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(NMHC), under the Ministry of India. This pivotal site is poised
Ports, Shipping and Waterways, for a transformative journey.
a grand museum dedicated to With the foundation stone
showcasing India’s 5000-year- laid in March 2019, the NMHC
old maritime history that began is envisioned to be one of the
with the Harappan civilisation.
largest maritime complexes in
The ancient city of Lothal,
the world.
dating back to 2400 BCE, grew
Oral histories and
into a bustling trading port within
preservation projects humanise
the Indus Valley Civilisation.
historical events, fostering
Archaeologists believe that
empathy by bringing individual
Lothal was strategically placed
experiences to the forefront.
along a major river system that
They challenge monolithic
formed part of the old trade
representations of history,
route linking Sindh to Saurashtra
in Gujarat. The excavations at enriching scholarly discourse
this site have unearthed an with diverse perspectives. By
impressive array of artifacts, capturing voices omitted from
making it one of the richest written records, oral histories
archaeological finds in modern democratise history-making.
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