Roots Before the Hymns: India in the Age Before the Veda

Mohenjo-Daro and the Mature Urban Grid

Around 2600–1900 BCE, Mohenjo-Daro rose in perfect grids of brick and light. People stood atop platforms overseeing drains, granaries, markets, and towers — cities without kings, yet rich in order. Here the Indus Civilization reached its most elegant, measured breath.