
Yeh chapter humein Harappan ya Indus Valley Civilization ke baare mein batata hai. Ismein hum archaeology ke sources, excavation techniques, aur is puratva Sanskriti ko samajhne ke tareekon par focus karenge. Yeh dekhte hain ki kaise historians aur archaeologists ne mohenjodaro, harappa jaise sthalon se praapt samagri se itihaas ki rachana ki.
NCERT ki Class 12 ki yeh history book, 'Bhartiya Itihas ke Kuch Vishay Bhag I', ka shuruwati chapter Harappan Sanskriti ko samarpit hai. Iska uddeshya students ko yeh samajhna hai ki kaise hum praachin kal ke baare mein jaante hain, khaas kar ke wo samay jahan likhit saboot kam hote hain.
Harappan Sanskriti, jo ki lagbhag 2600 BCE se 1900 BCE tak flouriSh hui, ek vyapak urban civilization thi. Iske pramukh kendron mein Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Dholavira, Kalibangan aadi shamil hain. Is civilization ki khoj 1920s mein hui thi.
Is chapter ka mukhya vishay yeh hai ki history likhne ke liye hum kin sources ka sahara lete hain.
Is Sanskriti ka adhyayan kai sawal uthata hai. Kya is Sanskriti ka antar hai? Iske patan ka kya karan tha? Iske religious beliefs kya the? Historians in sawalon ka uttar alag-alag sources aur theories ke aadhar par dene ki koshish karte hain. Yeh chapter inhi vivaadon aur unke analysis par bhi prakash daalta hai.
Yeh chapter students ko sirf facts nahi, balki itihaas ke banne ki prakriya se bhi parichit karata hai. Ye seekhne ko milta hai ki evidence ka analysis kaise hota hai, aur kaise ek incomplete picture ko historical narrative mein badla jata hai. Yeh critical thinking ko encourage karta hai.
Samanya taur par, yeh chapter Harappan civilization ki khoj, uski visheshtayein, aur use padhne ki vidhiyon par ek gambhir drishtikon pradan karta hai, jo class 12 ke history ke course ka ek mool adhaar hai.