Chennai: In one of the biggest prizes ever announced for a historical pursuit, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday declared a reward of one million dollars for experts or organizations that succeed in deciphering the scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation to make them comprehensible to all.
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Stalin made the announcement during the centenary valedictory event marking the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation by Sir John Marshall. He also unveiled the foundation for a statue dedicated to the late British archaeologist.
“We have not yet been able to decipher the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation, which once flourished. It remains a mystery even after 100 years. Archaeologists, Tamil software experts, and scholars worldwide have been striving to decode it. To encourage further research, my government will offer a prize of one million dollars,” he declared.
This article was originally published in The Free Press Journal.