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Ancient India & South Asian History
Harappa.com — The Ancient Indus Civilization (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAx99HH1X8WTJc1XDGOW__g
The companion channel to Harappa.com, the leading scholarly resource on Indus Valley Civilization. Covers excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, the undeciphered Indus script, urban planning (the world’s first planned cities, with sewage systems in 2500 BCE), and the civilization’s trade connections across the ancient world. The question of Indus script decipherment connects directly to the Dravidian linguistics interest. [→ world-history; india; indus-valley; archaeology]
MythicSociety Media (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ_JBulLmzNqHZGREylVc0g
The Mythic Society in Bengaluru’s lecture series — covering South Indian history, Karnataka inscriptions, Vijayanagara empire, and Dravidian cultural history. An important scholarly institution for Karnataka heritage that goes beyond popular history. [→ world-history; india; karnataka]
Persian Wonders (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_MiZRdrC2M19Sn4lNhs0A
Persian history and civilization from Achaemenid (Cyrus, Darius) through Sassanid to Islamic-era Persia. Directly relevant to India: the Achaemenid empire reached the Indus, Alexander’s campaign connected Greece and India, and the Mughal empire was deeply Persian in language and culture. Indo-Iranian linguistic and cultural connections are a through-line. [→ world-history; iran; india]
The Real ‘Damascus’ Steel — Wootz & Iron Origins (see ch1 above)