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How reclamation of Ocean Land played havoc with #Karachi in general & with Defence Housing Authority in particular, learn from Town Planner & Architect Mr Arif Hasan ( via @q_Asif )

#DHA #StormWaterDrain #KarachiRains #KarachiRain #KarachiSinks #CBC #LandEncroachment #Mangroves
سمندر سے زمین ریکلیم کرکے اس پر آبادکاری سے
قریب کی آبادیاں بالخصوص اور کراچی بالعموم بارش کے دوران کیسے متاثر ہوئے ؟ جانیئے ماہر آبادیات و جناب عارف حسن صاحب سے

#DHA #StormWaterDrain #KarachiRains #KarachiRain #KarachiSinks #CBC #LandEncroachment #Mangroves
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#Thread In the run-up to #HandloomDay day, will do a series on motifs. A motif is a symbolic image that is repeated to create a visual narrative. The word comes from the French word for pattern. Motifs used in Indian textiles are inspired by nature, and culture #MyHandloomMyPride
Motifs on Indian textiles are inspired by architecture, scriptures, religious beliefs, flaura n fauna n abstract patterns. Motifs tell a story. They serve a symbolic purpose that is beyond fashion. The trefoil motif seen on the priest king’s shawl from #harappa #MyHandloomMyPride
The peacock is one of the earliest motifs we see in Indian art. Found on Sindhu-Saraswati civilisation era pottery, the peacock is considered to be a symbol of immortality, courtship, rebirth, romantic love and fertility. #MyHandloomMyPride
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For those wondering about the timing of Indus Valley civilization and the reasons for its decline.

(Our text books and articles and historians still attribute the arrival of "Aryans" who conquered the Harappans!)😂

Just to share what i learnt and hoping it may get u interested
The tweets will be addressing with scientific evidence

1. When did the actual IVC start (earliest date as per evidence)
2. How did it flourish
3. Why did it decline

I have added the references alongside.
If i have made any mistakes, pls correct
The beginnings

Using oxygen isotope studies and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of pottery from various cultural levels of Bhirrana - Harappan site, Haryana the earliest level has provided mean 14C age of 8597 to 8171 years before present.

#india #indus #harappa
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