AHIMSA IN HINDU RIVER VALLEY IVC..
based on frameworks that I have developed to better understand various Indian and Western mythologies. These are not free of my prejudices,” he writes. One of the reflections that he presents is that, to achieve high level homogeneity over a million square kilometres for 700 years, Harappan Civilisation might have used stories “to get to voluntarily domesticate themselves.” Although this thought appears great and convincing, it is difficult to digest for historians. The question, however, remains: why are attempts not being made by archaeologists and historians to find an answer to those questions? Pattanaik believes that is because of subtle eurocentrism that still exists. “Professional archaeologists are eager to keep every mystery alive to ensure funding does not stop. No one wants to tell a truth that is at odds with the global (western?) discourse.” Pattanaik also points out challenges of so-called systemic history writing and biases of historians and archaeologists, l...