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Hinduism refers to itself as "Sanatana Dharma" or The Eternal Religion. However in the last few hundred years, people who practice Sanatan Dharma have come to be called "Hindus".The term is originally of persian origin and refers to people who live on the other side (from a Persian point of view) of the Sind, that is, the Indus river. |
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Hinduism refers to itself as "Sanatana Dharma" or The Eternal Religion. However in the last few hundred years, people who practice Sanatan Dharma have come to be called "Hindus".The term is originally of Persian origin and refers to people who live on the other side (from a Persian point of view) of the Sind, that is, the Indus river. |
Origins of Hinduism: The Indus Valley civilisation |
Origins of Hinduism: The Indus Valley Civilisation |
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Archaeological excavations that have been taking place in India and Pakistan since 1922 have yielded evidence of early life in the Indus Valley, notably at the sites of Mohenjodaro and Harappa. These indicate that by 6500 B.C. this urban civilisation was already quite advanced. However, it appears to have declined and finally disappeared towards the middle of the second millennium B.C., and some scholars are of the opinion that this may have been due to the invasion of the people who described themselves as the Arya (or Aryan). But the civilisation was already in decline, as can be seen from the shoddy workmanship found in the buildings of the uppermost, and therefore most recent, layers of excavations. Environmental pressures seem certain to have played a major part in this process. |
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Archaeological excavations that have been taking place in India and Pakistan since 1922 have yielded evidence of early life in the Indus Valley, notably at the sites of Mohenjodaro? and Harappa. These indicate that by 6500 B.C. this urban civilisation was already quite advanced. However, it appears to have declined and finally disappeared towards the middle of the second millennium B.C., and some scholars are of the opinion that this may have been due to the invasion of the people who described themselves as the Arya (or Aryan). But the civilisation was already in decline, as can be seen from the shoddy workmanship found in the buildings of the uppermost, and therefore most recent, layers of excavations. Environmental pressures seem certain to have played a major part in this process. |
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