Among the civilization's 2000 major settlements were the planned cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro ... they contain form the foundation of the indigenous religious systems of India which today ...

He told HT at the time that the study, which spanned over seven years, including three years of genetic examination, showed it was the indigenous people of South Asia who developed the Harappan ...

and even after Harappan traits blended with local cultures, the people remained deeply connected to their indigenous traditions. This phase in archaeology is referred to as the ‘localisation ...