Try GOLD - Free
Lost Cities & Whispers Of The Indus
Financial Express Lucknow
|May 10, 2025
The area around Dholavira in Gujarat is so pristine that when we decided to explore the ruins of this ancient city, the aim was to leave a minimum carbon footprint, and that could only have been achieved with an electric car.
But driving an electric car in the middle of nowhere can be risky—where to find chargers? Unless it's a car with a good range, like the Hyundai Creta Electric.
Where is Dholavira?
Located in the north of Gujarat, in the Kutch district, Dholavira is among the southernmost points of the Indus Valley Civilisation (also called the Harappan Civilisation).
But it isn't on the Indus.
It isn't, and yet is considered part of the Indus Valley Civilisation because of its architectural, cultural, and design similarities with Indus cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro (now in Pakistan).
What's called the Indus Valley Civilisation wasn't spread only on the Indus River, but the entire region. Dholavira, for example, is on the Luni River, which originates in Rajasthan. There are sites further south on the Arabian Sea, such as Lothal, and cities in the north such as Kalibangan (on the banks of the Ghaggar River) and excavations near Ropar (on the Sutlej).
How to reach?
This story is from the May 10, 2025 edition of Financial Express Lucknow.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Financial Express Lucknow
Financial Express Lucknow
An extraordinary failure of tax governance
It’s time for the government to write off the unrealised tax revenue not under dispute and relieve taxpayers from unwarranted harassment
2 mins
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
25% US tariff: Shipments of rice & tea to Iran stalled
Humanitarian trade under cloud of uncertainty too
1 min
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
GLOBAL CONCERN RISES; MORE THAN 10,700 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DETAINED Iran protests turn deadly, toll mounts
Trump vows 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran
2 mins
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Consumer firms pitch for growth continuity
FIRMS HOPE FOR CONTINUED POLICY PUSH FOR CONSUMPTION REVIVAL
2 mins
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Govt proposes adoption of chain-based IIP
FE BUREAU New Delhi, January 13
1 mins
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Small rooms, big wins
LAST MONTH, A large enterprise buying decision didn’t begin in a boardroom or through a brand pitch.
2 mins
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
RedTape stake sale on the table
Blackstone, KKR among suitors
1 min
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Age is just a number
HOW SANTOOR’S SLOW BURN STRATEGY MADE IT THE COUNTRY’S TOP-SELLING SOAP
3 mins
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Govt steps in to rein in 10-minute delivery
Time-based branding by quick commerce firms set to fade away
1 min
January 14, 2026
Financial Express Lucknow
Samsung bullish on India, bets on rising economy
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MAKER
1 min
January 14, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size
