This tittle sounds some wired but it is true as Harappan Civilization had many problems within it even being one of the most oldest and smartest and most developed civilization. There were two basic problems associated with the Indus Valley Civilizations which aren't highlighted much yet they were really big issue for any civilization to be sorted out but the Harappans did continue with both of these problems and it resulted in the decline of the entire civilization. And both of the issues are discussed in details in this article which will make you think again that was Harappan Civilization as great as we thinks. Let's start :

Exploitation of Resources -

The harappan people exploited the natural resources in such a bad way that the area is not even able to recover all the loss of the resources and even now it is desert and barren land. People used to overly use the wood for various purpose which resulted in the large scale deforestation in the area and converted the whole region into the desert which is now known as Thar Desert and Rann of Kutch. The large scale deforestation also affected all the other ecological activities like rain and wildlife which resulted in drying up of many rivers like ghaghar and saraswati and also led to increase in the aridity. They also overused some metals and minerals which resulted in emptying up of many mineral mines and affected the development in present days. Also, they used to overuse the land for cropping which resulted in the extinction of natural particles and minerals from soil and converted it to the sand which could not grow anything now. The people were not aware of the sin they were doing and kept on exploiting the resources in the region which made the whole region inhabitable and even the harappan people were forced to migrate to a different place and it became one of the major factor in the decline of the entire civilization as after the destruction if the resources at such a level they were left with nothing later and thus they shifted to some new region. Ever wonder how development can led to problems? This is the answer, the harappan people were so busy in developing them that they forget to look after the resources they had and eventually left with nothing. Thus we understood what was the problem with the Harappan people, that they did not relied on sustainable development rather they were busy in development only even on the sake of all the resources they had. They people were busy in baking the bricks to make new houses from the wood but didn't look at the large scale cutting of trees around them. And thus, when the cities were developed completely and they looked around them they found no more resources to use thus they got the entirely developed cities but were left with no resource to live in those developed cities and thus migrated to some different place leading to the decline of the entire civilizations.
This way of unsustainable development was the biggest problem of the harappan people and even that might was the reason for the decline of their civilization.
This story even gives us the message that in our life we are so busy in creating money, fame, etc. that we forgot to live the moment and enjoy the life and when we achieve the success we are left with no time to enjoy and then we regret that if we had enjoyed our life more nicely just like what harappan people would have thought. This reminds us that in the race of being more developed we are punishing the nature which will teach a lesson later when we will be left with no time.
This what happened in front of my house, a few years ago our street was upgraded from kachha road to cemented pakka road in the name of development by the government. Everyone thinks it as good but let me tell you that what is bad in it, let me tell you how it is just waste of money and also harming the nature. Firstly, consider that the street have very very little traffic, so what used to happen is now the rain water can't find a way to go inside the land and thus the ground water level will fall and secondly the kachha road literally required no maintenance as every year the rain used to take some soil with it and levelled the road again but now the cemented road need a lot of maintenance every year which the government forgets to do so there are large pit holes on the road. Thus, in this simple way we are harming nature in the name of development. I strongly agree that the roads should be build of nice quality but just check that if there is the need of that road there. And in the same way we are heading towards the destruction of earth every year. So, let's be aware now that we need sustainable development or just want to migrate to some other place just like the harappan people.

Class System -

 

We often wonder what were the things found during the excavation of the Harappan Sites. What was the use of those things and how those things were helpful in learning about the Sindhu Civilization and also how advanced they were in use. There are many questions related to the discoveries of those items which need to be answered but I know that we don't get the answers easily and that even does not satisfy us. When I first read about the Harappa and Mohenjodaro a series of questions sparked inside my mind which weren't answered by anyone and thus it took me a really long time to find the answers of my questions and I want to share all the information related to the items found there at the Harappan sites. So, Let's start;

Seals -

Harappan Pottery -

Terracotta Models -

Bricks -

Statues -

Measuring Units -

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The very well laid out cities with proper arrangements for almost everything including sanitation, backup food, markets, etc. which were literally thousand years ahead of time but still discontinued suddenly . These are the stories of the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization and they are many, from being flood the reason to the invasion of the Aryans, it has many forms. There are as many tales of the decline of the Sindhu Valley Civilization as many mouths, some says it was because of the epidemic, while some says that it was because of the earthquakes, and many even say that it was because of drying of ghaghar river. In this article I will briefly describe how all of the reasons would have ended the Indus Valley Civilization.
Read about the relation of Indus Valley Civilization and the Vedic Period at Connection of Harappan Culture and Vedas.
Below is the list of reasons which may were the reason for the decline of the harappan culture:

Invasion of Aryans -

Flood in Indus -

Change in the course  of river -

Low Rainfall and Drying of Ghaghar -

Ecological Disturbances -

Natural Calamities -

Conclusion -

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People often wonder that was there any relation between Vedic age and the Harappan Culture and often get confused in the relativity of both the cultures. Also, we generally misunderstood that the Vedas had direct connection with the Indus Valley Culture but it is not so. The Vedas were written much after the decline of the Harappan Culture and The Harappan Culture was not Vedic as well as so called Hindu Civilization. It was much later that the Vedas, Puranas, Upnishads, and other literatures were written and all this started after 1500 BC which was far after the decline of Harappan Civilization which is considered to be ended in 1900 BC. There are many facts which suggests that there is no relation between the Harappan Culture and the Vedic Age which will be discussed in details in this article. So let's have look on all the facts that suggests that there is no relation between Vedic age and Harappan Culture:
Also do check our article on the economy of Indus Valley Civilization at Harappan Economy.

Details Through Dates -

We all know that the Harappan Culture Ended in the 1900 BC and all the cities were left over by the people and there is no sign of existence of the Harappan Culture after the 1900 BC. On the other hand, the Vedic age is considered to be started in the 1500 BC which shows that there was a gap of almost 400 years between both the Cultures. This analysis of time period of both Harappan Culture and the Vedic Age provide an evidence that there is no relation of both the cultures. After the 1900 BC, there was a huge gap of 400 years after which the Vedic age started flourishing and thus the time of both the culture does not overlaps each other that there was no link to prove that both the culture had any relations.

Relation in Data -

Script and Language -

Area Covered -

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How was the economy then?

Status of Trade -

Importance of Seals -

Tax Generation -

Standardisation of Unites -

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What was the status of agriculture in Sindhu Civilization?

Crops Grown -

Crop Pattern -

Technology Used -

Domestication of Animals -

Agricultural Taxes -

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Indus Religion

Secularism -

Religious Structure -

Gods and Demigods -

Religious Practices -

Evolution of Religion -

These articles are strictly for the UPSC CSE Mains Exams. Also it is useful for the students who are going to appear for the different state boards.