"Did Rains do the Harappans In?" a talk by Dr Shereen Ratnagar, Professor of Archaeology & Ancient History (retd.), JNU, at Main Building, IIC, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 4th October 2012

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Place : Conference Room - I, Main Building, India International Centre ( IIC ), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Details : 'Did Rains do the Harappans In?' a talk by Dr Shereen Ratnagar, Professor of Archaeology and Ancient History (retd.), JNU.
Golden Jubilee Lectures on Environment

The title refers to the headline of a recent newspaper report on a research hypothesis which will be examined in this talk. A wider perspective will be attempted, touching on summer inundations, flashflood harvesting, stormwater drains, and winter showers, even the possible symbolic importance of the buffalo, all constituting bronze-age monsoon management.

Chair : Dr Uma Chakravarti, Professor of History (retd.), Miranda House, DU

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