Navya Nanda has been wearing her explorer's cap and has been on the go quenching her wanderlust thirst off late. The young entrepreneur and IIM Ahmedabad MBA student made sure to share her escapade in Dholavira on her Instagram handle that created quite a stir amidst the internet goers.
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Navya Nanda's photo dump on her social media that checked in her location to Dholavira had everybody intrigued. The post showed her posing like a true tourist at heart as she made her way through the remains of the Harappan site. One could also get an insight into the architecture of the time with the monumental bricks from what is left of the ancient city. Navya didn't stop at that and even took the time to pose for a happy picture whilst being wrapped in her mother, Shweta Bachchan's arms.
If you are a history buff who is bitten by the travel bug by checking out Navya Nanda's post; here's all you need to know about Dholavira.
- Dholavira is a Harappan city located in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in the state of Gujarat. Its exact location is on the Tropic of Cancer on the Khadir Bet Island in the Great Rann of Kutch lying on the banks of the Luni river between the Mansar and Manhar streams.
- Khadirbet in Bachau Taluka houses Dholavira which is named after a modern-day village which lies at a distance of a kilometre from it.
- It is one of the largest Harappan sites and an iconic archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization.
- Archaeologist Jagatpati Joshi discovered Dholavira back in the year 1968; and excavations done on the site between 1990 and 2005 revealed the city's longstanding history.
- Dholavira was a commercial and manufacturing centre for a span of 1500 years; before the city saw a gradual decline post 2100 BC and was reduced to ruins in 1500 BC.
- It was named India's 40th UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 since the archaeological remains mirror the Harappan culture.
Navya Nanda's Dholavira diaries are a wanderlust wonder indeed.
