus Valley Civilization developed. The concept of India as a nation did not take root. The dressing sense of the people of Indus Valley Civilization was purely simple and not showy. The women wore cotton made headdresses. The people of the civilization used garments made of cotton, flax, silk, wool and linen (Hernandez Singh, 2014). A fragment of cotton cloth is discovered from the terrain of Mohenjo Daro. The film, Mohenjo Daro, is flawed from the beginning. To begin with, the lead male and female actors look superbly dapper and glamorous. The female actor wore a feather and pearls studded head-gear, which does not match the essence of the civilization. It seems, as if the whole film is modeled on an Iranian civilization or a concocted civilization of the yore. The film is a tragic interplay of history and cinematic reflection that would never go down the annals of film history. As far as the Indus Valley Civilization is concerned, the trace of horses is missing. True it is, the bones of horses unearthed from the Pirak Complex of Baluchistan. It reveals a disputed terrain where the actor gallantly fought the opposing forces of the supposedly villain (the senate chief). The fight depicts the usage of swift horses in the background. Historically speaking, the representation of the fight scene is a blunder. The historians cite various reasons behind the debacle of the ancient civilization. The historians (Shinde, 2016) identify the factors such as foreign incursion, weather transition, changing river course and decline of urban township. However, the film holds a stereotypical context to end it. Many historians assume that a catastrophic deluge denuded the civilization. This is a stereotypical stance. Therefore, the makers of the film overemphasize the flood theory that is considered to be one of the causes of the civilization. In reality, the film moves beyond the historical terrain and highlights the unnecessary clamor of cinema. Reference Hernndez, Y. A. M., Singh, U. (2014). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India. From Stone Age to the 12th Century. Shinde, V. (2016). Current Perspectives on the Harappan Civilization.A Companion to South Asia in the Past.