India’s archaeological sites might just be the country’s next travel trend
- Shruti Sonal
- TNNUpdated: Feb 07, 2026, 20:37 IST IST
On an unusually bright winter morning, archaeologist Nakul Chhabra set off on a three-hour drive from Gurugram towards Rakhigarhi. With him were a bunch of history enthusiasts, eager to see first-hand one of the largest and most significant sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation, dating back nearly 5,000 years.
Midway through the journey, two siblings joined the group at Rohtak. Their father, who had come to drop them off, was puzzled. “He had no idea why his daughters wanted to go and see a dusty village,” Chhabra recalls. “I couldn’t even blame him. How many of us actually know about the historical significance of sites around us, beyond what we read in textbooks?”
Midway through the journey, two siblings joined the group at Rohtak. Their father, who had come to drop them off, was puzzled. “He had no idea why his daughters wanted to go and see a dusty village,” Chhabra recalls. “I couldn’t even blame him. How many of us actually know about the historical significance of sites around us, beyond what we read in textbooks?”
