D. P. Agrawal, “An Indocentric Corrective to History of Science” (2002) p.5,
• quoted in Danino, M. (2009). A BRIEF NOTE ON THE ARYAN INVASION THEORY. PRAGATI| April-June 2009
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It is strange but true that the type and style of bangles that women wear in Rajasthan today, or the vermilion that they apply on the parting of the hair on the head, the practice of Yoga, the binary system of weights and measures, the basic architecture of the houses etc can all be traced back to the Indus Civilisation. The cultural and religious traditions of the Harappans provide the substratum for the latter-day Indian Civilisation.”

— D. P. Agrawal on Religion of the Indus Valley Civilization

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is strange but true that the type and style of bangles that women wear in Rajasthan today, or the vermilion that they apply on the parting of the hair on the head, the practice of Yoga, the binary system of weights and measures, the basic architecture of the houses etc can all be traced back to the Indus Civilisation. The cultural and religious traditions of the Harappans provide the substratum for the latter-day Indian Civilisation.”" in the context of "D. P. Agrawal, “An Indocentric Corrective to History of Science” (2002) p.5,
• quoted in Danino, M. (2009). A BRIEF NOTE ON THE ARYAN INVASION THEORY. PRAGATI| April-June 2009" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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D. P. Agrawal

About D. P. Agrawal

D. P. Agrawal (Dharma Pal Agrawal), born on 15 March 1933, is a historian of Indian science and technology, archaeologist, and author. He has published works on Indian archaeology, metallurgy, the history of science, and palaeoclimate.