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Can't you see the Buddist stupa behind

You are only talking about the. Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh province, Pakistan, showing the Great Bath in the foreground. But are you blind cant you see the Buddhists stupa in behind Mohit atulkar (talk) 15:28, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism warning.

You cannot remove content regarding genetic research which was conducted and results are published in hard medical school papers and nature as well. It is a peer reviewed paper. You cannot remove it without proper talk. There was research conducted in 2019 by david reich from Harvard medical school along with others form CCMB,Hyderabad. Check the citation and examine it carefully. Don't remove it without any discussion. Let the people know what are the genetic contribution of Harappans in modern populations. DivineWave (talk) 12:43, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Vandalism" is a big word... This info is WP:UNDUE for the WP:LEAD. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 12:58, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot remove the gentic data which is official and being taught in universities. David reich is a well know geneticist who co tributed in this research. Without proper discussion you cannot remove the content. If you have any issue regarding the citation, we can discuss and sort it out. But without it removing the reliable data from a peer published papers loke nature ,you cannot justify this. Definitely vandalism. Please discuss further and we can sort it out sir. Thanks. DivineWave (talk) 13:52, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Present us a secondary academic source that passes WP:SCHOLARSHIP and we can talk about it. –Austronesier (talk) 14:14, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already sited additional sources as well.you cannot revert without giving proper explanation. How did you conclude what I said is wrong without giving your reasons or arguments regarding present genetic data of india. Do you have genetic data of south Asians? If yes then post it here on talk page.no vandalism. Kindly read this source too amd it clearly mentions. DivineWave (talk) 14:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:DivineWave, its not vandalism if it gets removed as the WP:ONUS is on you to bring forth arguements for its inclusion, not the other way around. Thanks! Masterhatch (talk) 14:32, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Already sited additional sources as well. Now its on you to bring forth arguments and not the other way around.you cannot revert without giving proper explanation. How did you conclude that it is wrong without giving your reasons or arguments regarding present genetic data of india. Do you have genetic data of south Asians? If yes then post it here on talk page.no vandalism. Kindly read these sources too amd it clearly mentions. Don't create toxic environment here. Thanks. DivineWave (talk) 14:47, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Indus valley civilization

Harappan civilization named by john Marshall after the first discovered site Harappa in 1921 by Dayaram Sahni.It was an urban civilization. 103.90.211.178 (talk) 14:54, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative Names of IVC

Sindhu Saraswati Civilisation is alternative name of IVC in India approved by Government of India after fact based research. [1]https://indianexpress.com/article/education/calling-harappan-civilization-sindhu-sarasvati-in-new-textbooks-is-based-on-established-scholarship-not-politics-ncert-social-science-panel-head-9522766/ 2409:4089:AD8F:AF6E:0:0:754A:C108 (talk) 09:22, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Michel Danino and "fact-based" "established archaeological scholarship" - far-out. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 09:33, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, and "Greek scholar Nicholas Kazanas"; now I'm convinced! Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 09:43, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, its inclusion is restricted to textbooks as of now. We can add it when it gets widely used / accepted by scholars. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nah. No one who has done field work in the major Indus sites, which unfortunately for the Government of India are mostly in Pakistan, calls it Sindhu anything, unless they write "Sindhu," the Sindhi language name of the Indus river, in the Perso-Arabic script. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 12:56, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Better Map?

Can we get a better map of where this is in the world? Based on the pictures in the current article, I cannot tell where the Indus Valley was relative to Ohio, Japan, or the UK (three places I can easily find on a world map). The little pictures in the current article could be from, literally, any place in the known universe. WittgensteinsKey (talk) 17:43, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]