The Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization: The Masters if the River | (52 min; 2013; English and with subtitles)

This documentary, made by NHK (Japan) and Canadian TV, looks at the early Indus Valley civilisation, focusing on one of the lesser known sites at Dholavira, in what is now Gujarat, in western India. With the help of CGI animation the documentary reconstructs the ruined city and shows how the civilisation was able to grow to a formidable size by its innovative harnessing of a now vanished river system.

Interviewing some of the leading experts on the site, including leading archaeologist, Dr R.S. Bisht, the film pieces together one of the most remarkable stages in human development, when, with the rise of city life, international trade across large areas became feasible.

2021 marks the centenary of the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization.