Indus Script on its Way to Decipherment

by Deo Prakash Sharma

This book "Indus Script on Its Way of Decipherment" concluded Proto Dravidian and earliest Aryan were present in Harappan population. The more positive chapter is on catalogue of Indus Seals and identification of Harappan script sign. This book is in a very simple English language which will be very useful for student and public. The author contradicted pre conceived idea of only dravidian language theory of Harappan. He prefers Name of South Asian Civilization for this earliest civilization of South Asia region. A unique contribution of the author is identification of Inscribed double headed Siva from Kalibangan. Which has three sign in proto Brahmi script and author read these three sign as Sivam.

About the Author:

DEO PRAKASH SHARMA was contributed in discovery of Menander I (Posthumous) Brahmi inscription from Reh. At present he is head of collection of prehistory, Central Asia, Indus Valley and early Harappan Archaeology Departments National Museum, New Delhi. The author has published 112 papers and seven book.