Tamil Nadu Offers Prize for Decoding Indus Script

Key Points

• 1Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a $1-million prize for deciphering the Indus Valley script.
• 2The initiative aims to encourage research into the undeciphered scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
• 3The announcement was made at an event marking the centenary of Sir John Marshall's discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
• 4A ₹2-crore grant will establish a chair in the name of archaeologist Iravatham Mahadevan.
• 5The research will be conducted by the State Department of Archaeology and the Indus Research Centre.