StingRoy
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2009
- Messages
- 2,735
- Reaction score
- 0
So you're saying the Indus River flows through India?
The Indus Valley Civilization existed on the Ganges etc?
You are going round and round in circles.
A civilization grows in and around the river does not mean that people live on the banks of the rivers. It spreads out with time and influences regions around it. People get involved in trade and thus travel longer and longer distances in search for better opportunities. It is a fact and a trend that all civilizations have followed in known history. Yes you have more than 90% of the river flowing through modern day Pakistan, yes the banks of the rivers and most of its tributaries are in Pakistan, but the historical fact still remains that the influence of the IVC spread and proliferated around a much larger region a part of which is in modern day India.
The issue I see is the situation you guys are in (atleast a few) ... you want to identify with a separate civilization to justify the two nation theory, but unfortunately the history does not follow a clear border of demarcation which lands you in a confused zone with regards to your national identity.