I have visited both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, two of the great urban centres of the Indus Civilisation, located in present-day Pakistan. Watch this: https://youtu.be/BxyxVgAMM_4?si=SyyC4-kIb5V4X6KmCAPTION: Mohenjo daro: Unsealing an Ancient Indus City documentaryBricks endure. And when we ask about the women who inhabited those streets and homes, certainty gives way to silence. A History Older Than BordersThe Indus Civilisation cannot be contained within one modern national story. The answer is not to make assumptions about the women of Mohenjo-daro, but to recognise the silence surrounding them — and ensure that we do not reproduce it around women living now.